Description
Primary Activities:- Manage a project in respect to scheduling.
- Interface and align with key Service Providers of Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management capabilities with Contracts ranging from €250,000 to €20 million.
- Be able to understand the challenges which engineering teams are facing during the several engineering phases and related stage gates.
- Manage the level 1, 2, 3 and 4 schedules (as required) and set the main schedule drivers.
- Evaluate schedules supplied Contractors and/or suppliers.
- Supporting Project Manager and Project Team in achieving project deliverables on time and within budget as defined by the CRC/CMC contract.
- Supports Project Management.
- Supports the Project Team to determine and mitigate Risks by performing assessments applying suitable software packages like Perk Master.
- Supports the Project Team in providing regulars reports:-
- Overall Schedule.
- Measurement against targets, and schedule variances.
- Resource Planning (planned vs actual).
- Subcontractors schedule requirements.
- Shutdown analysis.
- Critical path analysis.
- Percentage complete analysis.
- Float paths analysis.
- Variance analysis.
- Act as a facilitator to chair and manage interactive planning sessions with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Develop close working relationships with Projects Manager and Project Staff.
- Develop talent in the areas of:
- Schedule tools like Primavera and MS Projects.
- Knowledge of functional cGMP requirements in Biological and Pharmaceutical operations.
- Design For Lean and Lean Construction.
- Merck Capital Management Process.
- BA or BS in Engineering, applicable scientific or business discipline required.
- This position requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven schedule management excellence demonstrated over multiple assignments.
- Knowledge of Pharmaceutical product development and manufacturing facilities and plant operations are highly desirable.
- Demonstrated leadership skills necessary to support a high performing group of technical professionals.
- SME in respect to schedule software like Primavera P6 and MS Projects.
- Applied risk programs like Monte Carlo analysis.
- Familiar with MS Office.
- Fluent in English.