Description
A global pharmaceutical organisation requires an experienced Senior Project Manager, who has in the past led large decommissioning projects. The successful candidate will be required to provide expertise on a plant shutdown project where the creation (and then execution) of a project plan will be carried out. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for a large number of people onsite and must also be confident in communicating across all levels.This high-value decommissioning project consits of two phases:
• Phase 1: Creation of detailed Phaseout project plan and creation of necessary financial documents
• Phase 2: Execution of phaseout project plan as overall project lead, overall steering, Project Management Office – March until End of 2016
Role and deliverables:
• Develop Program Management infrastructure to execute, track, and report activities.
• Lead the execution of all the commitments across the site and division to ensure full implementation of the phaseout
• Implement reporting metrics that shows implementation levels and close out with proper verification and effectiveness checks (MS Projects / Primavera)
• Interface with senior executives in the Site/Division to conceptualize, design, and optimise Program elements.
• Drive effective communication of Program goals and results to key internal stakeholders and executives.
• Evaluate outcome of external organizational assessments of site quality unit in designing and executing transformational initiatives.
• Design effective control systems to ensure Program is creating real change at the plant level.
Requirements:
• The successful candidate must speak, read and write both German and English fluently.
• Education is to be preferably a minimum of a Master’s degree in scientific, engineering, or business field. PhD would be a plus, whilst an MBA is strongly desired.
• A minimum of 10 years' relevant professional experience. The ideal candidate will hold a combination of experiences in:
(i) Experiences with internal financing systems
(ii) Top management consulting (engagement mgr.)
(iv) Project Management
• Excellent people management skills are a must for this position.
• Proven experience of leading large decommissioning projects within a pharmaceutical capacity.
• Ability to interface with all internal and external stakeholders.
The successful Senior Project Manager will receive a competitive rate of pay and have the opportunity to work within a reputable organisation during an important shutdown period.