Senior Project Manager

States considered: Mid-west and southern states

Role Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for all phases of capital project management, from conceptual estimate and design to equipment fabrication, construction, commissioning, start-up, and close-out. The Senior Project Manager is also responsible for project scope, financial spending forecast, and schedule development. The Senior Project Manager will research alternatives to offer the customer the lowest-cost option while complying with all user requirement specifications and codes.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES:

General Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual designs, project scope, preliminary budgets, and schedules for assigned projects.
• Works closely with the project sponsors and stakeholders to prepare the Capital Project Appropriation requests (CPAs). The CPAs will include a project description, justification, cost estimates, budget, schedule, analysis of alternatives, and other required information.
• Develop "Request for Proposal" documents for design services, construction services, and major equipment items as appropriate.
• Develop capital and Expense budget requests for future projects during the annual budget cycle.
• Arranges for training of involved maintenance and operating personnel and obtaining and properly distributing all appropriate testing, certification, validation, "as-built," spare parts, operating or maintenance manual documentation, and drawings
• Manage and coordinate (with site customers and subject matter experts) the efforts of construction management, general or trade sub-contractors to ensure the successful (i.e., safe, timely, high quality, cost-effective, legal) implementation of assigned projects.
• Administer, resolve, and control all design, construction, contractual, and financial issues on assigned projects.
• Completes assigned projects by starting up and checking out all new equipment and systems, inspecting construction, developing, and ensuring complete resolution of "punch list" items.
• Ensure frequent communication and regularly schedule meetings between the Project Team, project sponsor, and stakeholders.
• Select, manage, and coordinate the efforts of design consultants and firms as appropriate.
• Ensure all applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements are met on assigned projects.

Procurement

• Generate requests for proposals for purchased equipment and services as necessary
• Leads developing the User Requirement Specifications for equipment and services.
• Procure, track, and close out project equipment and services purchases.

Documentation

• Provide or arrange the development of complete design documentation for assigned projects.
• Prepares documentation necessary for project approvals.
• Generates change control documentation as required by project commissioning needs.
• Provides qualification documentation for assigned projects as applicable.

QUALIFICATIONS, DESIRED EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is required, or a Master's level degree (Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, preferred) with 5 - 8 years of experience designing, developing, and commissioning new manufacturing processes in an FDA-regulated environment and being specifically familiar with cGMP requirements.
• PMP Certification or PE License preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Motivated, self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, management, and technical capabilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to values-based leadership and achieving objectives in a manner that supports the Zoetis Core Beliefs.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of the Zoetis organization.
• Strong skills in various project management systems, including PowerPoint, MS Project, MSPO, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to present and outline key project deliverables and scope to the senior leadership team for approvals to initiate the project and intermediate updates throughout the project.

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