Senior Project Manager (site Construction) - Pharma experience

One of our clients, a well known brand in the Pharmaceutical sector are looking for senior project managers who could support them with a very important project, which is building a new production site in the Hamburg region.

Please, check the description below, and contact Ghazi Ben, in case of any questions. We are a specialist recruitment firm in the Life Science industry, and we have been working with top firms in the industry.

Your main responsibilities

• Lead/manage the project up to completion of Operational Qualification including after action reviews
• Managing the engineering & design, procurement, cost control & scheduling as well as EHS and construction management in line with project budget and schedule.
• Managing, monitoring and coordinating all key aspects of the project, including but not limited to cost, value, risk, logistics, neighbour relations, safety, quality, HS&E, and design.
• Undertaking the contract administration according to company's agreement boilerplates, VOB and German regulations.
• Establishing key relationships with the vendors and company's key stakeholders.
• Managing, using LEAN construction tools, the construction activities on site in close collaboration with site project team, site management and Global PMO.
• Providing accurate financial reports on time (forecasts, budgets, estimated to complete, fees etc.).
• Managing and developing the team to ensure objectives are met and staff are supported and motivated. Assessing resources availability on a regular basis and bring in additional support when needed.

Required experience & competences

• Degree in Chemical / Pharma / Mechanical / (Process) Engineering or equivalent
  Longterm experience (ideally 10+ years) in pharmaceutical/biotechnology with demonstrated project management experience, including design principals and management, construction processes, qualification and validation
• Good knowledge of various types pharmaceutical manufacturing processes/technologies.
• Experience with validation of pharmaceutical processes according to cGMPs.
• Ideally experience with Lean methodologies and Value Engineering
• Understanding of built environment and the construction lifecycle.
• Sound knowledge of German contract law (BGB, VOB, HOAI), health and safety regulations
• Successful track record of managing contractors and other stakeholders.
• Expertise in managing budgets up to €25m and forecasting expenditure.
• Fluency in German and English