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Johnson & Johnson · 1 week ago

Director, Project Controls & Assurance

Horsham, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$146K/yr - $252K/yr

10+ years exp

Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, focused on delivering breakthroughs that profoundly impact health for humanity. The Director, Project Controls & Assurance will oversee the implementation of project controls tools and ensure compliance with company procedures, while managing resources and coordinating project efforts to align with business strategies and goals.

Hospital & Health Care

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide guidance on Front End Loading / early estimating supporting the Capital investment by obtaining agreement on project definitions, scope, and priorities, and ensures that resources, capabilities, and processes are in place

Supports the implementation of the IDEA Project Delivery Process, ensuring focus on cost and schedule objectives, identify and mitigate risk and are adhering to key financial procedures

Work with team to develop & align Capital Appropriation Request(s) estimates, cost accounting and detailed schedule to ensure seamless integration of project approval

Ensure key tools and processes are in place to track project deliverables. Monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders and provides status reports defining project progress, problems and solutions. Ensure proper change control processes are in place and efficient

Ensures that projects are implementing key Risk processes at all stages of the IDEA project delivery process (Cost & Schedule Risks assessments)

Attend meetings during the engineering and construction phases

Evaluate the AE, Construction Management (CM) and C&Q firm’s performance with respect to cost control and change management

Support project management in evaluating cost and analyzing change orders and forecasts

Review construction estimate trend reports prior to establishment of GMA contract with contractor

Assist with development and review of project estimates. Review will include analysis of scope definition, inclusions and exclusions, unit rates, subcontractor costs, fees and markups, and indirect costs including general conditions

Evaluate subcontract procurement plan, track performance against target dates

Review costs and schedules for subcontracts prior to award, validate against project budget

Evaluate project contingency budgets and monitor usage throughout the duration of the project

Review payment applications to validate progress claimed and ensure compliance with commercial/contract terms

Maintain and update 21-Tab / ESR that accurately: Reflect status against the funding authorization and target schedule, Identifies key accomplishments, critical issues and potential areas of concern, Tracks project cashflow against plan, Tracks project safety statistics

Manage the overall schedule development and integration, including engineering and design deliverables, procurement tasks, and construction management tasks, integrated with IT-automation tasks, commissioning and qualification, operational readiness, and process validation and technology transfer. This role will include hands-on schedule development, including updating, review, analysis and reporting to management, team leadership and team members

Ensure proper schedule integration and focus on identification of critical and near-critical paths so that the project team can begin to consider possible mitigation plans in case of schedule delay. Provide thorough review of the overall timeline and logic networks for all workstreams to ensure a true overall baseline

Support Teams to develop Programmatic / Project Specific Procurement Strategies

Identify areas of opportunities and risks and recommending courses of action which enable the project team to optimize its schedule performance and provide the owner with accurate and timely information

Qualification

Project ControlsCostSchedule DevelopmentRisk ManagementProject ManagementEngineering KnowledgeEstimatingPMP CertificationPrimavera P6FDA Regulated IndustryPeople LeadershipAgile Decision MakingContinuous ImprovementBusiness SavvyCommunication

Required

Minimum of a Bachelor's or equivalent University Degree required; focused degree preferred in Business, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or equivalent field

Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience

Project Controls experience leading complex capital projects > $500MM in Supply Chain, R&D, Medical Device, and/or equivalent regulated industry

Proven Project Management experience, including obtaining agreement on project definitions and priorities, and ensuring that key resources, capabilities, and processes are in place

Extensive knowledge of engineering, construction, and projects controls execution

Experience in estimating, cost and schedule development/integration, and risk control processes

Experience and knowledge of translating complex business needs into clear Final Project Objectives

Strong communication and listening skills (influencing, negotiating, handling project conflicts)

Strong people leadership experience with demonstrated competency interacting with multiple levels of the organization including senior leaders (internally & externally)

Preferred

Familiarity with J&J Project Management approaches (FPX or IDEA Project Delivery Process)

Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification

Primavera P6 and/or MS Project scheduling experience

Experience with Monte Carlo analysis to support risk management

Experience with web-based project management systems (e.g., Open-Text, POET, or Livelink)

Experience within an FDA regulated industry

Company

Johnson & Johnson

Glassdoor4.2

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Founded in 1886

New Brunswick, NJ, US

10001+ employees

http://www.jnj.com

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