GSK · 1 day ago
Project Controls Director Americas
Rockville, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$185K/yr - $308K/yr
15+ years expGSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. The Project Controls Director is responsible for ensuring all capital projects within the Americas have the right capability and capacity, overseeing cost, schedule, risk, change, and document management processes to ensure successful project delivery.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Define and implement project controls strategy across the pharma capital project portfolio
Lead a team of project controls professionals (Project Controls Leads, Cost managers, Planners & schedulers, risk managers, Contracts & commercial managers) across global or regional sites
People management and overseeing project controls resources in the region. To provide coaching, mentoring and onboarding for key resources in the portfolio
Ensure alignment with GCP Project Management framework
Maintain and engage with leading Project Control service providers globally to ensure we build on best practice and have access to effective partners
Oversee development of detailed cost estimates, budgets, and forecasts for projects ranging from GBP 10M to 500M+
Ensure integrated project schedules reflect critical GMP milestones, commissioning, validation, and regulatory timelines
Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) and other performance metrics to track progress and identify variances
Implement proactive risk management strategies for identification and active management of risks & opportunities
Ensure the robust application of Quantified Risk Analysis (QRA) in project cost and schedule using Monte Carlo Analysis Software simulation-based methodologies
Lead change control processes ensuring traceability, impact assessment, and handling of changes through contract administration & commercial management
Provide executive-level reporting and dashboards to senior leadership, including capital steering committees
Ensure transparency and traceability of project performance, risks, and financials
Perform Project Reviews, Independent Project Reviews (IPR’s) and health checks as needed to ensure effective project controls are in place from Business Analysis and providing early detection of issues or undesirable trends
Partner with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Finance, and Regulatory Affairs
Act as a key advisor to project sponsors and site leadership on project health and strategic decision-making
Qualification
Required
BSc/BEng in relevant discipline/Chartered Engineer
15+ years or more delivering advanced planning and project controls capability on high visibility and prioritized projects across multiple geographies
Experience working with stage gate models for capital project delivery through all stages of the project lifecycle
Experience with Planning, Cost Management, Commercial management, Contract management and Project management
Experience working with and negotiating contracts, their applications, and contract risks, and understanding on other forms of contracts
Experience with Scope Management, Risk Management, Change Management and Forecasting
Stakeholder management and engagement with senior executives
Experience in project management, project execution planning, construction management, scheduling and progress management, cost management and value engineering
Preferred
MSc or PhD or other Chartered / Professional Qualification in a relevant discipline
Excellent management, communication and interpersonal skills, with comfort cooperating with individuals internally and externally at all organizational levels
Understanding of how different functions interface on GS projects
Solid knowledge of GSK project process, User requirement management, quality and compliance requirement, site project completion and pre-start processes, and how these impact engineering and design, construction, commissioning, and qualification contracts
Familiar with the GCP Project Management Framework (PMF), relevant engineering standards and compliance requirement as well as Quality Management Systems
PMP (Project Management Professional) or CCP (Certified Cost Professional) or PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional) or Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement credentials
Benefits
Annual bonus
Eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role
Health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
Retirement benefits
Paid holidays
Vacation
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Company
GSK
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$25.51MKey Investors
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2021-03-02Grant· $18M
2020-09-23Grant· $7.51M
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Leadership Team
Julie Brown
CFO
Mike Elmore
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