Project Manager

ATS Scientific Products is seeking a Project Manager to join our Project Management Office (PMO), which provides high-quality project management execution of a portfolio of projects which supports SP’s strategic goals.

 

This position is onsite in Warminster, PA and will require travel to client locations.

 

What you will do:

• Manage a selection of the more strategically important projects in the PMO portfolio to ensure the project goals and objectives are met and stakeholders are satisfied.  
• Strengthen SP’s PMO by leading initiatives to implement project management best practices within SP.
• Mentor and train project managers and project coordinators 

 

A majority of the PMO’s portfolio are “production” projects for engineering, fabrication, assembly and testing of food, drug and chemical batch process capital equipment and sub-systems within the domestic manufacturing facilities of the company and, as needed, at specific job sites worldwide. 

 

The PMO’s portfolio also includes other types of high-profile projects:

• R&D projects which support or expand SP’s portfolio of products
• Strategic projects which focus on cultural, process, or business transformation
• IT projects which provide new or improved technology infrastructure, systems, or business applications
• CAPEX projects which involve investments in facilities, machinery, or non-IT infrastructure

This position reports into the Manager of the PMO.  This position will rely on a strong ability to be successful in a matrix organization where project team members report into their own functional teams.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the successful delivery of a portion of the PMO overall portfolio.
• Position is up to 30% travel to SP facilities, vendors, or customer sites required. Some travel may be foreign.  
• Tracking and reporting of key project information.
• Main point of contact for project stakeholders, including SP’s customers and end-users.
• Work closely with nearly every department within SP including sales, portfolio management, estimating, engineering, service, manufacturing, and management.

Qualifications: Education, Experience, and Skills

Education and Experience

A minimum of a Bachelor of Science Degree from a four-year college or university; or five to ten year's related training and experience in a technical, engineering, or science oriented field; or an equivalent combination of both education and experience.

Five years of project management experience with experience in the following areas:

• Projects involving manufacturing and fabrication of engineered equipment.
• Projects for high-profile R&D, strategic, IT and/or CAPEX.
• Projects involving field installations and commissioning of equipment on-site.
• Working directly with end-users and contractors in a commercial capacity.
• Presenting and interacting with executive management on a regular basis.
• Continuous improvement and change management of business processes.

 

Preferred Experience 

• Experience with pharmaceutical or life sciences industries, lyopholization, fill-finish production lines, FDA process validation, GDP, GAMP documentation, and/or machine controls integration is a strong plus but not required.

 

Project Management Skills

• Able to prepare project schedules, from high-level estimates to complex gantt charts
• Able to understand and maintain project cost reports of varying details and complexity
• Able to work with stakeholders to clearly define scope 
• Able to manage project changes and minimize scope creep
• Able to work efficiently and manage time to meet commitments
• Able to logically break down projects into manageable parts
• Able and willing to quickly learn new subjects to support changing project needs
• Able to manage stressful situations and ask for help when needed
• Able to influence and negotiate effectively internally and externally

 

All employees have the responsibility to work in a safe manner and report any health, safety or environmental concern to their manager or supervisor in a timely manner.

 

Employee responsibilities for Health, Safety and Environment include:

• Work in compliance with divisional health, safety and environmental procedures
• Refrain from removing or altering safety devices or guarding unless hazardous energies are controlled through lockout-tagout methods
• Report any unsafe conditions or unsafe acts 
• Report defect in any equi