Project Design Manager, Global Engineering Solutions

Job Description

Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations with focus on operational continuous improvement, innovation and capital effectiveness. With our extensive range of facilities and controlled environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation. 

The Project Design Manager (PDM) Associate Director will lead project teams thru the Front-End Loading Project Design Management Process reporting to the GES Technology Center Design Solutions Director.  The PDM Associate Director will be responsible for managing Front-End Loading (FEL) best practices on various capital project within their assignment, to deliver right-first-time assets.

The PDM Associate Director shall exhibit strong organizational, interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills to support capital project teams during design development and capital management process decisions making.  The candidate should have technical experience in the areas of design specification development, schedule and resource planning, and knowledge of Biologic, Sterile Vaccine equipment design and capital project design.

This position is intended to support projects located at the Rahway site. Travel within Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be required.

GLOBAL TRAVEL of approximately 50% is anticipated.

*Ability to travel both domestically and internationally to support project work as required.

• The principal focus will be to fulfill the role as a Project Design Manager (PDM) on capital projects; responsible to manage, lead and coordinate technical scope delivery of the Front-End Loading (FEL) phase.

• The PDM is responsible for leading teams to develop technical options, facility layouts, scope development and technical discipline coordination during Front-End Loading to support the specific business case.  The work could be supporting a large capital project or lead for medium to smaller projects in a portfolio.

• Partner internally with the Global Engineering Solutions integrated project team (Technology Center, MPS, Project Delivery, Business Integrators and Project Estimating and Controls) and externally with Site Operations, Global Safety and Environment and Quality partners.

• During early phases of Front-End Loading the Project Design Manager will lead site and facility evaluations, assist in collecting stakeholder Critical to Success and Voice of the Business inputs, lead conceptual scoping, options analysis, competitive scope assessment along with Class of Facility Quality evaluations.

• Assure project adherence following standard work practices and assuring consistent application of Procedures, Guides, and Standards on capital projects. Integrate industry regulations as well as our company's Safety, Environmental & Quality requirements.

• Coordinate meetings, deliverables, schedule and assembly into a Front-End Loading predefined package (Concept, Basis of Design)

• Oversee external engineering design firm activities and integration with the project teams. Create effective team dynamics by high performance teaming methodologies

• Support transition of design solutions from Front-End Loading to EPCM execution

• Support Front-End Loading assessment review process of design deliverables

• Implement Lean Front-End process including Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) Target Value Design, Pull Planning, Modular Design, Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) Participate and or lead the development of organizational initiatives and or new standard work procedures related to Front End Loading delivery.

Education:

• Bachelor's or international equivalent.

• 6 years experience with Bachelors, 4 years with Master or 2 years with PhD

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