Capital Project Director

Are you energized by a high-level project management role that leverages your leadership experience to drive efficiency across global supply chain operations? 

As a Capital Project Director, you will lead the delivery process of Divisional Strategic Capital Projects, typically from concept selection stage to Hand-over and Close-out, delivering expected business benefits and ensuring that all the defined project objectives for cost, schedule, quality and safety are fulfilled.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:

• Builds and leads the Project Team in charge of the design, procurement, construction, qualification, hand-over and close-out of new and or upgraded production, offices, warehouses, labs facilities and ensures that the project is delivered following GSK Project Management Framework and using GE tools.
• Drives the Project Execution Plan process, selecting the project delivery (Project Execution Plan, Construction Safety Plan) and procurement strategy (Procurement Project Register) according to the Project Management Framework. Establishes a Quality Plan for the project and is proactive in planning for quality.
• Ensure an effective project control strategy according PMF (Project Management Framework) is implemented for scheduling, cost/forecasting, change control management, physical progress/ productivity measurement, invoicing, resource management, documents management.
• Set-up of an efficient project communication and meetings strategy involving all project key stakeholders
• Develops a risk management strategy for the project and implements associated processes and tools to ensure effective identification, monitoring and management of project risks.
• Monitors project performance by measuring project KPIs and issues monthly progress reports according to the PM Framework to keep the Steering Group and Sponsors informed on critical issues that could jeopardize projects success.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemistry, Electrical, or Life Sciences)
• 10+ years of experience and understanding of the capital project lifecycle from design to operation
• 10+ years of experience in delivering high-tech life science capital projects
• Experience managing $500 million project

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Excellent people management and coaching skills
• Ability to manage changes in complex situations
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English
• Experience in senior leadership positions in operations management with direct and matrix responsibility
• Expertise in the implementation of new technologies
• Advanced knowledge in GMP and regulatory requirements (FDA, EMEA) as applied to maintenance, calibration, and classified facility operation in Bio/Pharma environment.
• Basic knowledge MS-Office, MS-Project/Primavera and SAP
• Good financial understanding, opex management and cost of ownership evaluation of change and capex
• PMI certification

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Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look