Project Controls Manager- Cost Accounting/Cost Engineering

Career Category

Business Development

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Project Controls Manager- Cost Accounting/Cost Engineering

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this role will report to the Director, Project Controls & Strategy and partners with all internal cross-functional groups that support capital projects, including: Project Management, Facilities Management, Global Site Engineering, Capital Finance. Financial Planning and Assets, and various Amgen internal business partners.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Working with Project Teams in developing project strategies including work in place, commitment tracking and cashflow.
• Working closely with the Front-End Planning team to placeholder projects in Capital Plan including assurance with handover with site teams to avoid duplication.
• Developing cost and schedule risk analysis, cash flow analysis, and historical judgment based on planning and capital deployment.
• Developing strategies and negotiating pricing for subcontractor scopes of work, reviewing, and analyzing engineer/contractor bids with GSS.
• Monitoring and evaluating engineering and contractors’ physical progress.
• Addressing progress and delay claims from contractors.
• Analysis and accurate review of engineering/construction cost forecasts against scope.
• Reviewing and approving engineer and contractor buy outs, change orders and invoices.
• Preparing monthly cost reports and project status reports for senior management both on-site and corporately.
• Leading risk analysis reviews for cost estimates, forecasts and schedules using applicable software packages.
• Supporting and management capital planning including prioritization.
• Working with Amgen Buying Center and Accounts Payable to resolve invoice payment issues and queries.
• Overseeing the closeout of contracts, purchase orders to assigned project.
• Monitoring and managing capitalized overhead across all assigned projects.
• Exhibiting proactive safety leadership and behavior.
• Communicating on and escalating on project matters and/or project controls performance for their assigned projects to Engineering leadership.
• Coordinating compliance among global engineering team, overseeing and supporting audit activities.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek will possess these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree

OR

Master’s degree and 2 years of Financial Controls experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Financial Controls experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 8 years of Financial Controls experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Financial Controls experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP and/or ERP general knowledge.
• 5+ years of Financial Control experience within a regulated industry.
• Understanding of the technical and business aspects of projects to provide solutions to problems applying ingenuity and creativity.
• Experience with cost, progress measurement methods and scheduling platforms and data mining programs such as Power Bi, SAP, Microsoft Project, Ariba, Microsoft Office.
• Educational degree with a strong financial control experience.

What you can expect from us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Ri