Director, Project Controls

The Role

In this role, you will Reporting to the Senior Director, Capital Projects and Project Controls, the Director - Project Controls will be responsible for establishing and implementing project controls methodologies across the company including Front End project execution strategy development, estimating, scheduling, cost control, project buyout and logistics for all Moderna Capital Projects Worldwide.

Here’s What You’ll Do

The Director - Project Controls will be jointly responsible with the Capital Projects Team for managing Moderna’s annual spend in Capital, Construction and Engineering across all global functions in the organization.  The role will ensure the projects are planned strategically, sequenced, budgeted and executed in an orderly compliant manner, ensuring that value from allocated funds are maximized.  This includes implementing and managing the following key activities:

Capital Planning: 

• Collaborate with finance, operations and other internal stake holder to develop long range plans

• Establish and implement means and methods to ensure reliable and accurate quarterly and annual forecasting of cashflow

Project Execution Strategy

• Establishing Project execution strategy, timeline and budget risk assessment, development of project buyout strategy and setting up project support team

Portfolio Management

• Establish and implement means and methods to ensure reliable and accurate reporting on portfolio and project status

• Partner with Project Managers to provide necessary levels of visibility to management’s attention

Estimating & Benchmarking : 

• Establish and implement estimating and benchmarking means and methods

• Prepare initial estimates for mission critical projects

• Partner with project management teams to ensure accurate estimate

• Review estimates prior to funding approvals to ensure accuracy

Scheduling & Progress Measurement

• Establish and implement scheduling and progress measurement means and methods

• Prepare initial schedules for mission critical projects

• Partner with project management teams to ensure accurate schedules

• Review schedules prior to funding approvals to ensure accuracy

Cost Management:

• Establish and implement means and methods for project Cost Management

• Ensure timely review of project progress, invoice management and payment

• Establish and implement means and methods to ensure proper change and vendor management

Contract Management:

• Partner with sourcing and project management to ensure appropriate contract types and execution strategies are deployed

• Partner with sourcing and project management to establish means and methods to prepare and review RFP templates, bids and Proposal

Financial and Schedule Risk Management: 

• Establish and implement means and methods to develop and track, and mitigate cost and schedule risks

• Additional duties as may be assigned from time to time

Team Management

• Assist in accomplishing  department objectives by managing both FTE& contract staff; planning and evaluating department activities

• Assist in maintaining staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training FTE & contract support personnel

• Assist in accomplishing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results to FTE & contract support personnel.

• Coaches, counsels, and disciplines both FTE’s and contract support personnel

• Develops, coordinates, and enforces departmental systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.

• Provide Oversight of accuracy, quality control and cadence of project controls cost deliverables by FTE’s and contract support personnel

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• 10-15 years of experience in a delivery of Capital, Construction and Engineering with at least 5 years specifically in the biopharmaceutical industry.

• 10+ years of management experience in the areas of Project Controls or Capita Project execution around multiple geographies

• Bachelor’s degree required.  BA/BS in a Technical discipline desired; Master’s degree (MBA, MS) preferred.

• Proficient-level skills in the following key competencies/skills: communications, project management, relationship management, estimating, scheduling, financial acumen, cost and financial management, aptitude for technology, results-focus, professionalism, and succ