Project Definition Manager – GSK – Waver

Site Name: Belgium-Wavre, France – Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Marburg – Office, UK – London – Brentford
Posted Date: Sep 30 2021

Are you looking for an opportunity to enhance your project management expertise within a cutting edge global environment? If so, this Project Definition Manager role could be an ideal opportunity to explore.

As Facilities Engineering Manager, you will be responsible to plan and manage the early stage design of strategic projects in a range of global locations.The role would include leading the design from earliest Feasibility steps through to the end of Basic/Scheme Design, at which point it would be passed onto another team for project execution.

The objective will be to ensure that the design of our new facilities meets all defined project objectives for cost, schedule, quality (fitness for purpose) and safety.

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

Supporting Business Cases:

• Participate in creation of the User Requirements Brief (project brief).
• Perform feasibility studies and develop concepts for new projects, including developing a preliminary cost and schedule for new projects
• Manage the analysis of production processes and calculations for capacity/ production planning

Early Stages Design

• Ensure good integration of any new projects in the existing Site Master Plan or help develop new masterplan.
• Ensure that facility design principles (GMP and non GMP items) are correctly applied in the projects
• Organize design reviews to ensure that new technological developments are implemented consistently across projects
• Develop a risk management strategy for the project and to ensure effective identification, monitoring and management of project risks.

Basic Design and Handover to Project Execution Teams

• Ensure the completion of the Basic Design deliverables
• Ensure adequate internal and external resources (technical specialists) are in place to support the Basic Design of the new projects.
• Together with the Execution Project Manager and procurement department
  • qualify the engineering services providers (engineering offices)
  • define the appropriate procurement & contractual strategies

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

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

• A network within the pharma and construction industry and with relevant consultancy companies in the field of project management and project evaluation.
• Ability recognize departmental resourcing problems and identify alternative resource options.

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.

These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Agile and distributed decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk.
• Managing individual and team performance.
• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
• Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
• Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
• Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
• Translating strategy into action – a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
• Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
• Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.

If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

Our goal is to be one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies. We believe that we all bring something unique to GSK and when we combine our knowledge, experiences and styles together, the impact is incredible. Come join our adventure at GSK where you will be inspired to do your best work for our patients and consumers. A place where you can be you, feel good and keep growing.

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