Associate Director, Midwest Project Engineering

Description

The role leads regional design and construction projects and the teams delivering them, which contribute meaningfully to the company's R&D pipeline. It is a senior project management position within the company's project management leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development and delivery of regional projects and programs that support key business goals, and run several concurrent regional projects to expectations.
• Define project scope by weighing business needs and customer strategic priorities alongside technology requirements.
• Direct the team in applying established project management tools and methods to keep spending within authorized budgets and to reach project and organizational objectives.
• Shape project strategy around key customer business goals, and help build long-term business and organizational strategies.
• Own every phase of project execution, track overall performance and value indicators, and oversee project audits.
• Lead regional teams in aligning procedures and standards with the global organization.
• Work with corporate purchasing to spot needs for strategic vendor alliances and support contract negotiations. Assess vendor qualifications, reliability and performance, and make sure vendors follow plans, policies and procedures.
• Encourage innovation and the sharing of ideas. Combine lessons from multiple projects and disciplines to find the best solution for the wider business, and set standards that give the customer the highest return on investment while keeping future infrastructure needs low.
• Keep the company's policies and procedures, and manage quality and risk on major projects through sound design, early risk assessment and fallback plans.
• Communicate clearly at every level of the organization, build relationships that functional leaders value, and encourage open exchange of cross-disciplinary expertise.
• Act as the organization's spokesperson on advanced projects, advise management, and set a clear direction for improving project design and outcomes within corporate strategy.
• Lead divisional task forces and represent the company in professional affiliations. Mentor engineers across work groups, functions and the corporation, and help assess staff and identify development needs.
• Supervise engineers or technicians where needed.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in project management (preferred), architecture, engineering, construction or a closely related field, or equivalent technical experience with demonstrated competence. Around 12+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience is desired. A postgraduate degree is desired and can count toward the years of experience.
• A career record of consistent, significant contributions and accomplishments.
• Recognized excellence in the breadth and depth of global project management knowledge.
• Build strong working relationships with diverse groups across a division, including internal and external collaborators.
• Listen carefully to others and state your own view tactfully and respectfully, in writing, speech and presentations.
• Work well with engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced, goal-driven setting.
• Negotiate and resolve differences while advancing overall organizational goals.
• A technical background in laboratory life sciences (preferred), health care, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics or similar industries.
• Proven competence with financial systems and fiscal control, plus project accounting experience and familiarity with procurement and contracting processes.
• Formal project management training (preferred).

Conditions

Location and work model are not specified beyond the regional role in the Midwest.

Pay range disclosure applies only where state or local law requires it. Base pay is set in good faith within the posted grade range, and actual pay depends on factors including geographic location.

Eligible for long-term incentive programs. Any bonus, commission, incentive or other compensation remains at the company's discretion until paid, and may change consistent with applicable law.

Equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays and sick leave), medical, dental and vision insurance, and a 401(k) for eligible employees.