Project Manager, Operational Readiness (12M, Limerick)

OPERATIONAL READINESS PROJECT MANAGER required by CareerWise Recruitment for our multinational Biologics client in Limerick, initial 12 month contract on offer.

NOTE: No sponsorship is provided for this role so applicants need to already have Irish / EU citizenship OR the relevant Stamp / Visa in place.

Main Purpose and Objectives of Position:

The Operational Readiness program for the site start-up ensures the comprehensive development and management of a project plan to successfully bring the manufacturing facility from capital project completion to operational readiness. As part of this program, a Project Manager will take ownership of ensuring the effective deployment and project management of key readiness elements.

Effective management and delivery of the workstreams within the Operational Readiness program will ensure clear structured communications between the cross functional teams and relevant stakeholders (e.g. Ops, QCL, Material Operations etc.). The start-up project managers will understand and work through complex linkages related to the overall project scope with the ultimate goal of delivering an on schedule, right first-time facility start-up including right first-time process validation.

Responsibilities & Scope:

• Project management for a subset of workstreams within the Operational Readiness program. The following are examples of workstreams, requiring start-up project management: Production, Quality Control Labs, Material Operations.
• Lead cross-functional teams, drive progress, and proactively identify & mitigate roadblocks
• Liaise with the scheduler to iterate and improve the plans across these workstreams, to ensure successful ramp up and delivery of scope.
• Introduce metrics, dashboards and measurements to accurately measure the business performance/ workstream progress to plan. Monitor and track the progress, providing regular updates and relevant metrics to governance forums.
• Be a key interface point between teams to ensure the right priorities are communicated & understood across multiple stakeholders.
• Partnering with relevant stakeholders to ensure clear scope alignment and resulting goals and timelines for the project are met.
• Facilitate decision making within the team under tight deadlines.
• Effectively communicating and managing internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively managing issues, proposing solutions and implementing corrective actions where necessary
• Forecasting resource needs across the integrated plan and anticipating and resolving any projected resource issues before they impact project delivery.

Basic Qualifications:

• Relevant Third Level Qualification preferably in a Scientific or Engineering field
• >5 years relevant industry experience in high paced working environments. Relevant experience of working on large-scale project deliveries & experience with a project management framework, (eg PMP, Prince2, Agile) is highly desirable.

Key Attributes for the Role

• Demonstrated project management and delivery of medium to large cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage in a dynamic environment. Flexibility to adjust quickly and effectively to frequent change and altered priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to input and influence decision making for complex technical issues.
• Excellent self-management/organizational skills; manage workload, set team priorities, and adjust.
• Ability to interact with multiple functions and combine work streams into an integrated schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to influence peers and business partners.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and prioritize issues, develop, and implement solutions.
• High learning agility and flexibility & ability to deal with ambiguity, uncertainty.
• Demonstrated ability to establish key relationships with internal and external contacts.
• Demonstrated ability to understand/influence integration points with business areas/functions.
• Strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills; able to develop effective teamwork between team members with diverse interpersonal styles.

Please call Conor Twomey today for further information on 087-0907204 or email: ctwomey@careerwise.ie

CareerWise Recruitment (In Search of Excellence)

Established in 1999, CareerWise Recruitment specialises in recruitment of management and technical professionals for the life sciences, ICT, engineering, food and agri sectors.

We operate out of multiple locations in Ireland and have offices in Cork, Shannon, Galway, Mayo and Dublin.