Senior Capital Project Manager

Job Description

About This Role

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Capital Project Manager III and be a key player in our mission to deliver excellence in capital project management. Reporting directly to the Head of Capital Project Management, you'll become an integral part of our mission-driven organization. The Capital Project Management function is at the heart of our success, responsible for orchestrating the seamless delivery of capital projects, each exceeding $1M in value, on behalf of site operations. We operate under a robust, systematic stage gate delivery approach aligned with global best practices and standards, ensuring that every project we undertake is a resounding success.

Your mission as a Senior Capital Project Manager III is to significantly elevate capital project performance and bring substantial value to site operations. You will consistently, accurately, and precisely deliver site projects in line with expected outcomes, as defined in the approved business case. This role encompasses every aspect of project management, from the pre-capital feasibility stage through project closeout. You will also play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful outcomes of financial/accounting audits for the projects you manage.

What You’ll Do

• Feasibility: Collaborate under the guidance and leadership of the Capital Planning Manager to support the development of front-end planning deliverables for individually assigned project opportunities. Activities encompass the development of a business case, scope, cost estimates, budgets, schedules, and project risk assessments.
• Projects: Oversee all aspects of an individually-assigned portfolio of capital projects of various sizes, including budgets, schedules, engineering, construction, coordination, and safety. Collaborate closely with project sponsors and other stakeholders to align on project requirements, goals, and objectives. Lead cross-functional teams to achieve project success concerning functionality, budget, safety, quality, and schedule. This includes onboarding and oversight of external contractors, engineering firms, construction managers, staff augmentation, etc., contributing to project execution. Be accountable for ensuring successful outcomes of financial/accounting audits for managed projects.
• Assist with the development and implementation of internal policies and procedures as required for the continuous improvement of functional group operations, including training, contract development, and capital project execution procedures. Ensure that best practices and procedures are updated and adhered to during capital project execution.

Who You Are

You possess engineering and project management experience in the construction of new facilities and retrofits of operating biotech/pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, with direct involvement in engineering, construction, commissioning, or validation of capital projects. You have the ability to simultaneously manage a few complex large projects or several diverse small projects.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field (civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, or other) or construction management.
• A master's degree or higher in business or a relevant field is preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years of capital portfolio and major project management experience, including 7+ years' experience in pharmaceutical and global roles.
• Proven project management and technical knowledge with a demonstrated ability to deliver safe, effective, and fully compliant projects.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities leading capital execution teams in a matrix capacity.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex ideas and solutions to executive management and technical experts.
• Demonstrated knowledge/understanding of key non-technical business processes, human relations, and finance.
• Advanced HSE and GxP/QA knowledge.

Desired Skills

• Experience with EcoSys or a similar project management tool.

Additional Information

Why Biogen?

Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.