Project Design Manager

Project Design Manager - Pharmaceuticals - County Cork - 12-Month Contract

Do you want to be involved with exciting pharmaceutical projects?

When it comes to the development and production of veterinary vaccines, our pharmaceutical client has the largest centre in the industry worldwide and is a Centre of Excellence; employing more than 1000 people. They are looking to add to their team and require a Project Design Manager.

This a fantastic opportunity to be involved with the critical investment projects both on-site and remotely.

The site has received €130 million in investment over the last five years to continue the growth and expansion of the facility; with new products coming to the site, it is an exciting time to join the team.

Key Responsibilities As a Project Design Manager

• Lead the Project Design team from client side (note: engineering by External EP).
• Ensure EP are prioritising and delivering on scope per construction schedule needs, escalating issues where necessary.
• Monitor and challenge accuracy of information supporting KPI’s
• Monitor project progress and performance.
• Partner with EP, CM & CQ and other disciplines on the planning and execution of scope.
• Provide status reports to Core team and Project Management.
• Ensure all work along with the technical lead is managed in accordance with procedures and best practices.
• Lead, in collaboration with EP, CM and partners the cost, risks, change management and schedule effort for design team.
• Ensure all decision, risk and action logs are kept up to date.
• Resolve cross functional issues across the suite teams or issues impacting the design team.
• Monitor the performance of the Design team (cost, effort, scope, etc.) against the project management plan and performance baseline.
• Interface with other disciplines & stakeholders to ensure the project meets business needs.
• Ensure lessons learned, changes and impact of changes are captured by all project leads for the project.
  
  

Experience Required As a Project Design Engineer

• Design Manager for large capital projects managing EP teams on design, in the past (>€200M).
• Experience of scope, cost, and schedule management
• Experience of Pharma projects (€200m +)
  
  

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!