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JOB DESCRIPTION Senior Manager Project Controls & Strategy

Based in Ireland, The Senior Manager of Project Controls will be accountable for managing, forecasting, and tracking cost, schedule and risk on the portfolio of capital projects at Amgen’s primary manufacturing site in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. An ability to improve and implement best practice processes within project execution is a key part of this role, as is assisting in strategic front-end planning.

This position also partners with all internal cross functional groups that support capital projects, including Engineering Technical Authority, Project Management, Facilities Management, Global Site Engineering, Capital Finance and various Amgen internal business partners.

An ability to undertake short-term travel may be required to assist with other areas of the PCS function across the network.

Key Responsibilities:

The Project Controls Senior Manager will be responsible for supporting multiple small, medium, and large projects in key business areas, as well as initiating and instigating business processes. Typical responsibilities include:-

• Managing all aspects of project controls from funding through close out, including compliance to processes and policies

• Working with Project Manager(s) in developing project strategies.

• Working closely with the Front End Planning team to develop conceptual estimates and schedules.

• Assisting sites in strategic master-planning for future capital projects.

• Developing accurate estimates & schedules, with cost and schedule risk analysis, cash flow analysis and data for benchmarking. In addition, owning and preparing key aspects within project funding documentation

• Developing strategies and negotiating pricing for subcontractor scopes of work, reviewing, and analyzing engineer/contractor bids with GSS

• Monitoring and evaluating engineering and contractors’ physical progress

• Addressing progress and delay claims from contractors

• Analysis and accurate review of engineering / construction cost forecasts against scope

• Reviewing and approving engineer and contractor buy outs, change orders and invoices

• Preparing monthly cost reports and project status reports for senior management both on site and corporately.

• Lead the development, monitoring and reporting of project schedules and cash flow to enable accurate capital LE predication for their portfolio

• Leading risk analysis reviews for cost estimates, forecasts and schedules using applicable software packages

• Working with Amgen Buying Centre and Accounts Payable to resolve invoice payment issues and queries

• Overseeing the closeout of contracts, purchase orders and subsequent projects within their portfolio.

• Monitoring and managing Capitalized Overhead across all projects and sites including planning, hiring, and charging processes.

• Exhibiting proactive safety leadership and behavior

• Communicating on and escalating on project matters and/or project controls performance for their portfolio to Site Sponsors and Engineering leadership

• Overseeing their portfolio’s project controls effectiveness and compliance utilizing strong analytical views to lead the project teams to ensure proper evaluation and analysis

• Supporting Engineering Digital Transformation activities/workstreams by providing project controls subject matter expertise

• Leading improvements to Project Controls procedures and processes at a global level.

• Co-ordinating compliance among global engineering team, overseeing audits.

Basic Requirements:

• Master’s degree & 6+ years’ experience in Engineering or Construction in project controls i.e. cost control, scheduling and estimating.

• Bachelor’s degree & 8+ years’ experience in Engineering or Construction in project controls i.e. cost control, scheduling and estimating.

Preferred Requirements:

• 8 or more years of engineering or construction experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology/Engineering industry in executing project controls on projects (Funding, Estimating, Cost Management, Scheduling, Contract Strategy)

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and build strong relationships across the network

• Knowledge of project controls with expertise in Engineering and/or IS

• Understanding of the technical and business aspects of projects to provide solutions to problems that require ingenuity and creativity

• Experience in progress measurement methods such as Earned Value Management

• Experience in cost and scheduling software packages and data mining programs such as Power Bi or Spotfire

• Understanding workflows and dimensions of BIM and opportunities for integration with cost and schedule when managing capital projects

• Experience of international procurement methods and contracts