Hybrid Project Director – Life Sciences

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About the role

  • P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing and cash collection
  • Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and plan to establish timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, resource requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project
  • Negotiates changes to project scope with the customer and follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality
  • Pursues and develops opportunities for innovation, such as digitalization and technology use, work share and high value engineering centers
  • Approves project procedures and project execution plan including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register etc.
  • Ensures competence of project team members to carry out assigned work and oversees proposals and call-offs
  • Monitors adherence to schedule, cost and quality and proactively intervenes to avoid slippage
  • Ensure that the required project management software systems are established for the project and the supporting training is completed
  • Ensure the project assurance protocol and schedule are established and participate in assurance activities and peer reviews
  • Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensures a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established
  • Drive good practices, including corporate initiatives, across projects and programs
  • Resolve complex issues which are escalated by project team and manage relationships with external stakeholders including suppliers, subcontractors, customers and community groups
  • Involved in establishing terms and conditions and may be involved in closing the deal and attracting specialised staff from outside the organization
  • Guide and direct large project teams, including project managers, external specialists and staff from multiple offices and sites

Requirements

  • University degree (bachelors or masters) in relevant discipline or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM) or equivalent certification is preferred
  • Typically requires more than 20 years of broad and extensive pertinent experience, including minimum 10 years project management experience, mastering their area and knowledgeable about impacts on other areas
  • Requires strong technical skill as relevant to the project scope(s)
  • Good level of experience in the related field, industry, and locations of the work
  • Thorough knowledge of project success and benefits management
  • Expert in stakeholder management with extensive experience in managing challenging stakeholders and able to coach and advise others in this area
  • Thorough understanding of requirements management from creation to monitoring to verification of complex project requirements and their linkage to business benefits
  • Knowledge of workflow management, established policies for engineering ownership, globalization of projects and request for tender process
  • Experienced in assembling and managing multi-phase project budgets, including risk contingencies
  • Expert Practitioner in Risk Management processes, well versed in how risks are transposed into cost, time and contingency estimates and forecasts
  • Advanced knowledge of various forms of vendor contracts across many types of goods and services; able to create new appropriate contracting frameworks and negotiate to successful conclusions
  • Able to manage complex major project start-up, produce and communicate the project execution plan
  • Able to negotiate appropriate close-out terms with all key stakeholders
  • Sound practice and experience of commercial and technical risk management
  • Able to drive cash flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost at completion
  • Safety focused on an uncompromising approach to risk management
  • Passionately and visibly pursues and supports, demonstrates and embeds company values
  • Able to motivate, engage and influence a diverse group of people, many without a direct reporting relationship
  • Customer focused – develops sincere and open relationships with customers, current and potential; constantly striving to exceed expectations and add value
  • Ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials etc.)
  • Excellent verbal, written and presentational communication skills; able to handle sensitive communications and to communicate complex issues in simple ways
  • Strong team builder capable of identifying and adopting best practices, engendering a spirit of cooperation and energizing people towards optimum performance
  • Entrepreneurial approach - ability to identify and pursue opportunities to add value to client and Wood
  • Flexible to respond in agile ways to change internal and external context and customer needs
  • A motivated self-starter, who can self-direct when required, able to use own initiative to make appropriate decisions but also know when escalation is required
  • Critical thinker, able to interpret complex data and with strong problem-solving abilities
  • Strong influencer, negotiator and mediator

Benefits

  • Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Life Sciences sector.
  • Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working.
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice.
  • Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
  • Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle.
  • Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
  • Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

Job title

Project Director – Life Sciences

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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