Junior Project Manager

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We are looking for a Junior PM to oversee the management and execution of projects throughout the full project life cycle from initiation to closeout. The projects will include a diverse mix of capital and expense projects on Manufacturing, Labs, Process, Utilities and Automation/IT (AIT) systems. Depending on the experience, this role may suit a project engineer looking to make a transition to PM.

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of strategic projects and will have the capability to project manage multiple individual projects as the business requires. These will include manufacturing process projects supporting tech transfers and plant optimizations, lab equipment and capacity upgrades to support the tech transfers, and a range of projects across manufacturing and utilities.

**Who we are**

PM Group is an employee owned, international project delivery firm with a team of 3,000+ people. We are world leaders in the pharma, food, medtech and mission critical sectors. From our network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US, we work with the world's leading organisations. We are focused on growing a sustainable business centred around our people, our clients and trade partners.
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**Responsibilities**
- Accountable for meeting key project deliverables for safety, financial management, schedule management and scope management across these projects.
- Accountable for ensuring projects are compliant with good engineering practices, company policies, regulations and codes.
- Liaise with Global Engineering/Global EHS/Global Procurement to ensure all are aligned and support project deliverables.
- Accountable for strict adherence to project stage-gate principles for managing the life-cycle of projects.
- Concept and Business Case development in collaboration with project Sponsor and End user, working with the end user to understand and clarify end user requirements, develop scope, cost and budget estimates and present to governance for approval
- Leading & supporting project teams through complex and significant projects
- Support and Mentor Junior/Intermediate PMs within the Projects Group.
- Financial management - develop project budgets, obtain approvals for and adhere to project scope. Negotiate with contractors and suppliers to keep project within budget.
- Manage project prioritization and spend to meet budgetary targets
- Project Design - Design solutions in compliance with local/corporate safety standards and legislation and in compliance with corporate engineering and regulatory standards and guidelines
- Planning and Scheduling - uses planning tools to hold a complex project on schedule and coordinate parallel activities. Coordinate with facilities, EHS, QA, etc. Manage external factors such as planning and inspections.
- Assure that value engineering, constructability reviews and similar processes are effectively utilized to minimize capital expenditures and maximize functional value.
- Risk Management - Identifies and categorizes project risks according to impact on scope, budget and schedule. Generates action plans to mitigate risks. Consider the potential impact construction and on time performance will have on the business should it cause an interruption and identify appropriate actions plans to mitigate risk.
- Project execution plan - Generate and deliver a detailed project execution plan concerning the execution of all aspects of the project.
- Innovation - seeks innovative and novel approaches for design, function and construction using operational excellence tools in improving approaches for these activities.
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**Requirements**:

- A degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Automation/Process Engineering and relevant experience the pharmaceutical industry
- Project management experience across the project life-cycle within a Pharmaceutical environment.
- Understands the project management process; programming, scope development, design development, implementation, and project closeout.
- Demonstrable experience of managing a diverse team of engineering professionals/contractors etc. to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.
- Solid background of planning and managing engineering projects with a demonstrated record of on time performance.
- Experience managing the overall financial performance of engineering projects, including cash flow, life cycle costs, business opportunities and risks, both at a project and at a portfolio level
- Demonstrated understanding of project management process; programming, scope development, design development, implementation, project closeout
- Background working in multi discipline, cross functional teams.
- Experience designing complex projects within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to effectively manage stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence others.
- Demonstrable experience of managing programs and/or managing a team of engineers to deliver projects.