Project Controls Director

The Project Controls Director will be accountable for overseeing and managing the project controls function on one or more large capital investments at Amgen’s manufacturing site in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. The successful candidate will be a key part of the project governance and leadership team and will be responsible for all aspects of estimating, scheduling, cost forecasting, risk management and procurement strategy across the nominated project(s).

A strong track record in delivering large capital projects is essential, preferably in the Life Sciences market. Communication and collaboration skills are also key as the position will require strong partnership with Sponsors, Executive Leadership and 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.

The successful candidate should have the ability to develop, train, and manage a team of cost managers and schedulers through partnership with external providers.

This role is required to be site-based in Dun Laoghaire for a minimum of four days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

The Project Controls Director will be responsible for the following areas to support large projects within their specific portfolio:-

• Managing all aspects of project controls from funding through close out, including compliance to processes and policies
• Working with local sponsors and network partners to develop project business cases, including ownership of project funding processes and documentation.
• Working with the Project Director to develop project execution strategies.    
• Developing conceptual estimates and schedules.
• Managing the development of accurate detailed estimates & schedules, with cost and schedule risk analysis, cash flow analysis and data for benchmarking.
• Developing strategies and negotiating pricing for subcontractor scopes of work, reviewing, and analyzing engineer/contractor bids with Global Strategic Sourcing (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
• Presenting monthly cost reports and project status reports for executive leadership both on site and corporately.
• Lead the development, monitoring and reporting of project schedules and cash flow to enable accurate capital LE predication
• Leading risk analysis reviews for cost estimates, forecasts and schedules using applicable software packages
• Owning the Procure-to-Pay process.
• 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 project matters and/or project controls performance for their portfolio to Site Sponsors and Engineering leadership
• Overseeing project controls effectiveness and compliance utilizing strong analytical views to lead the project teams to ensure proper evaluation and analysis 
• Developing and Supporting Engineering Digital Transformation tools and activities to enhance project delivery

Basic Requirements:

• Master’s degree & 10+ years’ experience in Engineering or Construction in project controls i.e. cost control, scheduling and estimating.
• Bachelor’s degree & 12+ years’ experience in Engineering or Construction in project controls i.e. cost control, scheduling and estimating.

Preferred Requirements:

• 12 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)
• Technical background and understanding of end-to-end project delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and build strong relationships across the network
• 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