Design Project Manager - Porto Rico - 12 Months Contract

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Design Project Manager to join our major, global pharmaceutical client on their latest new-build project based in Porto Rico, this is a large-scale greenfield capital project and investing more than $1bn.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the identification of the applicable Engineering Design Standards, Engineering Functional Standards, Engineering Specifications and Regulatory requirements and guidance (both internal and external).
• Be responsible for the overall design delivery for capital project(s).
• Coordinate all design for the Project Manager during all design phases of the project and be responsible in delivering the conceptual design review and basic design review.
• Direct the development of the design requirements.
• Assist in development and maintenance of the design schedule to meet the project needs.
• Participate in the selection of the A/E firms.
• Coordinate with A/E firms to develop earned value progress systems to measure progress by discipline (monitor work versus invoice amounts).
• Expedite design decisions and coordinate information flow between the design team and system owners.
• Be responsible for ensuring the design meets approved intent through interactions between the design firm, design specialists, engineering tech center disciplines, and end user/customer.
• Be responsible for design activities and governance, resolving design-related problems.
• Examine areas of inefficiency and develop strategies for improvement to direct the design team to meet or improve on the design hours plan.
• Assist in the development of standard operating procedures, project delivery work instructions, and/or best practices related to design/verification and ensure they remain current with industry best practices.
• Review and approve along with the respective Project Manager the key design project personnel (both internal and external resources).
• Work with Engineering Tech Center resources, local engineering resources, and other key project team technical/constructability resources to address and resolve design issues.
  
  

Skills and Experience:

• Fluent in Spanish
• Pharmaceutical design, process or project engineer experience
• Understanding of the capital project delivery process, A/E design activities, and the understanding of the available technical resources (user reps, Engineering Tech Center resources, and design specialists)
• Able to frame complex decisions/analyses, facilitate to a decision, and implement according to the plan
• Ability to create creditability and influence to align decision agreements between site(s), corporate engineering, A/E firm decision-makers, and stakeholders who have differing opinions
• Experience facilitating issue resolution, anticipating scope changes, and implementing projects safely with quality, speed and value
• Experience working with pharmaceutical aseptic filling, device assembly, or API manufacturing capital equipment.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP, Ariba, or other e-procurement tools.
• Prior experience supporting EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management) contracts for large capital projects.
  
  

If this role is of interest, please apply now!