Capital Projects Director

Here you’ll have the chance to create a significant difference to patients’ lives. With science at its heart, this is the place where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicines – for the world’s most complex diseases.

• Initiate the project effectively, develop and obtain agreement on the project charter
• Develop the Project Management Plan, maintain it, communicate it and implement it effectively
• Ensure clarity of and communicate project roles and responsibilities
• Manage project risk pro-actively
• Ensure appropriate level of governance is in place
• Ensure project reporting and decision-making processes are robust and timely
• Actively identify all materials of project change, ensuring appropriate & timely assessment and review are performed.
• Obtain appropriate authorization for any changes in project scope. Own the Project Change Register
• Ensure the project schedule is meeting case timeline and own the plan-do-review process
• Govern the approved project budget and spending plan. Own the project cost review and reporting process
• Complete the plan through to H2 signoff, ensuring effective business participation (customer and key collaborators) throughout
• Review the project at key stages and communicate the lessons learned and good practices;
• Manage the handover process and close the project – successful Operational Performance Criteria, H1 and H2 signoff.
• Maintain relationships with key business partners to ensure business requirements are effectively delivered against project objectives,
• Lead supplier teams, communicating deliverables and responsibilities whilst encouraging collaboration amongst the team and business partners
• Ensure project documents are complete, up to date and stored appropriately
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment involving varying priorities and schedules
• Experience of working within a governance framework and matrix organization

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 7+ years of experience
• Direct project experience in managing/leading capital investments
• High levels of drive, energy and resilience with ability to take the initiative
• Ability to work well in diverse teams and proven aptitude to influence others to achieve positive outcomes
• Demonstrated work with engineering and/or project experience.
• Proven supervisory and technical skills.
• Demonstrated capability to manage projects in excess of $250M

• Demonstrated capability to manage projects in excess of $750M
• Experience applying modular design and construction techniques.
• Experience working in a Global company with team members and partners around the world.
• A project management qualification
• Master's degree in engineering management, technical management, or business administration.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.

Join us in our outstanding and ambitious world.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.

We follow all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $ - $ USD Annual. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying…