Sr Manager, Project Controls, Orthopedics

Role Summary

Senior Manager, Project Controls, Orthopedics — based in Raynham, Massachusetts. Responsible for ensuring compliance with Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Procedures and implementing scalable E&PS project controls tools, guidelines and industry best practices across the project lifecycle. Requires a strong background in estimating, cost control, scheduling and risk management; part of the Global Project Controls & Assurance team. The role calls for leadership interfacing with multiple levels of the organization and cross-functional collaboration;

up to 50% travel may be required.

• Drive standardization through the ideation, definition, execution and assessment phases; including but not limited to managing detailed cost and schedule metrics, reporting, implementing Risk Management processes and communicating best practices.
• Support the Project Leader to deliver early estimating efforts and business case alignment, align on execution approach, ensure project progress and reporting throughout the project phases and implement lessons learned.
• Provide guidance on Front End Loading / early estimating supporting the Capital investment by obtaining agreement on project definitions, scope, and priorities, and ensure that resources, capabilities, and processes are in place.
• Support the implementation of the IDEA Project Delivery Process, ensuring focus on cost and schedule objectives, identify and mitigate risk and adhering to key financial procedures.
• Work with team to develop & align Capital Appropriation Request(s) estimates, cost accounting and detailed schedule to ensure seamless integration of project approval.
• Ensure key tools and processes are in place to track project deliverables. Monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders and provide status reports defining project progress, problems and solutions. Ensure proper change control processes are in place and efficient
• Ensure that projects are implementing key Risk processes at all stages of the IDEA project delivery process (Cost & Schedule Risk assessments)
• Evaluate project contingency budgets and monitor usage throughout the duration of the project.
• Manage the overall schedule development and integration, including engineering and design deliverables, procurement tasks, and construction management tasks, integrated with IT-automation tasks, commissioning and qualification, operational readiness, and process validation and technology transfer. This role will include hands-on schedule development, including updating, review, analysis and reporting to management, team leadership and team members.
• Ensure proper schedule integration and focus on identification of critical and near-critical paths so that the project team can begin to consider possible mitigation plans in case of schedule delay. Provide thorough review of the overall timeline and logic networks for all work streams to ensure a true overall baseline.
• Support Teams to develop Programmatic / Project Specific Procurement Strategies.
• Identify areas of opportunities and risks and recommend courses of action which enable the project team to optimize its schedule performance and provide the owner with accurate and timely information.

• Required:
  
  8-10 years of related project controls experience supporting major capital projects / relative business experience and project or operations management
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  Extensive knowledge of Engineering / Construction / Projects Controls execution
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  Prior experience managing complex capital projects in Supply Chain, R&D, Pharma and Med Device
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  Knowledge and experience of translating complex business needs into clear Final Project Objectives
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  Track record of developing and maintaining highly collaborative partnerships at all levels within the organization
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  Highly skilled listening and problem-solving skills when managing potential project conflicts
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  Full working knowledge of Project Controls methodologies in estimating, cost and schedule development and risk control processes
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  Familiarity with multiple contract types and implementation
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  Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Primavera, Monte Carlo analysis
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  Experience in integrated scheduling is required, working knowledge with Primavera is preferred
• Preferred:
  Familiarity with J&J Project Management approaches (FPX & IDEA Project Delivery Process)
• Preferred:
  Experience in an FDA regulated industry

• Required:
  
  Agile Decision Making, Budget Management, Collaborating, Customer Centricity, Developing Others, Facilitation, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Lean Supply Chain Management, Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR), Organizational Project Management, Project Engineering, Project Integration Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Compliance, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Team Management
• Preferred:
  Familiarity with J&J Project…