Sr Manager, Project Controls (PC) Schedule Lead

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is recruiting for a Sr Manager, Project Controls (PC) Schedule Lead, located in Wilson, NC to support Bio, NC.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

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At Engineering & Property Services (E&PS) we take care of all J&J buildings around the world providing end-to-end services from Real Estate, Engineering & Strategic Project Delivery to Facilities Management. We have a profound influence on the entire J&J Enterprise, providing innovative workplaces where our employees can collaborate and grow, and delivering flexible site solutions which enable our business to best serve our important customers and patients.

The Senior Manager Schedule Lead (Project Controls) role is responsible for compliant deployment of J&J Worldwide Procedures and E&PS Schedule Controls tools, guidelines and industry best practices throughout the lifecycle of the project. This candidate will require a strong background in collaborative planning, scheduling, cashflow management and risk management. This role will be part of the Americas Project Controls & Assurance team and a crucial part of strategic projects’ onsite teams.

This role is responsible for driving standardization, through the ideation, definition, execution and assessment, and operational turnover project phases; including but not limited to developing and managing detailed and cost-loaded schedules and value-focused metrics, progress reporting, and implementing and communicating risk management processes and best practices. In addition, this role will support the Project Leader to deliver on early end-to-end timelines, business case and execution approach alignment, project progress and reporting throughout the project phases, and lessons learned.

An ideal candidate for this role will have strong leadership experience with demonstrated competency interfacing with multiple levels of the organization including senior leaders (internally & externally); strong networking and relationship building skills; proven experience driving progress on large capital projects, while remaining focused under ambiguous and complex situations.

Key relationships include collaborative working relationships with the J&J Project Delivery team, cross functional business teams, external partners, key stakeholders, and business leaders. This role will also ensure alignment with key E&PS functional partners (Global Finance, Project Management, CCFS and Facilities Management).

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the Director of Project Controls – Site Lead on Front End Loading (FEL) / early end-to-end timeline efforts supporting the Capital investment by obtaining agreement on project definitions, scope, and priorities, and support the assessment of resources, capabilities, and project delivery processes.
• Support the implementation of J&J’s Project Delivery processes, particularly focusing on schedule and cashflow objectives, identifying and mitigating risk and adhering to key financial procedures.
• Ensure key tools and processes are in place to track project deliverables. Monitor and report on project progress to all stakeholders including status reports defining project risks and possible solutions. Ensure proper change control processes are in place and efficient.
• Ensure that projects are implementing key Risk Management processes at all stages of project delivery (schedule risk assessments).
• Attend meetings during the engineering, construction and commissioning/qualification phases.
• Evaluate the Designer (AE), Construction Management (CM) and C&Q firm’s performance with respect to schedule control, cashflow, and change management.
• Evaluate subcontract procurement plan, track performance against target dates.
• Review schedules for subcontracts prior to award, validate against project objectives.
• Support maintenance and update of the 21-Tab / ESR (monthly cost report) to accurately:
  • Reflect status against the target schedule.
  • Identify key accomplishments, critical issues, and potential areas of concern.
• Manage the overall schedule development, integration and management, including engineering and design deliverables, procurement tasks, and construction management tasks, integrated with IT-automation tasks, commissioning and qualification, operational readiness, process validation and technology transfer.  This role will include hands-on schedule development and management, including cost-loading, 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 workstreams to ensure a true overall baseline.
• Support teams in the development of programmatic/project-specific procurement strategies to meet timeline and cashflow objectives.
• Identify areas of opportunities and risks while recommending courses of action that enable the project team to optimize its schedule performance.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) or equivalent university degree in Business, Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management from an accredited institution required.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 8-10 years of Project Controls experience supporting major capital projects / relative business experience and project or operations management.
• Extensive knowledge of Engineering / Construction / CQV / projects controls execution.
• Prior experience managing complex capital projects > $50MM in Supply Chain, R&D, Pharma or Medical Device.
• Knowledge and experience of translating complex business needs into clear final project objectives.
• Track record of developing and maintaining highly collaborative partnerships at all levels within the organization.
• Highly skilled listening and problem-solving skills when managing potential project conflicts.
• Full working knowledge of Project Controls methodologies in schedule processes.
• Familiarity with multiple contract types and implementation schemes.
• Experience in integrated scheduling is required, working knowledge in collaborative Primavera platforms.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with J&J Project Management approaches
• Experience with web-based project management systems and Monte Carlo Cost analysis
• Experience in an FDA regulated industry
• Experience working under GMA/GMP and or EPC contracts

Other:

• Fluency (oral & written) in the English language is required
• This position will require 100% onsite presence in Wilson, NC
• Relocation assistance will not be provided

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers. Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Analytics Insights, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Performance Measurement, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Statement of Work (SOW), Team Management