Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the ‘build’ of the facility, through the project management of the Construction workstream. This is one of seven Project workstreams, alongside Quality, Legal, IT, etc. The Construction Project Manager will build structure to the project and deliver to approved timescales, cost, and quality expectations.
The project is at the start of build, with enablement work completed. It has been in a remediation and recovery phase over recent months, with the project team working hard to resolve issues and get the project back on track. The ideal candidate must be a seasoned, experienced, and expert construction project management professional, who will also fulfil the role of Principle Designer. This person will be highly organised, a great team worker, and possess strong management, problem solving, collaboration, and communication skills. This individual will manage the facility construction through to completion.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:
To ensure rigorous project control. The client has multiple critical dependencies upon the landlords and the site, for example approvals of RAMs and permits, delivery notifications, securing the time of their personnel and contractors. Working with the Principle Contractor and other contractors, the role will ensure that the impact on cost, time and quality are carefully managed. Maintaining an organized online and offline filing system is important and making use of Microsoft Teams and Office suite applications.
To provide and support effective and appropriate project communication, collaboration and teamwork between all parties involved with the project, including weekly updates to the landlords and the site. To include both scheduled and ad hoc communications across various channels, supporting the timely and clear flow of information and decision making. And to provide regular updates in the form of reporting decks, presentations, write-ups of Actions/Decisions from meetings, and financial spend review to management.
To manage the Primary Contractor and other contractors to ensure tasks are being performed effectively, the project remains on track, quality/cost/time are being carefully managed, contractor performance is being proactively managed, problem solving activities are supported, etc. A collaborative, supportive, pragmatic approach should be the default.
To fulfil Principle Designer role responsibilities i.e. lead in planning, managing, monitoring, and coordinating health and safety.
To build and maintain and communicate a detailed programme (project plan), including ensuring it is aligned with commercial expectations, and presented to internal stakeholders and the landlords.
To provide effective financial/budget management – ensure the project remains on budget and any change or deviation to spend is clearly and effectively translated to and managed with the Project Manager and senior management. Manage payment schedule and associated approvals of work according to milestones. Evaluate any additional costs, challenge, and manage with contractors.
To effectively collaborate with internal senior management, possibly to C level, along with key stakeholders, contractors, and partners.
Closely and effectively manage and communicate Work-stream Risks, Issues, Dependencies, Actions and Decisions.
The candidate must have the rights to work in the location stated in the job advert.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Project Manager with 7-10 years’ experience in managing new builds in the pharmaceutical arena, specifically clean rooms / GMP facilities. Available to be on-site full-time, 5 days a week. Available for weekend working where required. Ability and willingness to fulfil Principle Designer responsibilities, preferably with experience of having done so previously. The person needs to possess the appropriate health and safety skills, knowledge, and experience (SKE). Strong leadership and management skills Holds a suitably recognized qualification in Project Management – e.g. Prince 2 Understands local regulations surrounding such a project e.g. – EU GMP, IRR17, EA Regulations, JCT contracts, health, and safety environment regulations, etc. Excellent computer skills, especially Outlook, Excel, Project, PowerPoint Analytical and methodical problem solver, consistently solution-oriented with a can-do, pragmatic mindset; adept at instilling a culture within the workstream / team of proactivity, positivity, collaboration, and progress. Excellent communication skills, in written, oral and presentation format. Attention to detail and the ability to keep accurate and ordered data. Punctual and structured in work, essential to keep discipline and governance over the project. Able to work closely within a team and direct others where required.