Senior Design Project Manager

At IPS, you will apply your knowledge, skills, and passion to make a difference in the lives of people, solving complex challenges related to pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal health research and manufacturing facilities. We are looking for a dedicated Senior Design Project Manager to join our team at our office located in Leawood, Kansas.

In this role, you will provide leadership on assigned projects and act to achieve financial, schedule, and client relationship objectives. You will also plan and organize all engineering functions specific to the project, coordinate client interaction between the project team and client, and provide guidance on recommended manpower and technical resource loading. Additionally, you will strive to improve and increase client relationships.

This position will report to the Sr. Director, Project Management. Direct reports can be Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and Project Engineers.

Additional Responsibilities

• Holds primary responsibility for the achievement of scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives on assigned projects.
• Ensures achievement of corporate goals for assigned projects.
• Attends pre-bid meetings with clients and prepares proposals in conjunction with department heads, directors, and other key individuals.
• Actively assists in Design budget development.
• Promotes Safety and adheres to IPS and client Safety policies.
• Manages client interaction on assigned projects and promotes positive relationships.
• Identifies risks to the project and corporation and works with Project Executives and Director of Operations to mitigate risks.
• Responsible for project scope control and development/communication of all scope adjustment notifications (SAN) to the client.
• Coordinates with project discipline lead to determine the scope, complexity, and planning and scheduling requirements of the projects.
• Develop and maintain meeting minutes and Action Items/Needs List for each project.
• Develops and Maintains Project Execution Plan.
• Prepares internal monthly financial/schedule reports for the Director of Operations for each project.
• Prepares monthly financial/schedule reports for the Client as requested by the client.
• Enhances and facilitates project team communication and coordination.
• Manages all sub-consultants on the project.
• Maintains personal competency in relevant professional areas.
• Develops and maintains long-term industry relationships including client relationships and account development.
• Assists in identifying and developing innovative methods for improving project management processes and techniques against current SOPs.
• Strives for continuous improvement in all internal processes.

• 10 years of industry experience in Project Management.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or planning.
• Has the ability to run multiple simultaneous projects.
• High level of scheduling skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Analytical thinking, structured problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, team building, and strong work ethic.
• Skilled in the use of IT tools, including spreadsheets, word processing, planning, and scheduling software.
• Understanding of Earned Value and other project control methods.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.

This position is a safety-sensitive position. The employee is designated for field work and attends activities at client sites where they work in construction, process, packaging, manufacturing, research, or other "non-administrative" areas.

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IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global leader in developing innovative business solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Through operational expertise and industry-leading knowledge, skill, and passion, IPS provides consultancy services, architecture, engineering, project controls, construction management, and compliance services that allow clients to develop and manufacture life-impacting products. IPS, inclusive of its Enterprise entities, has over 3,500 professionals in over 45 offices across 17 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. For further information, please visit www.ipsdb.com.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV and Staffing Services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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