What are the responsibilities and job description for the US_Principal Engineer, Project Management position at LanceSoft, Inc.?
Title: Project Management
Location: Athens, GA, 30601.
Duration: 12 Months
Duties & Responsibilities:
Skills:
Preferred:
Education:
Location: Athens, GA, 30601.
Duration: 12 Months
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Builds new and renovates existing infrastructure/facilities to allow the site to expand and grow to accommodate increasing production demands.
- Interacts with all departments and vendors to execute high quality construction and root cause analysis problem solving in a matrix-style organization.
- Leads and manages multiple complex capital projects up to approximately (USD)2Million, or single projects up to (USD)12 Million and project teams of 3 people or more.
- Establishes and controls project scopes, budgets, and schedules.
- Functions within a technical, multi-discipline capacity to deliver capital investments to the organization in accordance with established capital management processes.
- Develops project concepts which satisfy business and client needs.
- Serves as the owner’s representative from concept through commissioning and qualification to completion.
- Applies engineering knowledge to projects to lead project teams, increase efficiency, reduce waste, and resolve operational issues.
- Engages AE support when required and leads development of detail design for all disciplines including but not limited to civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, controls, and fire protection.
- Develops cost optimized Project Definitions and obtains stakeholder approvals and buy-in
- Prepares Capital Project Authorization (CPA) funding requests.
- Develops design, construction, and equipment Request for Proposals and selects qualified, best value bidders with proven safety records for work.
- Administers contracts and manages external resources as required.
- Executes complex, simultaneous projects to fulfil project definition requirements whose approximately (USD)2 Million.
- Provides contractor oversight to ensure safe construction work sites.
- Communicates with management to ensure compliance with local, state, Federal and international codes, and regulations.
- Communicates any issues with Environmental Health and safety department and Management to ensure safety of company personal and contractors.
- Closes projects on schedule, at or below budget, and to a high-quality standard with completion of all deliverables including commissioning & qualification reports, turnover of manuals & spare parts, and technician training.
- Conducts routine project core team and steering committee meetings and provide regular progress updates summarizing the status of projects.
- Demonstrates a visible & tangible commitment to EHS, Lean Principles, and the Boehringer-Ingelheim Values in all work-related activities.
- Obtains bids, coordinates construction projects for facilities and/or equipment repairs, negotiates contracts, discusses projects.
- Schedules capital activities to meet production needs.
- Coordinates construction activities to minimize impact on production.
- In addition to the above, other assigned duties & projects deemed appropriate within the position scope.
- Maintains Engineering Dashboard, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) data related to schedules, deliverables, budgets, spending, and approvals through all phases of the project.
- Manages and updates project schedules in Microsoft Project.
- Monitors and controls project spending versus CPA budgets.
- Coordinates contractor access to facilities and manages contractor badges and EHS training for project related activities.
- Generates, revises, distributes, and archives project documents.
- Creates requisitions and processes contractor invoices.
Skills:
- Background in managing facilities construction projects and teams as well as background in engineering.
- Strong organization, leadership, communication skills, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Strong team orientation and ability to work cross functionally with various groups such as Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Purchasing, Industrial Development, R'D, and Manufacturing.
- Abreast of new developments in Engineering fields that pertain to facilities, utilities, and various other operations throughout the plant.
- Ability to execute multi-discipline assignments and ability to master new skills quickly.
- Proficiency in relevant computer software and programs, associated with Engineering (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Microsoft Project, and AutoCAD or equivalent programs).
- Strong ability to communicate verbally and in writing effectively with all levels of corporate and local management and employees.
- Effective interpersonal skills with a diverse group of individuals at all organizational levels.
- Attention to detail and commitment to customer service.
- Ability to plan, schedule, organize, prioritize, and coordinate project activities as activities impact strategic and operation strategies.
- Ability to visualize a finished product.
- Understanding and practice basic financial ' accounting methods and procedures.
Preferred:
- Experience with cGMP compliance or related quality systems.
- Experience with Lean and Six Sigma tools and methodologies.
- Working knowledge of the current editions of industry specific regulations
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in construction-related engineering (engineering management, civil, mechanical, etc.) or related field from accredited engineering school and 4-7 years of relevant engineering experience.
- Master's in engineering or MBA preferred.
- PMP and/or EIT or PE or strong desire to pursue preferred.
Salary : $90 - $96
