Project Manager

Job Description

Are you a skilled Project Manager who loves bringing projects to life from start to finish? We're looking for someone like you to join our team and lead key projects at our site.

In this role, you'll be at the heart of our operations, working with a diverse group of teams to deliver projects that make a real impact. You'll have the opportunity to manage everything from the initial idea to the final handover, ensuring we meet our goals safely, on budget, and on time.

If you're a natural leader with a passion for seeing plans turn into reality, we’d love to hear from you.

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation to carry out the following:

• Lead Inspiring Projects: You'll guide projects from the planning stage through to completion. This includes defining the scope, creating schedules, managing risks, and keeping everyone informed and aligned.
• Manage Project Finances: You'll be in charge of the financial health of your projects. This involves creating budgets, forecasting costs, tracking spending, and providing clear, timely reports to our finance partners and stakeholders.
• Shape Our Future: You'll manage our site's long-range capital plan, helping us prioritize and plan for future projects that will drive our success.
• Collaborate Across Teams: You'll work closely with experts from Engineering, Operations, Environmental Health and Safety, Quality, Finance, and Procurement, as well as with external partners, to ensure smooth project execution.
• Champion Safety and Quality: You'll make safety a top priority, ensuring all work complies with our high standards. You'll also make sure our projects meet all regulatory and environmental requirements, so they are ready for operation from day one.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: You'll help us get better at what we do by sharing lessons learned from each project and helping to develop new standards for project delivery.

What skills you will need:

In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:

• A proven ability to successfully manage complex projects in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• A strong sense of ownership and the ability to organize, prioritize, and see tasks through to completion.
• Excellent communication skills and a knack for building strong relationships with people at all levels of an organization.
• A talent for solving problems, identifying risks, and making sound decisions.
• A deep commitment to safety, quality, and compliance.
• Strong financial skills, including experience with budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Experience with project management best practices and managing external vendors.
• The ability to read and understand technical documents, like drawings and specifications.
• A solid understanding of what it takes to get new systems and equipment ready for use in a regulated setting.

• Your Qualifications:
  • A degree (Level 8 or equivalent) in Science, Engineering, a technical field, or a related discipline.
  • Experience leading projects in a regulated manufacturing environment.
  • A project management qualification (like PMP or PRINCE2) is a plus.
  • A commitment to your own continuous learning and professional development.

We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world's most challenging healthcare needs.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. Please don't hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor assigned to this role should you need any support during our recruitment process.

We are committed to flexible working where possible, and this is why our Company has introduced a new hybrid working model for office-based colleagues around the world.

Please feel free to speak to us about what flexibility means to you during your application.

So, if you are ready to:

Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, please apply today.

Required Skills:

Budget Management, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Contractor Management, Financial Acumen, Project Leadership, Risk Management, Safety Compliance, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Vendor Management

Preferred Skills:

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

06/4/2026

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