Responsibilities

• Oversee Engineering Support for capital projects to upgrade or expand facilities and equipment. Ensure proper planning, budgeting, design, execution, and documentation. 
• Oversee Technical/facilities side of compliance of global sites relative to applicable US and International regulatory agencies including OSHA, FDA, and EMA.
• Oversee GEP activities including engineering document management.
• Take lead in development of Standard Engineering Specifications and Basis of Design for building projects.
• Provide site alignment on the prioritization and justification of system capital projects to best meet the needs of the Company.
• Assess gaps in Facilities and Engineering processes and procedures and develops a plan to drive improvements.
• Construct draft-budgets, manage approved budgets, oversee hiring activities and approve all work-related travel for the Department
• Assess project plans and timelines and assign and manage staff effectively to ensure all projects are appropriately prioritized and key goals are met on time.
• Balance degrees of innovative exploration with pursuit of project objectives, and coordinate acquisition of new capabilities, as appropriate.
• Assess and develop the skills, competencies, and resources available within the Engineering and Facilities Teams to ensure delivery of corporate goals and objectives.
• Effectively work with cross department team leaders to achieve project and corporate goals
• and objectives.
• Ensure that the staff have development/ training plans and make progress relative to their plans.
• Counsel and advise senior management on status of global Infrastructure Engineering strategies, tactics, policies, procedures and practices as required.

Preferred Capabilities and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering 
• Project and construction management experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech, lab environment. 
• Minimum 15 year’s experience in facilities design/operations and real estate management, including experience with corporate headquarters, support facilities and managing multiple world-wide locations. 
• Minimum 10 years personnel management experience. 

Technical and Communication Skills

• Strong leadership and team facilitation skills
• Fiscally responsible and skilled at developing and maintaining budgets and delivering Projects on-time and on-budget
• Strong knowledge of Engineering best practices, across trades, in the Pharmaceutical industry
• Skilled in reading and interpreting plans and specifications and able to compare them with project requirements
• Demonstrated ability to build effective internal and external working relationships. 
• Commitment to provide superior customer service to all customers. 
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and work with staff at all levels
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong conflict management skills
• Independent problem solver and decision-maker. 
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills. 
• Intermediate-level user of MS Office, Autodesk CAD/Revit and other BIM platforms.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. 
• Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects.