Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER PHOENIX, AZ 100% on-site. Required Skills:

• B.S. or B.A. in Engineering, Architecture, supply chain, a related science or technical discipline.
• 5 years' relevant work experience required, 3 years in life sciences, including demonstrated 3 years of project management experience.
• Familiarity with Pharma or life sciences industry and cGMP practices.
• Familiarity with developing project tasks in a multiple workstream environment (coordination with other PMs).
• Experience Managing Engineering Capital projects.
• Intermediate understanding of site quality systems supporting document management, change controls.
• Proficiency with project management and Microsoft tools, e.g., Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint.
• Advanced critical reasoning, negotiation, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to interact and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently with high level of accountability.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed environment.
• High organizational skills with ability to multi-task several objectives in parallel.
• Excellent people and project management skills.
• PMP or similar professional certification highly desirable.

• The Project Manager is a contractor position responsible for developing and executing project plans for the Phoenix Sustainable Compliance Plan (SCP) program and Facilities and Engineering projects impacting the Phoenix SCP.
• The Project manager coordinates cross-functional teams, ensuring comprehensive planning and optimal execution of plans.
• This includes planning, executing, and finalizing tasks according to established scope, timeline, and budget criteria, and communicating progress by preparing status reports.
• Working with project teams, the incumbent identifies and facilitates resolutions to critical path barriers, maintains a risk registry and associated contingency plans, including mitigation, resolution, and escalation of issues.
• Supports project tasks and teams with passion, innovation, speed, and accountability.
• This position will report to the site Director, Project Management.

• Works with the SCP Facilities, Equipment and Engineering Workstream Lead to report workstream status and document deliverables of the activities.
• Ensure benefits, scope, goals, assumptions, and deliverables are well defined and understood by the team and stakeholders.
• Drives delivery of detailed project plans, critical path activities and timing while achieving key milestones in alignment with program goals, benefits, and the goals of the organization.
• Manage and lead cross-functional task and/or project teams for Engineering Capital Projects
• Manages project/task activities including recurring status meetings and reporting. Tracks risks and issues and drives the resolution of risks and issues through documenting and communicating actions or escalating to appropriate governance.
• Drives the development of full-scale plans and timelines including cost and resource estimates with input from all required departments.
• Lead team meetings and ensure that meeting agendas and minutes are issued in a timely manner.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts with/within the team.
• Ensure that communications between teams, functional management, senior management, and executive leadership are handled in an efficient, effective, and timely fashion. Issue workstream status reports and update SCP documentation.
• Drive consistency in project management tools and templates in line with the Client's GPS PMO best practices.
• Support change management strategy and plans.
• Proactively manage changes in scope, identify potential issues and devise contingency plans, escalate potential impact on plans and timelines, and ensure execution to closure.
• Foster high performance teamwork and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Responsible for capture and communication of key learnings between workstream teams taking advantage of available knowledge management tools.
• Perform project activities with agility and urgency to assure project success (Phoenix SCP Strategies).
• Performs other tasks as assigned.