Head of Project Services

Integrated Project Services; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pharmaceutical sector seeks a Head of Project Services in Birmingham. This role involves partnering with project managers to enhance cost and schedule management for pharmaceutical projects, ensuring effective communication and continuous improvement in project controls.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Pharmaceutical project experience managing program controls and scheduling.
• Proficiency in enterprise scheduling software and risk management processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain detailed project cost estimates and forecasts.
• Track and analyze project costs, budgets, and forecasts.
• Facilitate team and client meetings.

Skills

Project management

Cost management

Scheduling

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in QS, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

MS Project

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We are seeking a highly experienced Head of Project Services to join our growing team at our EMEA Head office in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The successful candidate will partner with Pharmaceutical project managers to apply their project controls and management experience, specifically related to cost and schedule, for our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, revise, and maintain detailed project cost estimates and forecasts across all project phases, including design, procurement, construction, start-up, validation, and closeout.
• Track and analyze project costs, budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, and forecasts.
• Conduct forecast to budget, forecast to actuals, and contingency analysis.
• Participate in developing and improving project control systems.
• Recommend improvements in systems, tools, and methods for project controls and management.
• Assist in creating detailed project budgets and cash flow projections, working with the Project Management team to manage overall project costs.
• Communicate effectively in both written and verbal business development discussions.
• Stay updated on emerging industry practices and their application to client projects.
• Maintain effective communication with project teams, SLT, stakeholders, clients, consultants, vendors, and public entities.
• Facilitate team and client meetings, supporting or chairing as appropriate.
• Hold regular project status meetings.
• Resolve or escalate issues promptly to the PM and EMA Project Services Director.
• Communicate sensitive information tactfully.
• Engage with clients to identify needs and evaluate business solutions, supporting IPS Project Managers.
• Support the rollout of the IPS Quality Management System (QMS) and Community of Practice (COP).

IPS offers exciting growth opportunities! Join a caring, agile team delivering world-class designs for pharmaceutical clients and advance your career.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• 10+ years of Pharmaceutical project experience managing program controls and scheduling.
• Proficiency in enterprise scheduling software such as Oracle Primavera P6.
• Proficiency with MS Project.
• Familiarity with Touch Plan and IAP processes.
• Knowledge of Risk Management processes and modeling systems like Monte Carlo.
• Bachelor’s degree in QS, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred.

About Us:

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, is a global leader in biotech and pharmaceutical industry solutions. With over 3,000 professionals across 45 offices in 17 countries, IPS provides consultancy, engineering, project controls, construction management, and compliance services. Our subsidiaries include Linesight, specializing in cost, schedule, risk, and project management across various sectors.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected statuses.