Project Controls Senior Manager

Amgen; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 143,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen in New Albany, Ohio, seeks a Senior Manager Project Controls to lead cost management, scheduling, and risk for multiple capital projects. You will partner with Engineering, Facilities, Finance, and external vendors to deliver projects on time and within scope.

Role requires extensive experience in project controls, Earned Value Management, and a proven ability to lead teams in a matrixed organization. Onsite work with a collaborative culture is offered.

Qualifications

• Qualifications include high school diploma / GED with extensive engineering and capital projects delivery experience, or an Associate/Bachelor/Master/Doctorate with corresponding years of experience.
• Experience in capital project delivery, managing cost control, scheduling, and compliance in life sciences/pharma environments.
• Strong analytic, communication, and leadership skills, with ability to work in a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage, forecast, and track costs, schedules, estimates and risks for a portfolio of capital projects.
• Develop and monitor project controls, including funding through close out, and ensure policy compliance.
• Lead teams of cost managers and schedulers, coordinate with internal groups and external vendors.

Skills

Cost management

Scheduling

Forecasting

Contract strategy

Vendor management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Engineering or related field

Doctorate degree in Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Scheduling software

Procurement systems

Job description

Career Category Project Management Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity‑related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award‑winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

SENIOR MANAGER PROJECT CONTROLS

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be accountable for managing, forecasting, and tracking costs, schedules, estimates and risks on a portfolio of capital projects at Amgen’s site located in New Albany, Ohio. This position is also partnered with all internal cross functional groups that support capital projects, including Engineering Technical Authority, Project Management, Facilities Management, Global Site Engineering, Capital Finance, and various Amgen internal business partners. The candidate should have the experience and ability to develop, train, and manage a team of cost managers and schedulers through partnership with our outside service providers. Role Location: The Project Controls Senior Manager is required to be local and work onsite at Amgen’s site in New Albany, Ohio. The Project Controls Senior Manager will be responsible for the following to support multiple, projects within their specific portfolio in key business areas:

• Managing project controls from funding through close out, including compliance to processes and policies. Assisting Project Controls Director in developing project strategies and associated financing Working closely with the Front-End Planning team to develop conceptual estimates and schedules. Developing strategies and negotiating pricing for subcontractor scopes of work, reviewing, and analyzing engineer/contractor bids with GSS Monitoring and evaluating engineering and contractors’ physical progress. Addressing progress and delay claims from contractors Analysis and accurate review of engineering / construction cost forecasts against scope Reviewing and approving engineer and contractor buy outs, change orders and invoices. Preparing monthly cost reports and project status reports for senior management both on site and corporately. Lead the development, monitoring and reporting of project schedules and cash flow to enable accurate capital LE predication for their portfolio. Leading risk analysis reviews for cost estimates, forecasts and schedules using applicable software packages. Working with Amgen Buying Centre and Accounts Payable to resolve invoice payment issues and queries. Overseeing the closeout of contracts, purchase orders and subsequent projects within their portfolio. Monitoring and managing Capitalized Overhead across all projects and sites including planning, hiring, and charging processes. Exhibiting proactive safety leadership and behavior Communicating on and escalating on project matters and/or project controls performance for their portfolio to Site Sponsors and Engineering leadership Overseeing their portfolio’s project controls effectiveness and compliance utilizing strong analytical views to lead the project teams to ensure proper evaluation and analysis. Supporting Engineering Digital Transformation activities/workstreams by providing project controls subject matter expertise

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a person with these qualifications. Basic Qualifications: High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience OR Master’s degree and 4 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience OR Doctorate degree and 2 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience Preferred Qualifications: Experience in capital project delivery. managing Engineering or Construction in project controls across estimating, cost control, scheduling, and compliance 8 or more years within engineering or construction experience in the life sciences pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry executing project controls on projects (Funding, Estimating, Cost Management, Scheduling, Compliance, Contract Strategy) Strong analytic and problem-solving ability Excellent organizational and task management skills Effective communication skills and ability to translate / communicate details summarized to a variety of audiences. Ability to operate in a matrixed or team environment with site, functional, and executive leadership. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and build strong relationships across the network. Expertise and knowledge leading project controls internally and across external vendors Understanding the business aspects of projects to provide solutions to problems that require ingenuity and creativity. Experience in progress measurement methods such as Earned Value Management Experience in cost and scheduling software packages and data mining programs such as Power Bi Understanding workflows and dimensions of BIM and opportunities for integration with cost and schedule when managing capital projects Experience of procurement methods and contracts

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way. The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include: A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan Stock-based long-term incentives Award-winning time-off plans Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Salary Range 143,098.35USD -193,603.65 USD

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed. As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Application deadline Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.