Project Controls Senior Manager - Scheduler

Amgen

New Albany (OH)

On-site

USD 143,000 - 194,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Amgen Inc. in Ohio seeks a Senior Manager Project Controls - Scheduling to lead the Planning and Scheduling function for Amgen’s capital project portfolio.

You will partner with Engineering, Construction, Procurement, CQV, Finance, Manufacturing, and Regulatory teams to ensure standardized planning and reporting across programs. The role emphasizes leadership, talent development, and the use of digital planning solutions, including AI-enabled tools, to drive efficiency and value for the

Qualifications

12 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience.
Associates degree and 10 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience.
Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience.
Master’s degree and 4 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience.
Doctorate degree and 2 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the Planning and Scheduling function for Amgen's capital project portfolio.
Establish standardized planning processes and portfolio governance across multiple programs.
Develop talent, mentor planning professionals, and drive continuous improvement.
Provide portfolio-level analytics to support executive decision making.
Coordinate with Project Managers and controls teams to ensure accurate reporting of schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Associate’s degree

Doctorate degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Planner

Excel

Smartsheets

Power BI

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 - SCHEDULING

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.

In this vital role you will lead the Planning and Scheduling function supporting Amgen's capital project portfolio.
This role provides organizational leadership for a team of planners and schedulers while establishing standardized planning processes, portfolio governance, and scheduling best practices across multiple capital programs.
The leader partners with Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Procurement, CQV, Finance, Manufacturing, Site Operations, and Regulatory organizations to ensure projects are planned, executed, and reported consistently throughout the project lifecycle.
In addition to maintaining technical excellence in project scheduling, the leader is responsible for developing talent, managing organizational resources, driving standardization and continuous improvement initiatives, implementing digital planning solutions, and providing portfolio-level analytics that support executive decision making.
Lead the Planning and Scheduling organization and portfolio.
Supporting Amgen's capital project portfolio, ensuring standardized planning practices, portfolio governance, and successful execution across multiple concurrent capital projects.
Executive and network reporting performance dashboards within capital project portfolio.
Support the development of integrative master schedules from planning to operational readiness through licensure.
Establish staffing strategies and optimize resource allocation across multiple projects.
Champion digital planning solutions including Primavera P6, Planisware, AI-enabled planning tools, and reporting platforms.
Partner closely with Project Managers and Project Controls teams to support successful project delivery.
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across all organizational levels.
Develop standard methodology for earned value management and risk management.
Work closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules.
Manage the Planning and Scheduling organization supporting the capital portfolio.
Lead planning governance across all assigned projects.
Mentor planners and project controls professionals.
Manage contractor scheduling requirements and performance.
Coordinate with all organizational subject matter experts to ensure accurate reporting.
Collate project-level schedule reporting to produce program-level schedule reporting.
Coordinate the alignment of the project-level schedules with the Master Program Schedule.
Provide data required for Earned Value Management.
Perform impact analyses and schedule updates as required.
Oversee and proactively provides guidance to project-level schedule consultants.
Perform schedule forecasting and predictability.
Incorporate schedule Change Orders in coordination with Program Change Management.
Lead implementation of schedule AI-enabled planning tools.
Drive digital transformation initiatives within Project Controls.
Develop data-driven planning dashboards using Power BI and Planisware.
Promote automation and predictive scheduling methodologies.

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
Associate’s degree and 10 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience
Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience
Master’s degree and 4 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience
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.
Expertise in planning and scheduling while possessing proven leadership capabilities to execute capital construction projects.
Experience managing integrated master schedules, developing planning standards, mentoring planning professionals, and leading cross-functional organizations.
Effective communication, organizational leadership, and executive presentation skills are essential, along with the ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels.

Computer Systems

Primavera P6 expert
MS Project and Planner
Excel
Smart Planning
Smartsheets
Power Bi

What you can expect of us

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.

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Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Salary

Salary Range 143,098.35USD -193,603.65 USD