Sr. Project Manager - Capital Engineering at Pfizer in McPherson, Kansas

Job Description:

Why Patients Need You

 

Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is vital to making sure customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them. Working with our innovative engineering team, you will help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what's possible and taking action.

 

What You Will Achieve

 

As a member of the Pfizer team, your role will o versee and manage projects within the site capital project portfolio . In your role, you will r eview the status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepares status reports. You and your team will a ssess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.

 

As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team. Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing important deliverables on time. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will make it easy to manage difficult issues and help in establishing consensus between teams.

 

It is your dedication and hard work that will make it possible for customers and patients to receive the medicines they need, when they need them.

 

How You Will Achieve It

 

• Fulfills project manager duties for medium to large scale capital projects
• Develops conceptual designs, preliminary budgets and execution schedules for assigned projects
• Leads cross-functional teams to author/develop equipment/utility requirement/specification documents (URS/FRS, engineering design review, design specs, config specs)
• Assists customers and project sponsors with the preparation, reviews, endorsements and approval of Capital Project Appropriation requests (CPAs) for assigned projects. CPAs to include project descriptions, justifications, cost estimates, budgets, financial analyses, schedules, discussion of alternatives and other appropriate information.
• Responsible for the overall capital project cost and schedule control
• Preparation of monthly project reports, capital spending reports, cash flow planning and forecasts
• Contributes to the overall management of the site's capital projects portfolio
• Prepares documents for regulatory agency, internal, corporate and third party inspections; appear before inspectors/auditors to answer questions
• Assists in preparation of all safety work permits for contractors
• Active involvement with site safety and Right First Time initiatives

 

Qualifications

 

Must-Have

 

• Bachelor ' s Degree and 3 + years of experience
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively in a professional environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities
• Solid working knowledge of cGMP and facility/utility/equipment validation requirements

   

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Nice-to-Have

 

• PMP Certification or PE/EIT License
• Knowledge of Pfizer Capital Project Management Processes

 

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

 

• Role requires ability to safely navigate construction sites and project areas
• Position requires a very high level of resourcefulness, an ability to get things done by removing obstacles, perceiving, and resolving problems, making difficult decision with less than complete information provided and accomplishing project and operations goals through innovative management

 

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

 

• This role is standard day Monday through Friday work shift
• Travel required for vendor selection, FAT support and Global network meetings; estimate
• Off-sift work minimal; project related
• One annual shutdown requires significant site commitment

 

OTHER JOB DETAILS

 

Last Date to Apply for Job: 10/7/24

 

Relocation support available

 

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

 

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $78,000.00 to $130,000.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 10.0% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

 

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

 

Sunshine Act

 

Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.

 

EEO & Employment Eligibility

 

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

 

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