Role Purpose:
- A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced PMO Project Engineer to join our client’s manufacturing site in Co. Kilkenny.
- You will be responsible for leading key elements of the program and acting as the program voice for your given workstream.
- You will also take ownership of the successful implementation of a set of projects that collectively can comprise a program.
Duties:
- Lead/Support the project management activities for a given workstream/manufacturing line.
- Leading collaboration efforts across key stakeholders to ensure project risks are clearly understood & communicated in a timely manner.
- Monitor and report on project progress, risks, and issues to senior stakeholders.
- Facilitate project governance meetings and ensure compliance with PMO standards
- Driving task & deliverable adherence to established schedule through the daily & weekly Tier meetings
- Oversee the full lifecycle of NPI projects, from feasibility and design through development, validation, and launch.
- Developing project plans (incl. scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation) & challenging existing program schedules.
- Build an in depth understanding of your given workstream to drive valuable input to team discussion
- Lead problem solving workshops to identify program gaps
- Identify and resolve operational problems to mitigate schedule impact
- Evaluate and authorize changes that significantly impact the scope, budget, or timeline of the program.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Minimum Level 7 Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Science or related discipline.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role is required.
- Experience in change management and business transformation project
- Experience with portfolio and resource management tools.
- Ideally, experience working on large capital projects at medical device manufacturing sites
- Understanding of project lifecycle & how to manage the transition of projects from concept to planning & execution at site level
- Advanced MS project & MS Excel experience
- Experience with Manufacturing & Quality documentation.
- Strong communication and influencing skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills – ideally evidenced through leadership of workshop style sessions
