Director Cost & Risk Management

GSK

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Cost and Risk Management plays a strategic leadership role within the Project Controls organization, overseeing cost engineering, financial governance, and risk management across a portfolio of Global capital projects. This role ensures that projects are delivered within budget and risk thresholds while maintaining compliance with GMP and corporate standards. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in cost control, risk analytics, and stakeholder engagement, with a proven track record in the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector. This role will directly report to the Head of Project Controls (PC) and will be part of Global project controls leadership, which manages both project-based PC deliveries and functional responsibilities for key processes within GCP.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master's degree in engineering, Finance, Project Management, or related field.
15+ years of experience in project controls, with leadership in cost and risk management.
knowledge of comprehensive stage gate models for capital project delivery through all stages of the project lifecycle.
knowledge of Cost Management and Risk management practices for capital projects.
Experience with Senior stakeholder management and influencing capabilities
Experience with tools such as SAP, EcoSys, Unifier and risk modelling software (e.g., @Risk, Safran).
Experience with data analysis, statistical analysis and report preparation.

Nice To Haves

MSc or PhD or other Chartered / Professional Qualification in a relevant discipline
Excellent management, communication and interpersonal skills, with comfort cooperating with individuals internally and externally at all organizational levels.
Understanding of how different functions interface on GSK projects.
Solid knowledge of GSK project process, User requirement management, quality and compliance requirement, site project completion and pre-start processes, and how these impact engineering and design, construction, commissioning, and qualification contracts
Familiar with the GCP Project Management Framework (PMF), relevant engineering standards and compliance requirement as well as Quality Management Systems
PMP (Project Management Professional) or CCP (Certified Cost Professional) or PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional) or Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement credentials

Responsibilities

Develop and implement cost control strategies across global capital projects.
Translate Capital management principles into Cost management functional practices (such as Accruals, Cashflows, Value of work done etc.).
Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and variance analysis.
Ensure alignment with corporate financial policies and capital governance processes.
Lead cost benchmarking and value engineering initiatives.
Support with Independent Project reviews.
Establish and maintain a robust project risk management framework.
Facilitate risk identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and mitigation planning.
Integrate risk insights into project decision-making and portfolio prioritization.
Lead risk workshops and scenario planning with cross-functional teams.
Responsible for Quantitative Risk analysis using tools
Support with Independent Project reviews.
Ensure adherence to internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards
Support stage-gate reviews and SCRB (Supply chain review board) presentations.
Deliver executive-level reporting on cost performance, risk exposure, and mitigation effectiveness.
Develop dashboards and analytics tools to support proactive decision-making.
Support portfolio-level financial and risk reporting.
Lead a team of cost engineers, risk analysts, and project controls professionals.
Collaborate with Finance, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and PMO teams.
Act as a senior advisor to project sponsors and executive leadership.
Prepare and maintain all tools and templates related to Cost management (Cost report, Cashflows,
Prepare and maintain all tools and templates related to Risk management (Risk Register,
Develop dashboards and analytics tools to support proactive decision-making.
Drive continuous improvement in cost and risk management practices
Prepare, update & maintain GCP Operations budget
Monthly actuals reconciliation, department budget tracking