Senior Manager, Project Controls – Scheduling

Johnson & Johnson•Wilson, NC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com Job Function: Project/Program Management Group Job Sub Function: Project/Program Management Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America Job Description: About Innovative Medicine Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine We are searching for the best talent for Senior Manager, Project Controls – Scheduling to be located at Wilson, NC. At Engineering & Property Services (E&PS) we take care of all J&J buildings around the world providing end to end services from Real Estate, Engineering & Strategic Project Delivery to Facilities Management. We have a profound influence on the entire J&J Enterprise, providing innovative workplaces where our employees can collaborate and grow, and delivering flexible site solutions which enable our business to best serve our important customers and patients. The Senior Manager, Project Controls - Scheduling role is responsible for compliant deployment of J&J Worldwide Procedures and E&PS Schedule Controls tools, guidelines and industry best practices throughout the lifecycle of the project. This candidate will require a strong background in collaborative planning, scheduling, cashflow management and risk management. This role will be part of the Americas Project Controls & Assurance team and a crucial part of strategic projects’ onsite teams. This role is responsible to drive standardization, through the ideation, definition, execution and assessment, and operational turnover project phases; including, but not limited to developing and managing detailed and cost-loaded schedules and value-focused metrics, progress reporting, and implementing and communicating risk management processes and best practices. In addition, this role will support the Project Leader to deliver on early end-to-end timelines, business case and execution approach alignment, project progress and reporting throughout the project phases, and lessons learned. An ideal candidate for this role will have strong leadership experience with demonstrated competency interfacing with multiple levels of the organization including senior leaders (internally & externally); strong networking and relationship building skills; proven experience driving progress on large capital projects while remaining focused under ambiguous and complex situations. Key relationships include collaborative working relationships with the J&J Project Delivery team, cross functional business teams, external partners, key stakeholders, and business leaders. This role will also ensure alignment with key E&PS functional partners (Global Finance, Project Management, CCFS and Facilities Management).

Requirements

B.S. in Business, Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management from an accredited institution is required.
Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP), Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) or equivalent is required.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Power BI, Primavera P6 and/or Oracle Primavera Cloud, and Monte Carlo analysis is required.
Minimum 10 years of project controls experience supporting major capital projects / relative business experience and project or operations management.
Extensive knowledge of engineering / construction / CQV / projects controls execution
Prior experience managing complex capital projects > $50MM in Supply Chain, R&D, Pharma or Medical Device.
Knowledge and experience of translating complex business needs into clear Final Project Objectives.
Track record of developing and maintaining highly collaborative partnerships at all levels within the organization.
Highly skilled listening and problem-solving skills when managing potential project conflicts.
Full working knowledge of Project Controls methodologies in schedule, cashflow forecasts development and risk control processes.
Familiarity with multiple contract types and implementation schemes.
Experience in integrated scheduling is required, working knowledge in collaborative Primavera platforms.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with J&J Project Management approaches
Experience with web-based project management systems and Monte Carlo Cost analysis
Experience in an FDA regulated industry

Responsibilities

Provide support to the Director, Project Controls – Site Lead on Front End Loading (FEL) / early end-to-end timeline efforts supporting the Capital investment by obtaining agreement on project definitions, scope, and priorities, and support the assessment of resources, capabilities, and project delivery processes.
Support the implementation of J&J’s Project Delivery processes, particularly focusing on schedule and cashflow objectives, identifying and mitigating risk and adhering to key financial procedures.
Work with the project team to develop & align Capital Appropriation Request(s) detailed schedule and cashflow projections to ensure seamless progression of project approvals.
Ensure key tools and processes are in place to track project deliverables.
Monitor and report on project progress to all stakeholders including status reports defining project risks and possible solutions.
Ensure proper change control processes are in place and efficient.
Ensure that projects are implementing key Risk Management processes at all stages of project delivery (Cost & Schedule Risks assessments).
Attend meetings during the engineering, construction and commissioning/qualification phases.
Evaluate the Designer (AE), Construction Management (CM) and C&Q firm’s performance with respect to schedule control, cashflow and change management.
Support project management in evaluating and analyzing time-impact and/or cashflow-impact change orders and forecasts.
Evaluate subcontract procurement plan, track performance against target dates.
Review schedules and cashflow projections for subcontracts prior to award, validate against project objectives.
Evaluate project time contingency and monitor usage throughout the duration of the project.
Review payment applications to validate progress claimed and ensure compliance with commercial/contract terms and project cashflow objectives.
Support maintenance and update of the 21-Tab / ESR to accurately: Reflect status against the funding authorization and target schedule. Identify key accomplishments, critical issues, and potential areas of concern. Track project cashflow against plan. Track project safety statistics.
Manage the overall schedule development, integration and management, including engineering and design deliverables, procurement tasks, and construction management tasks, integrated with IT-automation tasks, commissioning and qualification, operational readiness, process validation and technology transfer.
This role will include hands-on schedule development and management, including cost-loading, updating, review, analysis and reporting to management, team leadership and team members.
Ensure proper schedule integration and focus on identification of critical and near-critical paths so that the project team can begin to consider possible mitigation plans in case of schedule delay.
Provide thorough review of the overall timeline and logic networks for all workstreams to ensure a true overall baseline.
Support teams in the development of programmatic/project-specific procurement strategies to meet timeline and cashflow objectives.
Identify areas of opportunities and risks while recommending courses of action that enable the project team to optimize its schedule performance.