Staff Project Engineer

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Jacksonville, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care is recruiting for a Staff Project Engineer, located in Jacksonville, Florida. About Vision Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech Staff Project Engineer is responsible for executing all phases of site wide capital projects that enable the continuous improvement of our world class manufacturing platforms and supporting systems. You will be directly responsible for leading a variety of projects from concept to delivery and act as the technical lead accountable for scope development, schedule execution, and budget adherence.

Requirements

At least 5 years’ experience with direct accountability over multi-functional teams delivering capital projects to plan within a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience with budget ownership and direct accountability of capital investments in excess of $1MM.
Able to effectively communicate methods for developing budgetary estimates and obtaining capital appropriations through a formal approval process.
Able to effectively communicate formal project methodologies around the key areas of project management.
Experience providing direction to both internal and contract project team members and driving tactical execution to project milestones.
Experience owning the installation, commissioning, and validation activities for automated process equipment in a regulated medical device industry.
This includes familiarity with FDA regulatory standards and Good Manufacturing Practices.
Experience developing budgets and business case proposals that led to acquiring capital appropriations in excess of $1M USD.
Proven track record of effectively forecasting project cash flows and actively managing spend to achieve accurate results against forecast.
Familiar with Process Safety Management and Process Hazard Analysis for equipment installations and qualifications within PSM governed areas.

Nice To Haves

Certification in a Project Management framework is preferred.

Responsibilities

Accountable individual for delivering site priority capital projects that span equipment upgrades, product brand conversions, and new line installation/commissioning under minimal supervision.
Utilize experience with formal project management tools to ensure execution to best practices around budget development, resource management, and schedule creation.
Lead multi-functional teams (internal and external to Engineering) and influence business decisions around optimal scope approaches.
Supervise the activities of a multi-disciplined staff that may change in size and composition from project to project.
Responsible for providing technical interpretation and expertise to ensure adherence to FDA/Safety/Quality policies, good engineering practices, J&J standards, and customer specifications.
Align project scope with stakeholders and document in project charter.
Provide regular project updates to site leadership.
Drive business alignment through the development and execution of a formal communication plan.
Establishes project timelines, objectives, priorities, and targets.
Responsible for developing project budgets, acquiring bids, preparing funding requests and obtaining Capital Appropriation approval from senior leadership.
Demonstrates a strong leadership style which reflects the standards and expectations outlined in the Johnson & Johnson Credo.