Director Engineering - CAPEX Lead

Director Engineering - CAPEX Lead

Lonza

Visp, Switzerland

The Director Engineering - CAPEX Lead is assigned to one or multiple specific growth investment projects and is responsible for planning, managing and executing investment projects through the complete project pathway (on time, within budget, meeting required quality standards). The role provides leadership to the project team(s), builds and maintains relationships with vendors and contractors. This is an engineering discipline role. You will have cross interaction with validation engineers, facility management, and operations; mitigate risks and ensure compliance with regulations and legal requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivery of project goals in terms of cost, time, functionality and according to client expectations;
• Establish project charter including scope of work, goals and deliverables together with the relevant project champion to support business objectives in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders;
• Clarifying roles and responsibilities within the project organization and developing full-scale project plans and associated communication documents;
• Securing optimal flow of information within project organization and at interfaces with project champion/project steering committee, and mediating in case of problems;
• Creating, executing and updating project work plans as appropriate to meet the changing needs and requirements;
• Reporting regularly in writing, including project progress reports. Includes both internal to Lonza stakeholders as well as ensuring external partners if needed are informed/aligned;
• Establishing the project team/ structure necessary to reach the project goals and ensures appropriate coaching/development/performance feedback to all direct reports in order to develop a strong and competent team.

Key requirements:

• Degree in engineering (process, pharmaceutical, biochemical engineering or equivalent) or long time and in-depth project management or operational experience in multiple international environments;
• Extensive experience in project engineering and project management for chemical, biochemical, pharmaceutical industries or facility layout and optimization or equivalent, with vast experience and expertise in the field of site/facility/process and utility functionality, setup and layout, knowledge of current technology in the field of building, building technology, DS and DP processes, automation and utility technologies;
• Very strong project delivery experience and volume of 100+ Mio. CHF managed;
• Experienced in cGMP;
• High agility, flexibility and dynamic personality;
• Fluency in English is required;
• International experience is strongly desired;
• Strong leader, motivating team player, drives results, excellent communication skills and experience in managing matrix-based cross-functional teams.

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