Project Manager, Life Science Lab Design (hybrid)
Company: Avantor
Location: Billings
Posted on: January 24, 2023
Job Description:
Job SummaryParticipates in negotiations with internal or
external clients; assisting clients in the development of business
plans, strategies and approaches to take advantage of business
opportunities.
Manage vendor relationships including conducting planning session
with vendors and service providers to define project scope and
performance expectations.
Provides subject matter expertise in areas including project
management, setup of local project offices, project scope
definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource
allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on
professional knowledge and background.Avantor is uniquely
positioned with expertise in supply chain, product offerings,
scientific expertise, technology, and a global footprint to set
science in motion by designing and building laboratories for the
science our customers do.At Avantor we continually look for
opportunities to innovate on behalf of our customers to provide a
world-class experience catered to solving their problems. As a
critical member of this team, you will be the business partner to
these customers, understanding their initiatives, and bringing
forward a solution using our capabilities.WHO YOU ARE:
- A transformative, creative professional who seeks innovation
and continuous improvement
- You are a self-starter who adapts to customers' needs in an
ever-evolving market through collaboration within a matrix
environment including, but not limited to, sales, operations,
portfolio, finance, supply chain
- You are excited about the opportunity to shape the development
of our growing team and strategic expansion
- Highly motivated to drive results through a keen ability to
position value by uncovering business problems and matching them to
our solutionMAJOR JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for all phases (planning, scheduling and managing)
of the design and construction process of a complex construction or
refurbishment projects
- Develops, updates and communicates detailed project plans with
internal partners and external customer teams to ensure success of
Lab Design, construction installations.
- Sets and Manages Client expectations
- Make recommendations to alert leadership team of impending
business issues. Execute process improvement tools and
methodologies as part of customer solutions to provide customer
value
- Compile, analyze and share cross-functional and customer data
for business reviews
- Communicates goals and project status with facility
leadership
- Evaluates and provides guidance during all planning stages of
lab project, including making economic comparisons of development
schemes, recommending options in conformance to master plan
- Leads internal stakeholder team(s) in establishing scope,
budget and schedule, and maintains such commitments through
programming, design, construction, and close-out processes
- Adherence to standard work, on-time completion rates and
customer satisfactionQUALIFICATIONS (Education/Training, Experience
and Certifications)
- Bachelor's degree required
- Project Management Professional (PMP) degree preferred
- 5+ years in customer facing project management within
construction industry; labs preferred
- Six Sigma certification or formal training preferred
- Experience working in supply chain, procurement or distribution
requiredKNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (Those necessary to perform
the job competently)
- Excellent attention to detail; must be analytical process
oriented, and highly motivated with results driven leadership
abilities
- Set Priorities, multi-task and meet deadlines. Manage multiple
tasks with minimal supervision
- Understanding of change management challenges associated with
process improvement and implementation
- Excellent presentation and selling skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skillsENVIRONMENTAL
WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT (Under Typical Positions)
- Typically works in an office environment with adequate lighting
and ventilation and a normal range of temperature and noise
level.
- Travel to VWR, supplier and customer locations.
- Work assignments are diversified. Examples of past precedent
are used to resolve work problems. New alternatives may be
developed to resolve problems.
- A frequent volume of work and deadlines impose strain on
routine basis.
- Minimal physical effort is required. Work is mostly sedentary
but does require walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting or
carrying objects that typically weigh less than 10
lbs.DISCLAIMER:The above statements are intended to describe the
general nature and level of work being performed by employees
assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be
construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and
skills required of employees assigned to this position.Avantor is
proud to be an equal opportunity employer.EEO Statement:We are an
Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not
discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin,
physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any
other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local
law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the
employment process, please contact us by email at and let us know
the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests
for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable
accommodation will be responded to from this email address.For more
information about equal employment opportunity protections, please
view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the
Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination
Provision using the links below.3rd Party Non-Solicitation
Policy:By submitting candidates without having been formally
assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by
Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment
process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates,
regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a
preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with
recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting
any form of solicitation.
Keywords: Avantor, Billings , Project Manager, Life Science Lab Design (hybrid), Executive , Billings, Montana
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