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Nebraska (NE), Elkhorn
Job Code:  MERCUSR293361ENUS
Employer:  Merck & Co.
Category:  Engineering
Job Type:  Full Time

Location
Country:  United States
State:  Nebraska (NE)
City:  Elkhorn
05/08/2024

Description
Job Description

The Senior Specialist, Project Manager will fill a key role at the Elkhorn facility by development, direct management, and support of medium to large projects ($500K - $85M) according to site and corporate engineering, safety, environmental, quality, and code requirements. - The position will be responsible for developing scope/budget documents, funding requests, project schedules, as well as managing design, execution, commissioning, qualification, and delivery activities of capital projects at the Elkhorn site. - The Senior Specialist, Project Manager will focus on biological production related projects including, bacterial and cell fermentation, down stream processing, biological containment, decontamination, sterile filling, freeze drying, and packaging operations. - The Project Manager will also execute projects related to critical utility systems serving the production operations. - This exposure will make the Project Manager a key expert on many of the systems serving the Elkhorn site, and thus the Project Manager will routinely be asked to serve as a site liaison at our Company facilities in the US, and around the world. There will be less than 5% travel expected for the role as needed.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Develop, Specify, and Manage project scopes and deliverables according to the requirements of Global and Site Engineering, Safety, and Quality requirements.
  • Develop Preliminary Project Schedules in MS Project and manage the development of project schedules throughout the life span of each project.
  • Develop Project Budgets and Forecasts; and track performance of each project throughout the life span of each project.
  • Open and track Quality Change Requests related to project scopes.
  • Open and track Safety Management of Change (MOCs) change requests related to project scopes.
  • Coordinate and manage Process Hazard Analysis execution and Action Plan completion in support of projects.
  • Coordinate and manage Ergonomic, Industrial Hygiene, and other safety related assessments and resulting Action Plans in support of projects.
  • Develop Project Intake documents to gain project alignment for project activities.
  • Work with customers to develop User Requirement Specifications for project and change control activities.
  • Develop and execute; or in some cases contract development and execution of Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation protocols for testing of system changes and upgrades.
  • Train user groups on the efficient and effective use of their system interfaces and required applications.
  • Develop and update or manage the development SOPs to support project deliverables.
  • Develop and update or manage the development of Energy Control Procedures to support project deliverables.
  • Manage development and use of Job Safety Assessments by contractors during construction, and by End Users as projects are turned over.
  • Attend and execute Equipment Vendor Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing.
  • Oversee contractors and consultants to deliver projects as agreed with customer groups.
  • Develop User Requirement Specifications (URS), Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS), and Detailed Design Specifications (DDS) for small projects; and manage the development of these document packages for larger projects.
  • Review and approve URS, FRS, and DDS specifications developed by outside providers.
  • Lead project team meetings.
  • Define and develop customer supplied justification expectations.
  • Issue purchase orders and change orders to suppliers.
  • Monitor, verify, and approve supplier invoicing.
  • Close out projects when complete and assign depreciation profiles in cooperation with Accounting and Finance.

Education Minimum Requirement:-
  • Bachelors Degree in Engineering and 2 -5 years of experience managing projects between $250K and $10M in a highly regulated industry (bio-tech, pharma, food, nuclear or energy) is required.
  • - OR - 10 years of direct experience in project management of a medium to large scope in a highly regulated industry (bio-tech, pharma, food, nuclear or energy).

Required Experience and Skills:-
  • Possess strong problem-solving skills and able to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and resolve it at root cause
  • Ability to read and interpret technical/engineering documents, drawings, schematics
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Expertise and proficiency with basic office computer software, and the ability to learn how to effectively use SAP maintenance software to input data, research parts and analyze repair history detail.
  • Must be able to be exposed to extreme temperatures, outside weather in all conditions, high noise environments, work areas near moving mechanical parts and any chemicals used in production process.
  • Communication, leadership, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Skills and Abilities:
  • Experience within a USDA regulated manufacturing environment.
  • Lean and six sigma skills

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable

Shift:
1st - Day

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Job Posting End Date:
05/15/2024
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Job Posting End Date:05/15/2024

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Requisition ID:R293361
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