Programme Planning & Delivery Manager

Job Title: Programme Planning and Delivery Manager

Location: Stevenage

Job Purpose

The role of a Programme Planning and Delivery Manager is responsible for Delivery of all capital projects (including capitalised SMW) and effective handover to Operations to enable updating of CAD and P&ID drawings with Service Partner support, Development of site Facilities Master Plans (<3 years) incorporating business and infrastructure needs with support from Tech Ops Managers/Service Partners. The maintenance of up to date Capacity/Occupancy data and CAD drawings with support from Service Partners and Plan and manage Capital SMW through the Service Partner

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

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Key responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Act as client interface and develop stakeholder relationships for Facilities Master Planning and project delivery
• Work with the Site Ops Director and Tech Ops Lead to determine project delivery and procurement strategy
• Develop project options in collaboration with the Site Ops Director, Occupancy and Space Planner and Tech Ops Lead (and/or delegate TOMs) for schemes to present to the business stakeholder, develop preferred scheme for scope development and detail design by design consultants.
• Maintain organizational standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance. Ensure safe and compliant execution by competent contractors of all capital projects applying country regulations, GSK policies, standards, SOPs and site-specific requirements.
• Lead facilities master planning process for the site(s) and meet site business needs. Project specifications to meet all necessary EHS and compliance standards and include all related infrastructure requirements
• Manage the effective and safe delivery all capital projects (including capitalized SMW) through Service Partners, meeting budget and schedule targets
• Accountable for end to end project delivery at the site (s), including management of projects through all delivery stages (including financial/operational recovery plans), performance management against KPIs, risk assessment and mitigation and handover readiness
• Prepare and present monthly progress reports for site(s) Operations/ Business Stakeholders
• Actively participate in site and regional governance meetings with Service Partner and engage in regular operational forums including weekly site comms cells
• Actively participate in site (s) crisis team and site (s) safety committees (where applicable)
• In absence of site director (Duty Holder), delegated decision-making authority on all matters related to the site capital portfolio

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Chartered Engineer – Construction/Project Management
• Degree – Engineering
• Experience of delivering capital projects in blue chip pharma/research /academia including new builds/lab and office refurbs/infrastructure/utilities
• Experience with detailed discussions and reviews with key site stakeholders to accurately interpret and translate URBs
• Experience dealing with senior customer stakeholder management to evaluate/offer various considerations to optimise operations/space/design/engineering and financial options

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• CIBSE/Project Management
• NEBOSH diploma/certificates – fire safety/CDM/Env/Gen H&S (support provided)
• Microsoft Office including Project, Autocad

Closing Date for Applications – 14th June 2024

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

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