Engineering Manager - Strategic Projects

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

The Engineering Manager will primarily provide key Capital Project Team Leadership to support a large strategic capital project that will change the face of our Company's Elkhorn, NE site. The Engineering Manager will lead a team of direct reports and contracted professional resources on the internal project team; and will coordinate a large cross functional team of internal and external resources who are not direct reports. The scope of responsibility will include advocating the end user deliverables for all aspects of the project; from administration spaces to cutting edge biological processing facilities. The Engineering Manager will be responsible for communicating financial, schedule, and deliverable performance to our Company's Executive Leadership, Site Leadership, and Project team resources. Responsible to the Associate Director of Engineering and Maintenance (Elkhorn site), the position will collaborate with our Company's corporate engineering Project Manager.

Our Company's Elkhorn, NE site is a key supplier of companion and food animal vaccines for our Company's Animal Health Network. As part of a global network of sites and technology, the Elkhorn site delivers biological production, quality control, research & development, animal care, process development, and support services on an 85+ acre site. The Engineering Manager will have a high profile, highly responsible role in rapidly growing, global organization.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of process engineers and project resources.
• Seek out, collaborate with, and coordinate local and corporate support groups throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and deliver presentations for project status to local and corporate leadership teams.
• Collaborate closely with the Corporate Project Manager and project team to deliver the agreed upon end User Requirements, budget expectations, delivery schedule, and internal customer expectations.
• Ensure the project is delivering an end to end solution: including scope delivery, cost of ownership, training, documentation delivery, maintenance turnover, and automation lifecycle.
• Provide a check and balance for Design, Commissioning, and Qualification deliverables to ensure that a robust testing regime is executed, without un-necessary/non-value-added spending and effort.
• Ensure the project team is delivering solutions that are compliant with all internal standards and external code requirements.
• Ensure production process designs will meet the business demands identified in our Company's Mid and Long-Range Animal Health Strategy.
• Advise and provide guidance for Automated system design and configuration to meet Quality, Safety, information systems, and historization business needs.
• Maintain up to date training status.
• Manage the Change Control impact by the project on the existing operation.
• Coordinate legal and real estate resources to support the project.
• Lead coordination and communication efforts with local code and state incentive contacts.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Automation, Biological Systems, etc).

Required:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a Engineering, Project Management, or Plant Management role.
• Direct Experience on a large ($50MM +) project in the bio-tech, pharma, or food industries.
• Knowledge of SCADA System design, development, and implementation.
• Experience and knowledge and aptitude in developing and delivering presentations to senior leadership.
• Experience managing technical resources (engineers).
• Ability to drive a car, and perform limited travel is required.
• Must possess an innate desire to drive Safe, Compliant, and Environmentally responsible projects.

Other Skills/Experience/Knowledge preferred:

• OSHA 10 hr construction safety is preferred.
• PMI Project Management certification is preferred.
• Project Development through customer collaboration and Practical Problem Solving Approaches.
• Root Cause Analysis experience.
• Risk Assessment experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively using the English language, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work effectively in a demanding environment with a strong sense of urgency and ownership, while maintaining a high degree of professionalism.
• Strong aptitude for coaching, persuasion, consensus building, and team motivation.
• High degree of ownership and pride in successfully completing initiatives.

Computer

• Advanced knowledge of PC use for data processing (spread sheets, reporting software, and business system).
• Advanced capabilities with MS Office (Excel, Word, Visio, Outlook, etc.) required.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD required.
• Advanced level knowledge of MS Project Professional required.

Physical

• Ability to develop and deliver presentations effectively with executive leadership teams, as well as middle management, and operations personnel.
• Ability to sit, stand and walk for up to 8 hours or more per day to access construction and production work sites.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs. on a limited basis.
• Climb stairs and ladders to access equipment components.
• Ability to work at a computer to accomplish requirements above.
• Capable of working in unconditioned spaces at times.

Other

• Limited off shift work may be required to meet project, operations, and qualification needs.

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA is known as “Merck” in the United States, Canada & Puerto Rico. We are known as “MSD” in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Asia Pacific. We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology, vaccines and animal health products.

We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With 69,000 employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to Inspire our employees as we learn, develop and grow in our careers. We are proud of our 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world’s biggest investors in Research & Development.

What we look for ...

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

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Requisition ID:R41023