Sr. Project Manager

The Opportunity:

What we're looking for

Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering required. Master's degree preferred. Must be familiar with project control frameworks.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years applicable experience in project management. Formal training in project management tools, techniques and best practices is desired. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required.

Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Projects), SAP experience is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Highly organized and initiative-taking individual who can work independently with little supervision.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• PMI Certification (PMP) highly desired.
• Must be able to manage people, finances, business relationships encompassing a prominent level of detail.

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Project Planning.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive.
• Project plans (schedule, risk, issues, budget).
• Project schedules using work breakdown structures, critical path.
• Resource plans, including roles and responsibilities and both internal and external staffing.
• Quality plan.
• Risk Management plan.
• Communication plan.
• Project Execution.
• Meets project objectives within timeline and budget requirements.
• Utilizes best practices to meet committed dates.
• Manages team resources, external and internal stakeholders, and business partners.
• Controls spend and resource usage per budget.
• Identifies and resolves conflicts proactively escalate to management appropriately.
• Tracks and resolves open issues.
• Provides regular and proactive communication to stakeholders, team members and IS management.
• Project Control.
• Manages scope aggressively.
• Manages change control.
• Tracks resource usage and financial spend and make required adjustments.
• Understands and follows project accounting rules, especial capital, and expense.
• Reviews and updates risk, quality, communications plans.
• Conducts regular project team and stakeholder meetings.
• Project Close communication & updates
• Conducts administrative and financial closeouts.
• Conducts Lessons Learned and update PMO risk list.
• Support financial forecasting
• Leader of asset management documentation
• Timely maintains and updates project information in the Project and Portfolio Management System.
• Follows project management best practices as identified both in the PMI PMBOK Guide.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

Pay Transparency:

The expected pre-tax pay for this position is

Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. 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 recruiting@avantorsciences.comand 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.

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