Senior Project Director Global Engineering

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Introduction to role:

Are you a professional engineer looking for a leadership role that offers strategic direction and ensures quality and compliance standards? We are seeking an Engineering Project Director to join our Global Engineering and Real Estate organisation (GERE) and lead the delivery of our new manufacturing facility in Singapore.

As a valued member of the GERE team we’ll expect you to provide support and ownership of the GERE programme budgets and lead teams which will support the delivery of this campus development. This will include the opportunity to lead initiatives and deliver results that are multi-functional and impact the broader business. This in turn will demonstrate enterprise level thought processes to provide full benefit to AZ.

This is a flagship investment for AstraZeneca in a new location for our manufacturing organisation. The Engineering Project Director will be expected to be able to communicate effectively at the most senior levels within AZ and also with the relevant authorities in Singapore.

Accountabilities:

As the Engineering Project Director, you will set strategic direction for very large projects or programmes managed and provide an engineering perspective in broader AstraZeneca strategic planning activity.

You will lead and provide the senior corporate expertise for your area of responsibility, helping define the AstraZeneca Group's agenda in a specific area of specialisation.

You will define standards and metrics to monitor and review performance in your area of responsibility and make appropriate interventions.

You will ensure that systems and specialist expertise is available, cost effectively, to support the Company's global activities.

You will provide functional governance for your area of responsibility in AstraZeneca, represent AstraZeneca publicly in matters pertaining to your area of responsibility, and proactively influence stakeholders regarding the company’s reputation in that area.

Acting as process owner for processes in your organisation we'll need you to ensure that global processes are locally implemented. You will also act as sponsor and owner for global networks within the specialist area.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience

• Proven leadership experience with very large scale Engineering capital project delivery (>US$1BN)

• Full and detailed knowledge of relevant Safety, Health & Environment legislation

• Capability of developing and implementing business strategy

• Project and organisational change skills

• Stakeholder engagement and communication at senior levels

• Global experience (ideally in Singapore)

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Post-graduate engineering qualification or professional accreditation

• Experience with delivering Pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities to global GMP standards

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

The expectation is that the role will be based in Singapore but with travel to Europe during the design phase of the project.

Why AstraZeneca?

Be part of leading our Operations function at an exciting time of growth and evolution. We pioneer new approaches and processes across our sites, empowering our teams to foster a Lean mindset and sustainable practices. Every change we make is to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We are the champions of Lean, ensuring our teams understand and embody the benefits it can bring. There's improved quality and safety, as well as speed. Our manufacturing sites are environments of constant and rapid change. It's a place to expect the unexpected. There's rarely an obvious answer to the varied challenges we face, so it takes adaptability, flexibility and patience to thrive here.

Interested in this great opportunity? Apply now to join us in our mission to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines!

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