Construction Manager

Construction Manager - Life Sciences - Copenhagen - 12-Months

Our client, a global (bio)pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation, is recruiting for a Construction Manager to join them on their new expansion project. Based in a charming Nordic location, this is on a contractual basis, and will involve significantly growing the sites capacity for the manufacture of Biologics.


Responsibilities:

Works closely with the engineering partner to develop construction team and to build a high performing team.

Ensure there is a strong safety culture and performance in the field execution of project deliverables and that appropriate stage gate controls are in place for all works.

Attends field walk downs as client CM Representative to ensure that appropriate standards are being met with installations.

Drive initiatives such as Quality Audit Metrics, Right First Time.

For construction acts as an interface with site stakeholders to address and resolve any issues in the interfaces with site and also with any external to site stakeholders.

Attends and provides inputs to Interactive Workshops with appointed contractors and other stakeholders to plan out construction and energisation activities in a schedule critical project, identifies any constraints and works to remove these and other barriers to achieving overall aims.

Ensure that Lean Construction Tools and Methodologies are being implemented in the field (Target Value Design and Construction, Integrated Project Safety Team Structure, Right First-Time approach)

Ensures that EPCM has appropriate stage gate approach in place to ensure rigour in allowing systems pass from Testing, Construction Completion, Energisation and Commissioning.

Requirements:

Proven level of experience in delivering significant capital projects within the pharmaceutical sector > M USD.

Hands on attitude and demonstrated ability to work with a variety of stakeholders.

Ability to sequence critical activities in planning work for construction phase.

A minimum of 10 years+ of relevant experience in capital projects preferably in Pharm/Bio Pharm or chemical.

Understands the typical project life cycle from concept through to qualification and has proven experience in this area.

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!