Global Engineering Project Lead (all genders)

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About the job

Our Team:

This department is part of the Global Engineering SpeCare organization and supports the EMEA region to deliver capital projects. Our main mission is to:

• Lead all Tiers 1 & 2 Projects & Programs
• Lead strategic projects from Feasibility to Commissioning, Qualification & Validation in a “hybrid organizational mode” with Sites to ensure a robust handover after startup.
• Build robust organization for each Tiers 1 & 2 Project mixing expertise & leadership from Sanofi Local & Global aligned with Cluster & Site head.

Main responsibilities:

• Project delivery
  • Lead Tier 1 projects beyond 15 M€ for a cluster of sites in the EMEA region (sites are located in Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Turkey, Algeria and Egypt).
  • Your first mission will be the management of a Tier 1 compliance project at our Insulin Campus in Frankfurt (ICF) which focus on the implementation of the latest BLA and Regulatory requirements in our DS and DP facilities.
  • Identify with Site Engineering Head appropriate staffing for the project organization.
  • Ensure that HSE, Quality standards are implemented & validated before execution focus on design to cost solutions.
  • Define contract model for all key steps from Detail Eng. to C&Q.
  • Collaborate transversally with Global functions & Sites to define for each key project steps optimized solutions.
  • Implement Project Controls & End to End Planning with appropriate SOPs.
  • Leverage Global Engineering expertise & know-how to support successful Project Delivery.
  • Ensure transversal alignment and governance with Site leadership teams for efficient & effective decision making.
  • Anticipate, confirm & communicate project risks on & across the site.
  • Create & track action plans to manage risk all along the project.
  • Assist Site teams (Operations & Quality) & MSAT during PQ & validation activities before full handover.

• Project & Maintenance activities
  • Ensure risk analysis, FMEA including Digital for critical assets is deployed during the project to ensure a relevant preventive & predictive maintenance plan is ready before start-up.
  • Ensure assets reliability and maintainability by design.

• Project & sustainability key input
  • Ensure that by CO2 emission, energy and utilities are as lower as possible by design assuming that for a new building or extension (HVAC included), target is zero emission.
  • Ensure planet care group targets.

About you

• Experience: 10+ years expertise in senior Engineering, medium / large project management and managing Position (Site, Country, or regional responsibility); Good experience in Engineering & Technical Management; 10+ years of experience in management / execution of large capital investments in the biopharmaceutical industry
• Soft and technical skills: Collaborate effectively with peers, stakeholders, partners across the organization to positively impact business results; Ability to manage complex projects achieving significant business results; Leadership skills demonstrated with successful & managing transversal international team
• Education: Phd.; Masters degree or diploma in Engineering or Science with Project management background
• Languages: Fluent English and German spoken and written is compulsory.