Senior Project Manager

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The Senior Project Manager is responsible for end‑to‑end management of cross‑functional teams coordinating all aspects of multi‑departmental and/or multi‑site projects. This includes planning, execution and finalizing projects per established scope, timeline and budget criteria. Working with project teams, the incumbent identifies and facilitates resolution of issues to minimize impact on project plans. The Senior Project Manager is also responsible for planning and leading key strategic programs impacting the Phoenix Manufacturing organization.

The Senior Project Manager supports the development and continual improvement of project and program management competencies.

• Employ strategic visioning and planning to align program goals and benefits with the goals of the organization.
• Manage and lead cross‑functional project and/or program teams.
• Ensure benefits, scope, goals and deliverables are well defined and understood by the team and stakeholders.
• Lead team meetings and ensure that meeting agendas and minutes are issued in a timely manner.
• Set and continually manage expectations with team members and other stakeholders. Where needed delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Develop full scale plans and timelines with input from all required departments.
• Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Schedule, track milestones and deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Identify and manage dependencies and critical path.
• Anticipate challenges and risks. Prepare, lead and execute proactive mitigation strategies to ensure optimal results.
• Proactively manage changes in scope, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans. Identify and resolve issues and conflicts with/within the team.
• Establish and maintain transparency by supporting development, updates and maintenance of project, program and portfolio status reports, department performance reports and associated dashboards.
• Ensure that communications between teams, functional management, senior management and executive leadership are handled in an efficient, effective and timely fashion.
• Conduct lessons learned evaluations with teams. Create recommendations and identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Ensure cGMPs are considered during project implementation. Apply knowledge of cGMPs to job responsibilities. Examples include but are not limited to Generation, review, approval of controlled documentation (e.g. SOPs, Work Practices, Change Controls) within global quality management systems. Identify Continuous Improvement Opportunities via exposure to projects, working knowledge of existing operations, or thru independent research.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management combined with project management techniques and tools.
• Detailed knowledge and interpretation of cGMP.
• Intermediate understanding of site quality GxP systems supporting document management, change controls.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, lead and participate in a team.
• Advanced…