Project Manager Specialist

Role Description

Position Summary:

• Deliver Project Management Office (PMO) oversight, guidance, and management of project portfolio for the Charles City, IA site. The project portfolio consists of large and small capital improvement projects as well as operational projects across the site.
• Assist Zoetis project teams in procurement and project tracking and including C.I.P. (Construction in Progress) reports, and project closure reports.
• Coordinate with Zoetis colleagues at the site as well as across the organization to implement projects effectively and efficiently to meet the organizational strategies and goals.
• Work with finance team to close out projects and capitalize project funds.

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for administering the Project Management Office structure and governance to achieve site and organizational strategies and goals.
• Responsible for compliance with Zoetis quality standards, state and local codes, FDA/USDA/EU/EPA/OSHA regulations on all assigned capital projects.
• Responsible for adherence to relevant SOP's and standard work documents needed to perform work associated with the department.

Organizational Relationships

• Position reports to Director / TL - Engineering and interacts with all departments at the site as well as interactions with network colleagues.

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree is required; preferred fields include Business, Finance, Engineering, Science, or a closely related discipline.
• Seven or more years of project management experience preferred in the pharmaceutical/biological industry working on a variety of projects.
• Five years of Project Management Office experience preferred.

Technical Skills and Competencies Required:

• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize work and resources.
• Demonstrated effective use of available software and tools to communicate effectively to all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of resources to complete necessary work on schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with varying levels of colleagues at the site and across the network, as well as consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Understanding of cGMPS, USDA regulations, Zoetis Quality Standards, and Good Engineering Practices.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to walk, sit, or stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to reach above shoulder level, bend/stoop, kneel, push/pull, and handle/grip frequently.
• Must be able to work weekends as needed.
• Frequent lifting and carrying of 5 to 25 lbs.
• Regular reaching, bending, stooping, and twisting.
• Repetitive motion and substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.