Project Manager - Automation / Robotics

Summary

The Position: As Project Manager with Novartis Austria, you will be responsible for planning and executing CAPEX projects within organization including all reporting requirements. You will be expected to deliver these projects on time, within budget and to the expected high quality. Furthermore, you will adhere to the highest safety standards during the entire lifecycle of project implementation and will ensure that no critical findings arise during the course of HSE audits.

About the Role

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading CAPEX investments of up to USD 30 million

• Prepare Project Charter, Business Case and CAR

• Develop Project Cost Estimation & Value Improvement Review

• Define project risk management (safety, quality, functional, project execution)

• Perform project reviews (e.g. Technical Quality Review (TQR), constructability)

• Expedite and manage project vendors / contractors / 3rd parties in project

• Implement and monitor construction contractor safety and inspection plan

• Approve qualification plan

What you'll bring to the role:
Essential:

• Degree in engineering (Dipl. Ing. / M. Sc. / B. Sc.) or equivalent

• Full Proficiency in both German and English

• Five years of Capital Portfolio and Major Project Management experience

• Outstanding Project Management and excellent technical knowledge with demonstrated ability to deliver safe, effective and fully compliant projects

• Broad project controlling knowledge

• Experience in automation and/or robotics

• Excellent knowledge of key non-technical business processes; Strategy, HR, and Finance

• Advanced HSE and GxP / QA knowledge

Desirable requirements:

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry

Why Novartis?

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people and culture

Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development options as well as worldwide career opportunities within the Novartis group. In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is €60,212.18 per year (on a full-time basis). The actual salary will be significantly higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies.

Disabilities: Accessibility and Reasonable Adjustments:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition, physical disability, or neurodiverse condition you need an adjustment for any part of the recruitment process, please reach out to disabilities.austria@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team's representative of the patients and communities we serve. Our recruitment decisions are based on selecting the best person for the job, regardless of gender, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality, or disability.

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