Engineering Project Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager, Capex Projects

Location: Slough, Berkshire, UK

Become a Portfolio Manager at Lonza. . Ensure CAPEX projects meet timelines, cost, and quality standards.

• Act as the focal point for internal customers to ensure CAPEX investments are delivered within agreed timelines, costs, and quality standards.
• Lead a portfolio of projects by developing a common project management approach.
• Engage third-party or internal project management resources to ensure flawless delivery of capital projects.
• Ensure project teams adhere to agreed project processes, maintaining strict control of project costs, scope, deliverables, and schedules.
• Plan and resource project requirements adequately, ensuring teams are suitably skilled and trained.
• Follow safe design and execution standards to provide a full operational handover meeting asset lifecycle quality and compliance standards.
• Present monthly portfolio status reports accurately and bring up issues as needed.
• Define and manage changes to project scope effectively.
• Communicate project benefits and improvements to the wider organization.
• Complete and share lessons learned throughout the project process.

• Degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in project management, preferably within pharmaceutical environments adhering to GMP processes. Facility/infrastructure projects.
• High proficiency in project management tools and activities, including cost, change control, time, schedule, procurement, and qualification/validation.
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Demonstrated success as a great teammate, showcasing a focus on results, honesty, critical thinking, and leadership.
• Experience in 3rd party supplier interaction and supplier management.
• Ability to coordinate and lead a team to achieve objectives successfully.

Take on this exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission of improving lives through science and innovation!

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.