Head Design Delivery

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Objective:

• Lead the Design Delivery function within the GCC and ensure effective planning coordination execution and governance of multidisciplinary design activities across the project portfolio.
• Build and develop Design Delivery capabilities talent leadership pipelines and delivery excellence within the GCC.
• Drive predictable delivery performance through effective scope schedule cost resource risk and quality management.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are integrated coordinated and delivered in accordance with business project quality and compliance requirements.

Accountabilities:

Functional Leadership

• Lead and develop Design Delivery Leads and delivery management capabilities across the GCC.
• Establish delivery management processes tools governance frameworks and performance metrics.
• Support recruitment onboarding succession planning and capability development.
• Drive consistency in delivery practices across all engineering disciplines.

Delivery Management

• Accountable for overall GCC delivery performance across projects and portfolios.
• Ensure effective planning coordination prioritization and execution of multidisciplinary engineering activities.
• Drive scope schedule cost resource risk and quality management practices.
• Ensure alignment between project requirements and engineering capabilities.

Quality Governance & Performance

• Monitor delivery performance KPIs resource utilization and capacity planning.
• Drive design quality deliverable consistency and lessons learned.
• Support governance reviews escalation management and decision-making processes.
• Ensure compliance with Takeda standards and engineering governance requirements.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary GCC interface for engineering delivery activities.
• Collaborate with Project Teams Engineering Functions Manufacturing Sites and Business Stakeholders.
• Ensure clear communication of priorities risks resource requirements and delivery commitments.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive delivery excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote digital tools automation standardization and data-driven delivery management.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity predictability quality and efficiency.

EDUCATION BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Project Management Construction Management or related discipline.
• Masters Degree preferred.

Experience:

• 15 years of engineering project delivery design management or capital project experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations or project portfolios.
• Experience in pharmaceutical biotechnology or regulated industries.
• Experience with FEED Detailed Design and project delivery governance.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Strategic leadership.
• Stakeholder management and influencing.
• Commercial and financial awareness.
• Decision making and problem solving.
• Team leadership and coaching.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Technical Skills

• Design Management.
• Engineering Delivery Management.
• Scope Cost Schedule Resource Risk and Quality Management.
• Multidisciplinary engineering coordination.
• Pharmaceutical capital project delivery.
• Digital delivery and reporting tools.