Senior Specialist, Global Engineering Solutions (GES)
Senior Specialist, Global Engineering Solutions (GES)
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$ 114700 - 180500
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Job Description
Our Global Engineering Solutions (GES) executes a wide variety of capital and expense projects to ensure that our company has the capabilities and facilities to meet our goal to provide World Class Supply of Medicines and promote our Inventing for Life goal. The Global Engineering Solutions (GES) group is seeking a Senior Specialist of Engineering to manage large capital projects independently or a series of smaller projects within a portfolio in the manufacturing laboratory and infrastructure lines of business.
Responsibilities include:
Managing an integrated project team to deliver critical assets on time and within a prescribed budget
Leading the development of project execution plans
Verifying that project scopes provide an effective business solution
Managing projects process through effective design strategies
Developing and implementing suitable procurement strategies
Understanding and managing project cost budgeting and control
Managing schedule development and control
Providing construction management oversight
Implementing change management and control
Managing communications requirements with effective reporting and distribution of information
Risk management planning and mitigation
Managing/ implementing commissioning qualification contract administration and project close-out.
The Senior Specialist Engineering will strive to develop good relationships with cross-functional areas consisting of all aspects of the business including Operations Quality Technology Maintenance and Safety.
This position is located in Rahway NJ but may require the candidate to be available to travel 50% of their time in order to support projects within the Americas and internationally at the various plant sites
Education Minimum Requirement:
A bachelors degree in engineering
Required Experience and Skills:
A minimum of four (4) years experience executing/delivering a variety of capital and/or expense projects.
Experience in managing an integrated project team to deliver critical assets on time and within a prescribed budget.
Proficient oral and written communication skills along with the ability to deliver project status and funding presentations in a concise effective and organized manner.
Outstanding decision-making skills and strengths in change management and team alignment.
The ability to collaborate in a team environment that is sensitive to the needs of the business.
The ability to travel 50% including multi-year assignment(s) at non-home site location(s).
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Experience in Lean Project Delivery Methodologies (i.e. target value design off-site fabrication pull planning scheduling tools) considered a plus.
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U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5 2023 employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week Monday - Thursday although the specific days may vary by site or organization with Friday designated as a remote-working day unless business critical tasks require an on-site Hybrid work model does not apply to and daily in-person attendance is required for field-based positions; facility-based manufacturing-based or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as remote.
The salary range for this role is
$114700.00 - $180500.00This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills geographic location government requirements and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical dental vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family) retirement benefits including 401(k) paid holidays vacation and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at can apply for this role through (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only:We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only:We will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
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Merck & Co. Inc. Rahway NJ USA also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Rahway NJ USA does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place introductions are position specific. Please no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
50%Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not ApplicableShift:
1st - DayValid Driving License:
NoHazardous Material(s):
n/aRequired Skills:
Adaptability Adaptability Business Operations Capital Projects Change Control Processes Change Management Communication Management Cost Budgeting Customer-Oriented Deviation Management Engineering Standards Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Lean Management Maintenance Engineering Manufacturing Process Validation Oral Communications Process Optimization Procurement Strategies Project Budgeting Project Costs Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Strategic Thinking Teamwork 2 morePreferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
07/1/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
