Sr Project Manager (MES)

Position: Sr. Project Manager with MES (Manufacturing Execution System)
Job Location: Cork, Ireland
Contract: 12 Months + Possible extension
Rate: GBP 500 per day (negotiable)

Qualifications & Experience:
· Minimum 7 years of professional experience is required
· Proven record of planning and delivering complex projects
· Experience managing remote project teams desired
· Experience and proficiency in Microsoft Project preferred
· Demonstrated experience in full project management lifecycle for software/maintenance/ development/ implementation projects and IT methodologies (ITIL)
· Experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions; demonstrated experience managing customer relationships.
Job Description
· Lead assigned projects ensuring delivery on-time, within scope and within budget
· Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan with resource capacity and actuals analysis
· Liaise with resource managers to ensure resources are available to support the timelines within the project schedule
· Utilize risk management strategies to actively manage project risks that may impact project cost, quality, scope or schedule
· Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
· Review and approve time cards associated with your project
· Create business case financial models
· Forecast, monitor and report on project financials, and maintain financials in project management tools Manage change requests by assessing impact to scope, schedule and cost; and communicate with key stakeholders
· Liaise with the supplier management groups as needed on supplier engagement, quality of services, experience and cost
· Partner with the project team to ensure compliance with regulations, policies, standards, procedures, and associated documentation including but not limited to computer systems validation, SOX, and PM standards
· Continually update relevant business stakeholders of project status and periodically publish project status reports
· Represent the project in various project governance and inter-departmental forums
· Ensure all projects meet success parameters and ROI targets stated in business case
· Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value
· Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria and deliver project to meet those metrics and criteria
· Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set by the company
· Assist, share learning, and mentor others within the PMO regarding standards, organizational understanding, and relationship building to promote the successful delivery of projects