**Previous Pharmaceutical/Biotech experience is mandatory for this role.**
MMR Consulting is an engineering and consulting firm specializing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Its services include Engineering, Project Management, and Validation. MMR has offices in Canada, USA, Australia, Singapore and India.
**Responsibilities**
- Leads all cost control activities Engineering and Real Estate's projects.
- Expected to work with A/E, CM, Automation Integrator, and CQV firms as needed, to leverage or align cost control processes and deliverables.
- Supports the procurement process, as required and ensuring budget checks are carried out prior to committing purchase orders and contracts.
- Supports bid analysis in conjunction with Engineering and Real Estate team estimating resources along with any value engineering exercises.
- Responsible for the cost reporting and forecasting processes on the above-mentioned projects, including change management and internal resource forecasting and control.
- Supports change order evaluations in conjunction with Engineering team estimating resources.
- Responsible for monitoring project progress, productivity, and earned value; identifying and communicating deviations from plan.
- Facilitates agreement of the final cost account with key members of the supply chain Ø
- Contributes to the risk management process (led by the PM) to ensure risks are correctly identified and evaluated / quantified, thus informing contingency requirements moving forwards.
- Establishes and maintain SAP WBS for cost accounting purposes.
**Key Deliverables**
- Establish original control budget and maintain current control budget, including budget changes and transfers.
- Prepare monthly cost reports, and present to the PM as a minimum to agree the position and identify any corrective actions needed.
- Prepare and maintain a cash flow forecast for the duration of the project.
- Quarterly cashflow forecast (long range plan, rolling business updates etc.) including any ad-hoc update requests typically towards year-end.
- Monthly cost-related components progress report.
- Set up and maintain a staffing forecast which shows planned, actual and forecast expenditure.
- Monthly resource plan review and update with the Project Manager and other contributors as needed.
- Change log completed with cost impacts and funding sources, reviewed at a frequency no less than monthly albeit probably more frequently with the project team.
- Monthly contingency drawdown profile, identifying planned, actual and pending usage Ø Data capture form(s) at project close-out.
- Prepare a cost analysis for the final account based on agreed format or special requirements.
- Prepare capitalization of construction costs for the purpose of preparing an asset register
**Requirements**:
- Experience of project controls in a construction environment with pharmaceutical experience preferred
- Experience of valuations, administration of sub-contractor accounts and variations.
- Understanding of construction techniques and specifications
- Experience of working within a team environment
- Experience of handling large value contracts or subcontracts
**Skills**
- Customer & delivery focused
- Meet deadlines without the need for prompting
- Ability to prioritize and work autonomously
- Lots of energy and motivation and ability to multitask
- Good communication skills, attention to detail and good understanding of business as well as financial issues
- Travel may be required on occasion.
- Strong multi-tasking skills