Senior Project Engineer - 4674

Verista's 600 experts team up with the world's most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. The nature of our business is to empower growth and innovation within the scientific community and to help researchers, organizations, and companies solve some of the world's most pressing healthcare challenges. Verista provides innovative solutions and services that empower informed decision-making and are the result of our significant investment in our people and our capabilities.

Our ability to grow is driven by world-class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.

Company Culture Guidelines & Values:

• We empower and support our colleagues
• We commit to client success at every turn
• We have the courage to do the right thing
• We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged
• We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise
  
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Development, implementation and communication of project scope, schedules, and budgets
• Manage materials planning and budget development
• Monitor and alert of project-related spending/overspend
• Participate in the commissioning for installation and start-up of equipment
• Update project status and provide updates to the team
• Develops and delivers multi-work stream project plans with complex dependencies and numerous vendors
• Is responsible for major sections of large client capacity planning, budget, and resource and materials plan
• Provides individual feedback to project team members on their contributions, quality of deliverables and overall performance on the project
• Organize and document project team meetings including management and accountability for action items
• Develop specifications for vendor bids
• Vendor interface
• Develops and delivers major sections of large project plans or full project plans for smaller projects or facility upgrades
• May be assigned and manage projects involving new or custom equipment not previously delivered by Verista
  
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required
• Proficiency using PC and Microsoft Office tools
• Outgoing personality with strong ability to communicate effectively with peers in clear, concise terms
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Training with MS Project or other PM packages
• GMP and Good Documentation Practice training (may be completed at onboarding)
• Strong interpersonal skills and clear communication capabilities
• Experience with and tolerance for high levels of challenge and change
• Proven attention to detail and organization in project work, including Gantt charts, project flow
• Capable of working on assigned tasks without mentorship
• Experience in vision inspection and/or automation manufacturing environments with demonstrated ability to generate project engineering deliverables independently
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with the ability to transition between the two
• Capacity to make independent sound decisions and independently manage priorities
• Ability to mentor and guide less experienced team members
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients
• Proven ability to identify areas of business expansion and report to management team for follow-up
• Ability to lead risk assessment activities to determine project goals for Verista products
• Obvious business maturity and interpersonal skills to be able to effectively communicate and collaborate
• Experience and capability of effectively communicating requirements (written and orally) with rationale to different levels of the clients' organization
• Advanced Microsoft Project capabilities
  
  
  

Benefits

Why Choose Verista?

• High growth potential and fast-paced organization with a people-focused culture
• Competitive pay plus performance-based incentive programs
• Company-paid Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurances
• FSA, DCARE, Commuter Benefits
• Supplemental Life, Hospital, Critical Illness and Legal Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Employer Matching benefit)
• Paid Time Off (Rollover Option) and Holidays
• As Needed Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Team Social Activities (We have fun!)
• Employee Recognition
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Parental Leave and Bereavement
  
  

For more information about our company, please visit us at Verista.com

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• Verista is an equal opportunity employer