Project Engineering Manager

Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health business of Bausch Health Companies Inc., is solely focused on making people see better to live better. The company has a 40-year track record of growth and diversification in Waterford – Ireland’s oldest city. 

From Waterford, Bausch + Lomb supplies eye health products to people across the world.

The company’s success in Waterford has been built on a great team who between them have thousands of years of experience of delivering the highest quality every time. As the facility has grown, new opportunities have been created for skilled people to join the team and take their careers to the next level in a global company with deep local roots in Waterford.

Project Manager is responsible for creating project plans that outline tasks, timelines and resources. To communicate project plans, risks and issues to the project team and stakeholders. To monitor progress against scope, schedule and cost.  To improve the overall delivery of a portfolio of projects.

In addtion some key duties:

• Develop detailed project scopes and objectives.
• Ensure technical feasibility of all project tasks.  
• Coordinate internal resources and those of third parties/ vendors.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in scope schedule and costs.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
• Review and submit budget estimates, progress and cost tracking reports to management stakeholders
• Communicate on all aspects of a project’s progress and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Provide guidance on best Project Management techniques.   
• Be the ‘go to’ person for everything involving a project’s organization and timeline
• Oversight of a portfolio of major capital projects.
• Working with a broad range of internal stakeholders and contractors to B+L. 

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Engineering (required).
• Project Management certification.
  PMP qualification from PMI preferred.
• Specialized Training in areas such as Project Management, Validation or Negotiation preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Project (and related software) for project tracking and communication.
• Experience: Total of 5+ years of related, progressive experience.
• Knowledge of the compliance requirements of the medical device and related industries.
• Demonstrated communication, leadership and organizational skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks, a team player and a problem solver.   

Bausch & Lomb is committed to equal employment opportunity and complies with equal employment opportunity laws in effect wherever it operates.