Senior Project Manager (IT Infrastructure)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA.

Group's key figures are approx. 4.56 billion Euros turnover, over 800 laboratories across 50 countries and about 50,000 staff.

Job Description

As a part of the team you will

  • Manage, monitor and deliver multiple interrelated IT Infrastructure Transformation / Integration / Segregation projects throughout Food and Environment testing businesses across Europe. These projects will be aimed to perform installations, configuration and migrations of enterprise-level IT infrastructure systems, components and related software. This may include Windows Server 2008 / 2012 / 2016 (standard or enterprise level), Linux, VMWare, virtual & physical servers, cloud solutions (Azure, Amazon), Active Directory, Office 365, Exchange, storage, network, firewalls, load balancers as well as end user technologies, SDWAN, Wi-Fi, security, monitoring and management software and components.
  • Define scope, provide estimates, plan the budget, allocate resources, own communications and governance.
  • Proactively identify project delivery risks and issues. Establish mitigation mechanisms and effectively communicate and escalate to ensure progress.
  • Own schedule and deliver projects as per the scope, on time and to the budget in a highly interdependent ecosystem with multiple stakeholders.
  • Establish delivery monitoring controls and governance mechanisms.
  • Lead, guide, inspire, motivate and direct multiple cross organizational teams and suppliers to deliver products ensuring a return on investment.
  • Prepare and present decision-making materials for senior executive management.
  • Ensure all abovementioned activities are executed in line with agreed policies, best practices and standards.

Qualifications

As an ideal candidate you shoud have skill or experience as below:

  • Proven track record of managing complex IT Infrastructure integration, post-acquisition, transition or carve-out projects, preferably in an international organization.
  •  Proven analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills. The successful candidate will be able to describe multiple business situations where these skills have been leveraged.
  • Commanding project leadership and follow-through with delivery team resources.
  • Strong customer focused, team-oriented communication skills with emphasis on building lasting, trusted partnerships through written and verbal communications, presentations to management.
  • Deep project management practice experience & discipline with adherence to process in an agile/rapid development methodology.
  •  Sound understanding of IT Quality Management Systems and/or Agile Frameworks.
  • Expert knowledge of Microsoft Project and/or other project management tools.
  • Ability to work in an amorphous environment delivering results by influencing the assets outside the hierarchy setup.
  • Successful experience delivering results from international and geographically disparate teams, including both local and remote resources and contending for heavily utilized centralized resources.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a track record of working directly with senior executive levels.
  • Excellent written and verbal skills in English. Additional language skills in French is a plus, but not required.
  • Ability for occasional travel across Europe.  
  • Ability to have fun while working hard in a demanding fluid environment.

Additional Information

  • Very attractive, multicultural and friendly work environment in fast-growing international company (more than 45 000 employees now);
  • Possibility to grow and make the next step in your professional career and self-development;
  • Long-term relationship and competitive salary package and bonus;
  • Medical and life insurance, MyBenefit system;
  • Permanent contract from the very beginning;
  • Possibility of Home Office (up to 20% of time);
  • Flexible working hours.
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