Sr. Director, Capital Projects

The Role:

Reporting to the Sr Director Facilities & Engineering, based at our Norwood, MA site, this position will lead significant value capital projects or group of projects to execute the capital portfolio across United States and multiple global locations. The Senior Director will apply existing and new knowledge of Construction Control Project Management to support multiple and high-pace capital projects across multiple functions.

Here’s What You’ll Do:

• Strategic as well as tactical leadership of design, construction, commissioning, qualification (if applicable) and readiness workstreams for each assigned project

• Lead and performance manage Project Engineers

• Provide input to short- and long-term capital planning

• Use knowledge of operations to inform design decisions

• Ensures that projects are of high quality, are completed on schedule and remain within budget

• Direct design and construction management activities including capital planning, budgeting, designer selection, design review, project management, dispute resolution and any legal issues, project close out

• Working closely with procurement, direct the bid evaluation and contract award processes and coordinate the negotiation of contracts with designers and general contractors, and oversight of construction management activities

• Manage all external design team professionals from project inception through completion and ensure they produce thorough and accurate drawings which comply with all established standards

• Ensure review of all construction drawing documents and specifications, coordinating necessary reviews with business unit representatives and regulatory authorities

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to insure efficient and timely turnover of space for effective operations, including a maintenance and calibration package

• Oversee relationship with the local municipality authorities for project permitting and other business related to site improvements

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:

• At least 20 years of relevant experience working with construction capital projects or 15+ years with MS. 

• A professional degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management is preferred.

• Excellent negotiation, organizational, interpersonal and problem-solving skills  

• Demonstrates strategic enterprise thinking, finding innovative ways to deliver results, and build trust

• Must possess outstanding communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work with enterprise-wide information systems

• Ability to interact well with other groups and must be able to take ownership of and follow through on assignments.  Must be able to drive results on multiple complex assignments simultaneously with minimal required direction from his/her supervisor.       

• Ability to represent Moderna’s interests, objectives and policies in a professional and responsible manner.

• Ability to make effective oral presentations and work as part of a team.

• Ability to represent Moderna’s interests, objectives and policies in a professional and responsible manner.

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
• Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes 
• Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
• Adoption and family-planning benefits
• Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
• Generous paid time off, including:
  •    Vacation, sick time and holidays
  •    Volunteer time to participate within your community
  •    Discretionary winter shut down 
  •    Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
• Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 401k match and Financial Planning tools
• Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
• Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
• Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
• Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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