Senior Facilities Planner at Zoetis, Inc

We are seeking aSeniorFacilities Plannerfor ourVeterinary Medicine Research and Development(VMRD) business unit. This individual is responsible for managing the global portfolio budget for strategic and operational facilities projects, while assuring these projects adhere to corporate finance policies and documentation standards. Responsibilities also include assisting with the prioritization and vetting of new capital project requests and tracking project schedule and spend progress of approved projects across the global portfolio. This position is part of VMRD's Portfolio Strategy & Operations unit and reports to the Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Engineering. The role requires close working relationships and frequent interactions with Engineering, Finance, Procurement, EHS, Facilities Maintenance, and other roles responsible for facilities planning, engineering, and project management at sites across the VMRD global site network.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with global VMRD business units, Finance, Project Managers, Engineering, Maintenance, and other subject matter experts to create and update facilities master plans aligned with business objectives.
• Maintain a 3-to-5-year rolling capital portfolio plan for VMRD that includes all categories of facilities capital investment, e.g., strategic investments, operational improvements, cost reduction projects, sustainability investments, and end-of-life mitigation plans for major facility assets.
• Provide expert guidance on company finance and procurement procedures used to justify, evaluate, and make decisions on capital project requests. This may include assisting with the generation of required project justification documentation and planning-level budget estimates.
• Monitor project progress and financial performance, providing regular status reports on all or parts of the global facilities project portfolio to senior leadership.
• Lead and facilitate facility project status reviews across the global VMRD site network. These will occur at various frequencies at each global site (weekly to quarterly) depending on the capital investment intensity of each site.
• Implement portfolio governance frameworks to prioritize projects based on strategic value, risk, and regulatory requirements.

• Recommend and manage facilities-related feasibility and comparative studies when needed to determine most favorable solution options.

• Present project updates, study findings, and other recommendations to business and/or facilities leadership when required for further decision making.
• Utilize standardized project portfolio management systems that provide budget, forecast, and status reporting that support the company's financial compliance requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred (e.g., mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, industrial, environmental, or construction). A degree in finance, facilities management, or a related discipline will also be considered with appropriate facilities capital management experience

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant combined experience in one or more of the following areas: facilities project or construction management, facilities engineering, facilities planning, or capital finance. Experience within a biotech or life sciences research or manufacturing environment is highly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Facility design and construction, e.g., AIA standards, site selection; architecture and engineering; project change management; materials selection; construction techniques; project scheduling; risk management; deliverable qualification and commissioning; municipal approval and permitting processes.
• Multi-year site facilities infrastructure and utilities master planning, including capacity/growth planning.
• Industrial-scale HVAC and other mechanical, electrical, piping and processing systems typically used for centralized utilities operations (cooling towers, chillers, boilers, air handlers, Dx units, air moisture control systems, water treatment, compressed air supply, heat/energy recovery, etc.)
• Design standards for clean rooms (up to ISO-6/Class 10K) and containment labs and vivarium spaces (up to BSL-3).
• Sustainability engineering (with emphasis in energy reduction and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions)

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing at all organizational levels.
• Proven track record managing complex, multi-site capital portfolios with budgets exceeding $25 million annually.
• Strong knowledge of research & development facility regulations (e.g., GxP, FDA, OSHA).
• Exceptional project management skills with proficiency in project and portfolio management tools and methodologies.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic global environment with cross-cultural sensitivity.
• Experience with AIA contract structures highly preferred.
• SAP experience

• Ability to travel to other VMRD global sites, both domestically and internationally (up to 10% of time annually)

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