Role OverviewThe Project Manager will lead validated environment and laboratory construction projects across a campus, ensuring operational excellence, compliance, and tactical and financial performance. The role requires collaboration with Engineering, QA/Validation, Delivery, Sponsors, and regional leadership to deliver projects within a validated-state framework.
What You Will Do
The Project Manager will plan, execute, monitor, and close validated environment projects, ensuring IQ/OQ/PQ, equipment qualification, data integrity, and regulatory expectations are met. They will also serve as the on-site/day-to-day project lead, coordinating Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors, and Vendors to achieve project objectives within validated-state constraints.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of contract language, project accounting, and basic portfolio management as they apply to validated environments. They will also have the ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams in regulated contexts and present to senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Business Management, Architecture, or a related field.
- 5–10 years of direct project management experience on large capital projects, including regulated or validated settings.
- Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-site projects in validated environments (GMP/GLP/ISO 17025) within labs, biopharma, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices, healthcare, or related sectors.
- Understanding of contract language, project accounting, and basic portfolio management as they apply to validated environments.
- Strong executive communication skills; ability to present to senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups; capable of influencing across functional boundaries.
- Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams (Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors) in regulated contexts.
- Proficiency with standard project management tools (Primavera P6, MS Project) and reporting platforms; advanced skills in MS Office with the ability to create executive-level dashboards and presentations.
- Working knowledge of validation concepts, commissioning/qualification processes, data integrity best practices, and regulatory expectations for validated facilities.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders and subcontractors in validated environments.
- Willingness to travel and operate across multiple sites as needed.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Comprehensive bonus program
- Three weeks paid vacation in a calendar year/holidays/sick time/three PTO days in a calendar year
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care
- Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
- JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot)
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