Electrical Project Manager

Blackfield Associates; Indiana; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackfield Associates is seeking an Electrical Project Manager for a 12-month contract based in Indiana. You will lead electrical and site infrastructure projects, coordinating with Eli Lilly and partners to ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.

You will oversee design, construction, commissioning, and handover, ensuring GMP and EHS compliance while managing multi-disciplinary teams and contractors. Strong leadership and communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline. Master's degree advantageous.
• Proven experience managing design-to-construct-then-handover projects.
• Strong knowledge of medium-voltage electrical systems and site infrastructure.
• Experience in GMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Ability to manage contractors and multidisciplinary teams on complex capital projects.
• Solid understanding of project controls: cost, schedule, risk, and change control.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of electrical and site infrastructure projects within scope, schedule, budget, safety, and quality targets.
• Interface with customers and stakeholders to drive successful project execution.
• Provide governance for electrical infrastructure, MS/medium-voltage, telecom, security, and auxiliary systems through design to handover.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and resolve technical, commercial, and schedule issues.
• Lead change management and ensure effective stakeholder communication and alignment.
• Oversee contractor performance to meet commitments and objectives.
• Prepare regular governance reporting, risk reviews, and progress tracking.
• Ensure compliance with GMP requirements and EHS standards.
• Participate in leadership and steering meetings with status updates and recovery plans.
• Support commissioning, qualification, and handover for operational readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and best practices.

Skills

Electrical project management

GMP compliance

Stakeholder management

Budget and scheduling

Construction/site infrastructure

Vendor/contractor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree advantageous

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Cost management tools

Job description

Blackfield Associates are currently partnered with a global pharmaceutical manufacturer to support their search for an Electrical Project Manager to join their project based in Indiana on an initial 12-month contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of electrical and site infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, safety, and quality objectives.
• Act as the primary interface between Eli Lilly, Fluor, contractors, system owners, and key project stakeholders to drive successful project execution.
• Provide leadership and governance for electrical infrastructure, medium-voltage systems, telecom, security, and auxiliary systems throughout design, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, manage priorities, and ensure timely resolution of technical, commercial, and schedule-related issues.
• Lead project change management activities, assessing impacts to scope, cost, and schedule while ensuring effective stakeholder communication and alignment.
• Maintain oversight of contractor performance, ensuring commitments are met and project execution remains aligned with approved objectives.
• Drive project governance through regular reporting, risk management, schedule reviews, and progress tracking.
• Ensure compliance with Eli Lilly project delivery processes, GMP requirements, and all applicable safety and EHS standards.
• Participate in project leadership and steering meetings, providing updates on project status, risks, milestones, and recovery plans.
• Support construction, commissioning, qualification, and handover activities to ensure successful project completion and operational readiness.
• Promote continuous improvement by identifying lessons learned and implementing best practices to enhance project performance.

Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline. A Master's degree is advantageous.
• Proven experience managing projects from design through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Strong technical knowledge of medium-voltage electrical systems, site infrastructure, telecom, security, and auxiliary facility systems.
• Experience working within GMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage contractors, multidisciplinary teams, and stakeholder relationships on complex capital projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls, including cost management, schedule management, risk management, and change control.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced construction environment while managing multiple priorities and driving accountability across project teams.
• Experience supporting greenfield pharmaceutical projects is highly desirable.