Lead Project Controls Engineer for Biomanufacturing Schedules

PerkinElmer; Illinois; On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking an experienced Project Controls & Scheduling Lead Engineer for Project Farma in the United States. The role requires residence near major markets and willingness to travel domestically to meet client project requests.

You will develop and maintain schedules, cost models, and performance reports, interfacing with clients, vendors, and site personnel to deliver high-quality controls outputs and proactive decisions across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction Management or related discipline.
• 4-7+ years of equivalent work experience in Project Controls, cGMP facility start-up, project management and/or comparable military experience.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera P6, Smartsheet a plus.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to interact and multitask with project team members, clients, and vendors of varying position levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
• Willing to be on-site Full-time as client projects require.
• Willingness to travel as required to support project and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Directly develop, maintain, and update project schedules, cost models, progress tracking tools, and performance reports.
• Perform detailed schedule logic updates, progress status, forecasting, variance analysis, and recovery planning.
• Independently prepare project controls reports, dashboards, and management summaries.
• Utilize inputs from Project Coordinators, field teams, and other disciplines while retaining accountability for final project controls outputs.
• Maintain the integrated project schedule, including baseline management, updates, and look ahead planning.
• Track installed quantities, productivity, and earned value to support accurate cost and schedule forecasting.
• Monitor cost performance, change impacts, and forecast trends in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Identify schedule and cost variances, risks, and opportunities, and recommend mitigation or recovery actions.
• Prepare and issue weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc internal and external project controls reports.
• Develop and maintain project dashboards and performance metrics aligned with project and corporate requirements.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of schedule, cost, and performance data to support proactive decision-making.
• Implement and maintain approved project controls systems, coding structures, and procedures on the project.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of all project controls data across systems and reports.
• Provide guidance to project teams on project controls processes, data requirements, and reporting standards.
• Support continuous improvement of project-level controls workflows and reporting efficiency.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction Management or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Oracle Primavera P6

Smartsheet

Job description

PerkinElmer is seeking an experienced Project Controls & Scheduling Lead Engineer for Project Farma in the United States. The role requires residence near major markets and willingness to travel domestically to meet client project requests.

You will develop and maintain schedules, cost models, and performance reports, interfacing with clients, vendors, and site personnel to deliver high-quality controls outputs and proactive decisions across the project lifecycle.