Life Sciences Construction Director – Large GMP Projects

QCS Staffing; North Carolina; On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Part time

Job summary

QCS Staffing is seeking a Construction Director for an initial 12-month contract in North Carolina to lead a major life sciences construction program. The role focuses on delivering large-scale pharmaceutical facilities with strict regulatory requirements, safety, and schedule adherence.

The position requires strategic oversight, collaboration with senior client stakeholders, and robust governance to ensure successful execution across all project phases.

Qualifications

• Proven construction management leadership in large-scale pharma/biotech/regulated environments.
• Experience delivering greenfield facilities preferred.
• Strong experience managing multi-hundred-million-dollar programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to the construction programme ensuring alignment with project objectives, safety, and schedule.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to establish and execute a delivery strategy with full planning and resource allocation.
• Develop and maintain Construction Execution Strategy, governance frameworks, and ensure PMP alignment.
• Lead constructability, operability, safety, logistics, and commissioning considerations during design development.

Skills

Construction leadership

Project delivery

Life sciences facilities

GMP environments

Job description

QCS Staffing is seeking a Construction Director for an initial 12-month contract in North Carolina to lead a major life sciences construction program. The role focuses on delivering large-scale pharmaceutical facilities with strict regulatory requirements, safety, and schedule adherence.

The position requires strategic oversight, collaboration with senior client stakeholders, and robust governance to ensure successful execution across all project phases.