Life Sciences Project Controls Engineer III / Lead

PerkinElmer; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 74,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking a Project Controls Engineer III / Lead Engineer for Project Farma to support biomanufacturing projects. The role requires delivering detailed project schedules, cost models, and performance reports across the engineering lifecycle.

You will collaborate with clients, vendors, and cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and travel domestically as needed to meet project demands. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (and/or Master’s) in technical sciences, engineering, regulatory or related discipline; plus equivalent experience in project controls.
• 2–7 years of experience in project controls, CPM scheduling, cost management, or related fields.
• Willingness to travel domestically for client project assignments.
• PMP certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules and cost models.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc project controls reports and dashboards.
• Lead project controls deliverables and status communications for cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with Design, Construction, Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain groups.

Skills

Project controls knowledge

Scheduling & cost forecasting

Client communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in technical sciences / engineering / regulatory or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Oracle Primavera P6

Smartsheet

Job description

PerkinElmer is seeking a Project Controls Engineer III / Lead Engineer for Project Farma to support biomanufacturing projects. The role requires delivering detailed project schedules, cost models, and performance reports across the engineering lifecycle.

You will collaborate with clients, vendors, and cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and travel domestically as needed to meet project demands. Equal opportunity employer.