Life Sciences Project Manager

Trinity Consultants Engineering & EHS Workforce Solutions; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Consultants Engineering & EHS Workforce Solutions in Irvine, CA is seeking a Capital Project Manager with 3–5 years of PM experience to support GMP-regulated pharmaceutical and biotech facilities. The role is a full-time onsite position coordinating engineering, construction, vendors, operations, quality, and commissioning to meet schedule, budget and GMP requirements.

You will lead or participate in project meetings, review drawings, change orders, and safety standards while working

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 3–5 years in project management, project engineering, or construction management.
• Experience with GMP-regulated pharma/biotech facilities.
• Experience coordinating contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with schedules, cost tracking, change orders, RFIs, submittals.
• Understanding commissioning and qualification activities and turnover.
• Experience with cleanrooms, labs, HVAC, or facility infrastructure is preferred.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage GMP capital projects from planning through closeout.
• Develop and maintain schedules, budgets, forecasts, logs, risk registers, and reports.
• Coordinate construction activities in active GMP manufacturing and labs.
• Manage contractors, vendors, and engineering consultants.
• Lead project meetings and design reviews.
• Review drawings, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and proposals.
• Track progress against schedule and budget; identify risks and delays.
• Coordinate shutdowns, tie-ins, and CQV/Validation handoffs.
• Ensure safety, codes, GMP procedures; maintain documentation.
• Provide updates to stakeholders and site leadership.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

At Trinity, you will work alongside industry-leading professionals dedicated to solving complex environmental and compliance challenges. We offer opportunities for professional growth, technical development, and meaningful client engagement while supporting industries that improve health and quality of life. Our culture emphasizes safety, integrity, collaboration, innovation, and client success.

We have an urgent need for a Capital Project Manager at a client site in Irvine, CA with 3–5 years of project management experience to support capital and construction projects within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other GMP-regulated facilities. The Project Manager will coordinate engineering, construction, vendors, operations, quality, and commissioning teams to safely execute projects while maintaining schedule, budget, quality, and GMP requirements. The role is a full-time onsite role.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage GMP facility and capital projects from planning and design through construction, commissioning, qualification, and project closeout.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, forecasts, action logs, risk registers, and project status reports.
• Coordinate construction activities within active GMP manufacturing and laboratory environments
• Manage general contractors, subcontractors, engineering consultants, equipment vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Lead or participate in project meetings, construction coordination meetings, design reviews, and schedule/look-ahead meetings.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and contractor proposals.
• Track project progress against schedule and budget and proactively identify risks, constraints, and potential delays.
• Coordinate shutdowns, tie-ins, utility interruptions, equipment installation, and other activities requiring close integration with site operations.
• Support project change management, including evaluation of scope changes, cost impacts, schedule impacts, and change orders.
• Coordinate construction completion, punch-list activities, system turnover, commissioning, and handoff to CQV/Validation and Operations.
• Work closely with Engineering, Facilities, Manufacturing, EHS, Quality, Automation, and CQV teams to ensure project requirements are met.
• Ensure project activities comply with site safety requirements, applicable codes, and standards, and GMP procedures.
• Maintain clear project documentation and provide regular updates to project stakeholders and site leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field preferred.
• 3–5 years of project management, project engineering, or construction management experience.
• Experience executing construction or capital projects within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other GMP-regulated facilities.
• Working knowledge of GMP facility construction and the requirements associated with performing construction in an active manufacturing environment.
• Experience coordinating contractors, engineering firms, equipment vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Familiarity with project schedules, cost tracking, change orders, RFIs, submittals, punch lists, and construction turnover documentation.
• Understanding of commissioning and qualification activities and their interface with construction and project turnover.
• Experience with cleanrooms, laboratories, process equipment, HVAC, clean utilities, or facility infrastructure is preferred.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive activities to completion in a fast-paced project environment.

Preferred Experience

Experience with GMP renovations, facility upgrades, equipment installations, clean utilities, HVAC, cleanrooms, laboratories, manufacturing suites, shutdowns, and brownfield construction is highly desirable. Familiarity with CQV lifecycle documentation, change control, and turnover packages is also preferred.