Manager, Project Controls Planning (Life Science), Project & Development Services

Cushman & Wakefield; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision & dental insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid time away from work

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Manager, Project Controls Planning (Life Science) in Atlanta to lead planning and scheduling for large-scale biopharma capital projects. You will oversee integrated schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup, guiding decisions with forecast and what-if analyses.

In this role, you will mentor scheduling professionals, develop standards, and report on progress to project leadership and clients, ensuring on-time delivery and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of planning and scheduling experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience on large-scale pharma/biotech capital projects and projects >$1B.
• Advanced schedule development, critical path, forecasting, progress measurement, and recovery planning.
• Proven ability to manage integrated schedules across engineering, procurement, construction and vendors.
• Strong client management, consulting, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Desirable knowledge of commissioning, PQ, startup and operational readiness in regulated life sciences.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and scheduling services for major life sciences capital projects.
• Oversee development, maintenance, and analysis of integrated project schedules across EPCM, procurement, construction, commissioning and startup.
• Provide schedule forecasting, critical path analysis, milestone tracking, and what-if modeling.
• Coordinate schedule integration across owners, EPCM partners, contractors, equipment vendors and third parties.
• Monitor schedule performance, risks, and trends with mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Mentor scheduling professionals and support staffing, resource planning and best practices.
• Support development and implementation of scheduling standards, processes and reporting tools.

Skills

Primavera P6

Schedule analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Client management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or related field

Master's degree preferred

Certification preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Job Title

Manager, Project Controls Planning (Life Science), Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary

Leads planning and scheduling services for large-scale life sciences capital projects and programs, providing technical leadership, schedule governance, and day-to-day oversight of scheduling activities. Responsible for development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting of integrated project schedules that support successful delivery of complex pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities. Serves as a trusted advisor to project leadership and client stakeholders, providing schedule insights, forecasting, risk analysis, and recovery recommendations throughout the project lifecycle.

Job Description

Essential Job Duties:

• Lead planning and scheduling services for major life sciences capital projects, ensuring alignment of project objectives, milestones, and execution strategies.
• Oversee development, maintenance, and analysis of integrated project schedules encompassing engineering, procurement, construction, equipment delivery, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Provide schedule forecasting, critical path analysis, milestone tracking, and what-if scenario modeling to support client decision-making.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control reviews of project schedules, progress updates, schedule narratives, and forecasting deliverables.
• Coordinate schedule integration across owners, EPCM partners, contractors, equipment vendors, and third-party stakeholders.
• Monitor schedule performance, emerging risks, and trends, developing mitigation and recovery strategies as needed.
• Mentor scheduling professionals and support staffing, resource planning, and scheduling best practices within project teams.
• Support development and implementation of scheduling standards, processes, and reporting tools.

Education/Experience/Training:

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or related field. Master's degree preferred. Certification preferred.
• Ten or more years of progressive planning and scheduling experience, including at least two years of leadership or management responsibility.
• Experience supporting large-scale capital projects within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, or other highly technical environments.
• Experience supporting major capital projects exceeding $1 billion in total installed cost preferred.
• Advanced expertise in schedule development, critical path methodology, schedule analysis, forecasting, progress measurement, and recovery planning.
• Proven experience developing and managing integrated schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, and vendor organizations.
• Strong client management, consulting, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and related scheduling and analytics tools.
• Knowledge of commissioning, qualification, performance qualification (PQ), startup, and operational readiness activities within regulated life sciences environments is highly desirable.
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and analytical skills.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 140,250.00 - $165,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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