Manufacturing Construction PM - Hybrid Contract

System One; Schaumburg (IL); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Construction Project Manager for manufacturing capital projects in Schaumburg, IL. The role combines field leadership with design, commissioning, startup, and turnover activities in a hybrid work model (onsite and remote).

You will drive scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining safety, GMP, and quality standards. Responsibilities include coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, developing detailed execution plans, reviewing drawings and estimates, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of construction or capital project management experience within manufacturing, industrial, or similarly regulated environments.
• Experience with GMP, manufacturing quality systems, sanitation, and active facilities.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple contractors, vendors, engineers, and stakeholders.
• Strong planning, scheduling, budgeting, and cost-control capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing capital projects from initial scope through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, operations, maintenance, quality, safety, sanitation, and other stakeholders.
• Manage multiple projects or workstreams with clear priorities and accountability.
• Plan and execute construction within active manufacturing environments, minimizing disruptions to production.
• Ensure GMP, quality, sanitation, and regulatory standards are met with proper documentation and validation.
• Demonstrate safety leadership and stop work when unsafe conditions arise.
• Develop and manage detailed project schedules and budgets, tracking progress and variances.
• Support contractor and vendor selection, contract management, and site logistics.
• Lead project meetings, reporting, and stakeholder alignment.
• Coordinate commissioning, startup, and project turnover with thorough lessons learned documentation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Budgeting

Cost control

Construction safety

GMP knowledge

Reading blueprints

Contract management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Microsoft Office

Job description

System One is seeking a Construction Project Manager for manufacturing capital projects in Schaumburg, IL. The role combines field leadership with design, commissioning, startup, and turnover activities in a hybrid work model (onsite and remote).

You will drive scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining safety, GMP, and quality standards. Responsibilities include coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, developing detailed execution plans, reviewing drawings and estimates, and ensuring