Pharma Construction Lead: GMP, Safety & Turnover Expert

Blackfield Associates; Indiana; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackfield Associates is seeking a Construction Lead to join a pharmaceutical project in Indiana on a 12-month contract. You will oversee construction activities, ensure safety, compliance, and alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality, while coordinating across owner, CM partner, contractors, engineering, and commissioning teams.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management, extensive pharma project leadership, and strong knowledge of GMP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience leading major construction projects in pharma/biotech/life sciences.
• Client-side leadership on large, complex capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of CM systems, project controls, progress reporting.
• Experience overseeing construction execution for process equipment, piping systems, HVAC, electrical, instrumentation.
• GMP documentation requirements knowledge.
• Proven ability to manage contractor performance, safety, and risk.
• PMP/CEng/MCIOB or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction oversight across the project, ensuring work is delivered safely, compliantly, and in accordance with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Act as the primary construction interface between the owner, construction management partner, contractors, engineering teams, and commissioning and qualification teams.
• Monitor construction progress, contractor performance, schedule adherence, cost trends, and critical path activities, addressing risks proactively.
• Drive a culture of safety, quality, compliance, and right-first-time execution across all stakeholders.
• Verify construction activities align with approved designs, specifications, regulatory requirements, and GMP expectations.
• Lead field inspections, quality reviews, and compliance verification activities to meet project standards.
• Identify and elevate construction risks, quality concerns, and interface issues to leadership for resolution.
• Support mechanical completion, turnover readiness, and system handover with documentation readiness.
• Coordinate punch list development, tracking, and closure to support milestones.
• Review plans, schedules, forecasts, and performance metrics to validate delivery against objectives.
• Collaborate with partners and contractors to resolve issues and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Construction Management

Leadership

Project controls

Safety management

Stakeholder management

GMP knowledge

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

Blackfield Associates is seeking a Construction Lead to join a pharmaceutical project in Indiana on a 12-month contract. You will oversee construction activities, ensure safety, compliance, and alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality, while coordinating across owner, CM partner, contractors, engineering, and commissioning teams.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management, extensive pharma project leadership, and strong knowledge of GMP