Project Controls Manager – Life Sciences

Turner & Townsend; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking an ambitious Project Controls Manager to join our Life Sciences team. The role centers on leading project controls, cost management and scheduling for large-scale capital programs, including pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and labs.

The successful candidate will drive schedule performance, produce monthly reports, manage IMS and support delivery from planning through commissioning and closeout. Strong English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of construction industry practices and procurement.
• Advanced Excel and data presentation skills.
• Fluent English communication.
• Experience with cost control, scheduling and reporting.
• SOX control awareness may apply.

Responsibilities

• Progress project monthly reporting and data accuracy per cycle.
• Report milestones, earned value and % complete with commentary.
• Attend status meetings and refresh forecasts and schedules.
• Summarize performance metrics and advise teams on controls issues.
• Maintain Project IMS baseline schedules and schedule basis documents.
• Coordinate with clients and consultants as needed.
• Produce monthly management reports.
• Ensure timely data is incorporated in schedules.

Skills

Procurement routes knowledge

Value engineering

Advanced spreadsheets

Report writing

Presentations

Office & Google Suite

Cost planning

Scheduling

Tools

Cloud-based software

Cost planning software

IMS scheduling tools

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an ambitious Project Controls Manager to join our growing Life Sciences team. The ideal candidate is a driven construction professional with experience supporting project controls, cost management, and scheduling on large-scale capital projects and programs. Experience delivering highly regulated facilities such as pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, biotechnology facilities, laboratories, R&D centers, cleanrooms, or other life sciences environments is preferred. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing project controls leadership, driving schedule performance, managing project reporting, and supporting the successful delivery of complex life sciences projects from planning through commissioning and closeout.

Responsibilities:

• Progress each project every month to ensure all projects are monitored for project controls in line with the monthly reporting cycle, checking accuracy and consistency of data.
• Report milestones of planned value and earned value data, % complete on projects and provide project commentaries.
• Attend project status meetings report on major material status; update forecast and schedule per progress discussion.
• Summarize project performance metrics and provide specialized direction and recommendations to project teams and management for the resolution of diverse project controls issues.
• Develop, monitor and update owners of Project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and recommendations for the project.
• Actively work with project managers and construction firms to maintain schedule integrity.
• Track and review change orders with project management and cost management team.
• Produce monthly reports for management.
• Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for approval by project teams.
• Conduct schedule for resource loading and leveling.
• Assess impacts on the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team.
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the development of alternative methods for corrective action.
• Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule.
• Facilitate interactive planning sessions and quantitative risk assessments when required.
• Maintain record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect performance.
• Maintain liaison with clients and other consultants at all projects stages.
• Implement best practices and reporting trends both internally and externally.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing and presentations.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite of applications.
• Experience with cloud-based software.
• Skilled in the use of industry accepted applications for cost, planning and progress measurement.
• Self-Motivated and proactive.
• Demonstrates a high level of self-organization, coordination and planning.
• Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, be a team player and integrate easily with others.
• Must have strong and professional English oral and written communication skills.
• Full passport with no geographical limitation.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.*

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.