Project Controls Manager - Project Farma

PerkinElmer; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Career development opportunities

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking a full-time Project Controls Specialist based in Raleigh, NC. The role involves managing project schedules, budgets, and performance metrics for life sciences projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables.

The successful candidate will utilize deep technical knowledge, maintain effective communication with stakeholders, and support project management to deliver timely and successful outcomes. A Bachelor's degree in relevant fields and 7-13 years of experience are required.

Qualifications

• 7-13 years of experience in project controls or related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Willingness to travel for client project assignments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain integrated project schedules.
• Prepare and issue project controls reports.
• Provide hands-on support for clients during projects.

Skills

Project Controls

Data Analysis

Microsoft Excel

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in technical Sciences or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Oracle Primavera P6

Smartsheet

Job description

This is a full‑time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside within 50 miles of Raleigh, NC, and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests.

Project Farma’s purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life‑changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high‑quality life‑sciences projects across the full project lifecycle.

All team members are expected to embody Project Farma’s values: curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Summary project plans and milestone management reports
• Detailed project execution schedules
• Activity tracking and variance reports
• Budget estimates, project cost reports and forecast trend analysis reports
• Issue, risks and scenario analysis reports
• Scope and change management impact analysis reports
• Comprehensive monthly project status reports

PROJECT CONTROLS EXECUTION

• Analysis of complex project data and deliver clear, articulate and concise messages to support decision making.
• Independently prepare project controls reports, dashboards, and management summaries and performance metrics.
• Utilize and integrate inputs from Project Coordinators, field teams, vendors, and cross‑functional stakeholders while maintaining accountability for final project controls outputs.
• Communicate project status, schedule impacts, and field decisions promptly while highlighting downstream impacts to scope, cost, schedule, and resources.
• Provide hands‑on support and troubleshooting for clients navigating the engineering life cycle of cutting‑edge equipment and manufacturing processes.
• Develop project tools such as site dashboards, detailed schedules, deliverable trackers, etc.
• Perform due diligence and quality checks on subject domains to generate high‑quality project deliverables.
• Proactively identify and escalated roadblocks and utilize critical thinking skills to identify creative solutions.

Continually develop a technical aptitude of project controls services within the life‑science space including but not limited to:

• Capital project management (CAPEX) for new/existing facility builds
• Facility shutdowns/turnarounds
• Technology transfers
• Enterprise system integrations
• Validation Life Cycle, including Commissioning and Qualification, Process Validation, Computer System Validation, etc.
• Quality, Regulatory, and Compliance
• GxP Automated Systems
• Quality Control, including commercial and construction
• Operational readiness

SCHEDULE, COST & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

• Lead and maintain integrated project schedules, including baseline management, updates, metrics establishment and look‑ahead planning.
• Directly develop, maintain and update project schedules, cost models, progress tracking tools, and performance reports.
• Perform detailed schedule logic updates, progress status, forecasting, variance analysis, and recovery planning.
• Track and challenge installed quantities, productivity, and earned value to support accurate cost and schedule forecasting.
• Monitor cost performance, change impacts, and forecast trends in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Identify schedule and cost variances, risks, and opportunities, and recommend mitigation or recovery actions.

REPORTING & ANALYTICS

• Prepare and issue weekly, monthly, and ad‑hoc internal and external project controls reports.
• Develop and maintain project dashboards and performance metrics aligned with project and corporate requirements.
• Conduct in‑depth analysis of schedule, cost, and performance data to support proactive decision‑making.
• Review, challenge, and enhance weekly, monthly, and ad‑hoc project controls reports.

SYSTEM, STANDARDS & DATA INTEGRITY

• Design, implement and maintain approved project controls systems, coding structures, and procedures on the project.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of all project controls data across systems and reports.
• Provide guidance to project teams on project controls processes, data requirements, and reporting standards.
• Support continuous improvement of project‑level controls workflows and reporting efficiency.

STAKEHOLDER & TEAM LEADERSHIP

• Create alignment with cross‑functional client departments including Design, Construction, Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering groups.
• Direct and coordinate project controls support activities, defining required inputs, formats, and timelines.
• Review and validate inputs provided by Project Coordinators prior to incorporation into project controls systems.
• Provide ongoing guidance and feedback to Project Coordinators to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinate closely with other teams to ensure field execution is accurately reflected in project controls.
• Lead initiatives and projects by ensuring team members understand goals and responsibilities, managing priorities, and ensuring timely and high‑quality completion of work.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert providing technical direction, training, mentorship, career development, and performance assessments for project team members.
• Develop strategies for the success of the service line or market target such as planning, scheduling, estimating, monitoring, progress measurement, risk management, training, and reporting procedures.
• Manage new and existing client accounts, focusing on project delivery, actively seeking to maintain and grow accounts in line with organizational growth targets.

ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

• Technical Delivery: Applies advanced technical knowledge and professional expertise.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Seeks better ways, adapts to change and champions new ideas.
• Customer Focus & Professionalism: Represents PF with consistent professionalism, appropriate escalation and respect for internal stakeholders, even during high stress delivery situations.
• Integrity & Humility: Demonstrates self‑awareness and puts PF mission above ego.
• Collaboration & Communication: Communicates clearly and proactively and drives transparent alignment with clients.
• Project Execution: Delivers reliably, manages priorities and drives for high quality outcomes.
• Growth Mindset: Shows openness to new ideas, feedback and change.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s Degree (and/or Masters) in technical Sciences, Engineering, Regulatory or related discipline OR a combination of equivalent experience in project controls, general construction, cGMP facility start‑up, project management and/or comparable military experience.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera P6, and/or Smartsheet is a plus.
• 7–13 Years of Experience required.
• Willingness to travel as required for client project assignments.

OTHER PREFERRED

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Project Farma is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. We will not sponsor applicants for current or future work visas for this position. This position may require significant travel to support project and business needs. We cannot employ anyone with an invalid driver's license.