Project Controls & Scheduling Engineers & Leads - Project Farma

PerkinElmer; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking Project Controls and Scheduling Engineers and Leads for Project Farma. The role involves leading detailed project plans, schedules, cost and risk analyses, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on life sciences projects.

Ideal candidates have 1–7 years in project controls, strong Excel skills, and experience with MS Project, Primavera P6, or Smartsheet. Willingness to travel domestically and reside in Southeast markets such as Raleigh/Greenville, NC or Huntsville,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in technical sciences, engineering, regulatory or related field.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera P6, or Smartsheet is a plus.
• 1–7 years of relevant experience in project controls, construction, or start-up environments.
• Willingness to travel domestically for client projects.

Responsibilities

• Summarize project plans and milestones.
• Develop detailed execution schedules.
• Track activities and report variances.
• Prepare budget estimates and cost forecasts.
• Produce risk, scope and change analyses.
• Generate monthly project status reports.
• Interface across Design, Construction, Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering.

Skills

Project controls

Budget management

Cost reporting

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in technical sciences/engineering/regulatory

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Smartsheet

Job description

Job Title

Project Controls & Scheduling Engineers & Leads - Project Farma

Location(s)

Concord, NC, Customer Site - NC, Greenville, NC, Huntsville, AL, Raleigh, NC

Job Description

Project Farma is growing our Project Controls practice, and will consider candidates' ranging from 0-7+ years' relevant experience. The successful candidate will be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests and will reside in one of Project Farma's Southeast markets: Huntsville, AL; Charlotte, NC; Greenville, NC; or Raleigh, NC 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. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management. All team members are expected to embody Project Farma’s values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset. This role applies advanced technical expertise and strong understanding of project objectives to solve complex problems, influence technical direction, and deliver high-quality outcomes. Senior Engineers independently lead workstreams, proactively identify risks and improvement opportunities, and ensure alignment with client and business expectations. They act as trusted advisors to project teams and stakeholders while demonstrating leadership through mentorship, quality ownership, and cross-functional collaborations. This role requires strategic problem-solving, sound judgement, and a high level of accountability in driving results.

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
• Analysis of complex project data and then deliver clear, articulate and concise messages in a compelling manner to support decision making.
• Create alignment with cross-functional client departments including but not limited to Design, Construction, Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering groups.
• Communicate project information internally in a timely manner and relay in-field project decisions to highlight long-range, down-stream project and team impacts.
• Provide hands-on support and troubleshooting for clients navigating the engineering life cycle of cutting-edge equipment and manufacturing processes.
• Maintain 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 escalation roadblocks and utilize critical thinking skills and knowledge of problem-solving skills to identify creative solutions to those problems and roadblocks.
• Support necessary billables as forecasted by site dashboards on billable targets per month.
• 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.

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 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 a plus.
• 1-7 Years of Experience required.
• Willingness to travel as required for client project assignments.

Other Preferred

Pharma and/or general construction industry alignment

Equal Opportunity Statement

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 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 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.

Work Authorization

• 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.

Salary

The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $60,000 - $113,000. The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Company Culture

Are you ready to help improve the lives of millions of people and create a healthier world? When you work at PerkinElmer, that’s exactly what you’ll do. From our dedicated scientists and world-class operations employees to our innovative R&D professionals and committed sales and service groups, we’re a unique team of 5,000+ global colleagues who come to work every day knowing we’re making a difference. Through innovation, collaboration, and believing in our mission, we strive to create an inspiring and inclusive culture for our employees, so that they can be their best and, together, create a better tomorrow. Join us today.