Project Manager

QCS Staffing; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

QCS Staffing is seeking a Project Manager for an initial 6-month contract in North Carolina, focused on life sciences infrastructure projects. You will lead multidisciplinary teams through design, construction, commissioning and turnover for a next-gen pharmaceutical facility.

Responsibilities include defining scope, budgets and schedules, and coordinating OSBL activities, utilities, power distribution and site development. This role requires strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering OSBL infrastructure projects from concept to turnover.
• Experience defining scope, budgets and schedules for complex projects.
• Ability to manage cross-disciplinary teams across engineering, procurement and construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure, electrical power and OSBL projects from concept to turnover.
• Coordinate OSBL site utilities and power distribution with other scopes.
• Maintain schedules, budgets and risk registers for the program.
• Monitor progress against cost, schedule, safety and quality commitments.
• Lead cross-functional planning with engineering, procurement and operations.

Skills

Project management

Life sciences

OSBL

Scheduling

Budgeting

Risk management

MS Project

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Project Manager – US, North Carolina – Initial 6-Month Contract – Life SciencesBe part of a next-generation pharmaceutical project that’s transforming how medicines are made.

Project Manager – US, North Carolina – Initial 6-Month Contract – Life SciencesBe part of a next-generation pharmaceutical project that’s transforming how medicines are made. We’re supporting a major new-build facility in North Carolina, a multi-billion-dollar investment designed to push the boundaries of science and engineering. We’re looking for a Project Manager to support this project and help deliver this world-class program.

What You’ll Deliver

• Lead infrastructure, electrical power and OSBL projects from concept, design and planning through construction, commissioning and turnover.
• Manage OSBL activities including site development, roads, utility systems, power distribution and supporting infrastructure.
• Define project scope, deliverables, execution strategy, responsibilities and stakeholder interfaces.
• Establish and maintain schedules, capital budgets, forecasts, risk registers and project execution plans.
• Manage engineering, construction, procurement, operations, vendors and contractors across multidisciplinary workstreams.

What you’ll need:

• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, risk registers and execution plans.
• Align engineering deliverables, procurement strategies and field readiness for infrastructure works.
• Coordinate site utilities, electrical distribution and power-related systems with adjacent project scopes.
• Oversee roads, site development and other OSBL deliverables as assigned.
• Lead cross-functional planning with engineering, construction, procurement and operations.
• Monitor contractor progress against cost, schedule, quality and safety commitments.