Project Manager - Manager/Senior Manager - Project Farma

PerkinElmer; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer seeks a Project Manager to oversee project teams, manage scopes, budgets, and schedules for life sciences projects. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience and possess strong leadership and communication skills.

This role is vital for operational efficiency and financial performance, requiring a Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or related field. The position may involve significant travel and is based in Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years of capital project delivery experience.
• 5 years as a project manager or workstream lead on projects in the $5M – $200M TIC range.
• Strong understanding of life sciences capital delivery, including CQV and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project teams across various workstreams.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, and risk across all project phases.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project managers and engineers.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication skills

Capital project delivery

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or related field

Job description

Project Manager - Manager/Senior Manager - Project Farma

Job ID: REQ-057692

Location: Upper Providence, Pennsylvania (US)

This is a full‑time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets 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. The 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.

This role contributes to organizational success by supporting financial performance, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement, while also investing in people through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and professional development.

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.

The PMO Manager/Senior Manager is responsible for leading teams and overseeing the execution of work aligned to project, client, and business objectives. This role balances people leadership with operational accountability, including coaching, performance management, resource planning, and ensuring high‑quality delivery within defined scope, timelines, and budget. At more senior levels, this role provides experienced leadership and operational oversight across multiple projects or functional areas, with accountability for team performance, talent development, and consistent execution of business priorities, while partnering with senior leaders to drive continuous improvement, scalability, and organizational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross‑functional project teams across engineering, construction, CQV, and startup workstreams.
• Lead planning, design, construction, commissioning, startup and transition to operations phases of assigned projects.
• Develop and manage project execution plans, governance models, and project controls structures.
• Act as the owner’s representative and primary point of contact for client leadership.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, and risk across all project phases.
• Ensure all work complies with regulatory, safety, and quality standards (e.g., cGMP, OSHA).
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project managers, engineers, and support staff.
• Interface with internal stakeholders, EPC/EPCM partners, and vendors to ensure alignment and progress.
• Support change management and escalation processes with Regional Vice President and Vice President, Project Management as needed.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practice adoption both internally and on behalf of clients.

Experience Required

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree (and/or Master’s) in Construction Management or related field.
• Years of Experience: Minimum 7‑10 years of capital project delivery experience, 5 years as a project manager or workstream lead on projects in the $5M – $200M TIC range.
• Strong understanding of life sciences capital delivery, including CQV, GEP, and operational readiness.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel as required for client project assignments.

Other Preferred

• PMP strongly preferred.

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, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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.