Senior Design Project Manager — Life Sciences/GMP

IPS - Integrated Project Services, LLC; Franklin Township (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Somerset, New Jersey office to lead projects, drive financial and schedule goals, and maintain strong client relationships. You will plan and organize engineering functions, coordinate client interactions, and guide manpower and resource loading across disciplines.

The role demands 10+ years in project management, PMP preferred, a Bachelor’s in engineering/architecture/planning, and at least 5 years Pharma/GMP project experience, with strong IT

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience in Project Management.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or planning.
• A minimum of 5 years of Pharmaceutical/GMP project experience.
• Skilled in IT tools, including spreadsheets, word processing, planning, and scheduling software.
• Understanding of Earned Value and other project control methods.

Responsibilities

• Holds primary responsibility for the achievement of scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives on assigned projects.
• Ensures achievement of corporate goals for assigned projects.
• Attends pre-bid meetings with clients and prepares proposals in conjunction with department heads, directors, and other key individuals.
• Independently develops Design budgets.
• Manages client interaction on assigned projects and promotes positive relationships.
• Identifies risks to the project and corporation and works with Project Executives and the Director of Operations to mitigate risks.
• Leads project teams of their own or led by others to a successful conclusion.
• Coordinates with the project discipline lead to determine the scope, complexity, and planning and scheduling requirements of the projects.
• Develops and maintains meeting minutes and Action Items/Needs List for each project.
• Prepares internal monthly financial/schedule reports for the Director of Operations for each project.
• Prepares monthly financial/schedule reports for the Client as requested by the Client.
• Manages all sub-consultants on the project.
• Assists in identifying and developing innovative methods for improving project management processes and techniques against current SOPs.
• Provides mentorship to all developing individuals within the project management group and the design disciplines.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Client relationship management

Earned Value management

Risk management

Pharma GMP project experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or planning

Tools

MS Office

Planning/scheduling software

Job description

IPS is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Somerset, New Jersey office to lead projects, drive financial and schedule goals, and maintain strong client relationships. You will plan and organize engineering functions, coordinate client interactions, and guide manpower and resource loading across disciplines.

The role demands 10+ years in project management, PMP preferred, a Bachelor’s in engineering/architecture/planning, and at least 5 years Pharma/GMP project experience, with strong IT