Senior Project Manager

Albers Management & Design Services, LLC; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance,

401(k) with 3% company match

15 days PTO

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Albers is seeking a Senior Project Manager to coordinate mechanical systems turnover and commissioning readiness on a large greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing project in Lebanon, Indiana.

This field-based role maintains accurate, continuously updated tracking of all PV and non-PV system completion across the full project lifecycle, from design and construction through Mechanical Completion, Commissioning and Qualification (C&Q), and handover to Client Operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting system turnover, commissioning, qualification, or construction projects in a highly regulated industry (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, or mission-critical).
• Demonstrated understanding of project controls, construction, and C&Q workflows, including system turnover and Mechanical Completion on large-scale GMP projects.
• Proficiency in data management, tracking, and dashboard reporting, including Power BI and SharePoint.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and assure large volumes of cross-discipline data accurately.
• Ability to identify risks, data gaps, and discrepancies, and elevate them clearly and promptly to senior stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating system walkdowns, punch lists, and system readiness activities.
• Familiarity with GMP / GDP requirements, project documentation systems, and quality documentation processes.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and effective cross-team collaboration.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in Lebanon, Indiana.

Responsibilities

• Maintain system trackers across design, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Validate contractor data for accuracy and alignment with project milestones.
• Identify and elevate data gaps, discrepancies, and delays.
• Produce clear readiness dashboards and milestone reports using Power BI.
• Prepare concise reporting and analytics for governance and leadership forums, aligned to PMO reporting standards.
• Issue structured system status updates aligned with Construction and Project Controls Leads.
• Provide weekly readiness dashboards and milestone summaries, validated before issue.
• Coordinate and schedule Mechanical Completion walkdowns and inspections with stakeholders.

Skills

Power BI

SharePoint

Data management

Cross-discipline data

Strong communication

Strong organizational

Education

Engineering or Construction Management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Procore

Bluebeam

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Power BI

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Building Mechanical Systems Commissioning Coordinator

Greenfield Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Program

Work Arrangement: Full-time, on-site.

Schedule: 40+ hours per week

Travel: Minimal

Start Date: ASAP

Company: Albers Management & Design Services, LLC (Albers)

Project: Major greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing program

Reports To: Project Construction Lead

Compensation: Competitive compensation package, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage (company-paid at 80%), 401(k) with up to 3% company match, 15 days PTO, and separate paid sick leave.

Position Overview

Albers is seeking a Senior Project Manager to coordinate mechanical systems turnover and commissioning readiness on a large greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing project in Lebanon, Indiana. This field-based role maintains accurate, continuously updated tracking of all assigned PV and non-PV system completion across the full project lifecycle, from design and construction through Mechanical Completion, Commissioning and Qualification (C&Q), and handover to Client Operations.

The Senior Project Manager manages the turnover process that transitions systems from construction through C&Q and handover to operations. The role provides a single source of system readiness intelligence to support schedule integration, C&Q sequencing, operational readiness planning, and program governance reporting. All turnover packages and documentation must be accurate, complete, and compliant with project, regulatory, and GMP / GDP requirements.

Key Responsibilities

System Tracking and Reporting:

• Maintain system trackers across design, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Validate contractor data for accuracy and alignment with project milestones.
• Identify and elevate data gaps, discrepancies, and delays.
• Produce clear readiness dashboards and milestone reports using Power BI.
• Prepare concise reporting and analytics for governance and leadership forums, aligned to PMO reporting standards.
• Issue structured system status updates aligned with Construction and Project Controls Leads.
• Provide weekly readiness dashboards and milestone summaries, validated before issue.

Schedule and Readiness Integration:

• Support integration of system status into schedule reviews and milestone planning.
• Track system risks, constraints, and dependencies with System Owners.
• Align system turnover priorities with C&Q sequencing and readiness requirements.
• Flag systems nearing C&Q entry with outstanding issues, deviations, or GMP risks.
• Highlight milestone risks and schedule float impacts from system readiness data.
• Update trackers to reflect approved schedule changes.
• Provide weekly readiness data to support CQV planning, startup planning, and sequencing.
• Support readiness meetings and flag systems affecting startup.

Turnover Management:

• Define and manage acceptance criteria for system turnover, including equipment and documentation requirements.
• Review completed turnover packages from contractors and construction management for accuracy, completeness, and GMP / GDP compliance.
• Verify installation records, inspection and test records (ITRs), construction test packs (CTPs), weld records, vendor documentation, and quality dossiers before system acceptance.
• Plan, prioritize, and sequence system turnovers in alignment with project schedules and milestones.
• Maintain turnover tracking tools, documentation registers, and punch-list systems.
• Coordinate and schedule Mechanical Completion (MC) walkdowns and inspections with construction, C&Q, engineering, contractors, and operations based on system readiness.
• Create, track, and manage punch lists, ensuring deficiencies are assigned, monitored, and closed out on time.

Stakeholder Coordination:

• Coordinate with Systems Turnover to prioritize and track system delivery.
• Act as the central coordination point for turnover activities between construction, C&Q, contractors, engineering, and operations.
• Escalate documentation gaps, construction issues, and readiness risks to project stakeholders.
• Provide validated tracker updates, dashboards, and risk escalations to the Construction Lead.
• Documentation and Compliance
• Support implementation of turnover procedures, documentation workflows, and regulatory-compliant document retention processes.
• Ensure all activities comply with company and regulatory EHS requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting system turnover, commissioning, qualification, or construction projects in a highly regulated industry (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, or mission-critical).
• Demonstrated understanding of project controls, construction, and Commissioning and Qualification (C&Q) workflows, including system turnover and Mechanical Completion on large-scale GMP projects.
• Proficiency in data management, tracking, and dashboard reporting, including Power BI and SharePoint.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and assure large volumes of cross-discipline data accurately.
• Ability to identify risks, data gaps, and discrepancies, and elevate them clearly and promptly to senior stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating system walkdowns, punch lists, and system readiness activities.
• Familiarity with GMP / GDP requirements, project documentation systems, and quality documentation processes.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and effective cross-team collaboration.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in Lebanon, Indiana.

Preferred Qualifications

• Owner's Representative or client-side project-management experience.
• Direct experience with advanced control systems for mechanical infrastructure (e.g., DCS, SCADA, BMS platforms; or MPC, multivariable control, and other APC techniques).
• Experience with greenfield manufacturing campuses, GMP requirements, or regulated project environments.
• Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation experience.
• Experience with fast-track, design-build, CMAR, EPC, EPCM, or multi-prime delivery.
• Familiarity with IMC and applicable building-code requirements.
• PMP, CCM, PE, RA, LEED, DBIA, OSHA 30, or another relevant certification.
• Familiarity with electronic punch-list systems, construction-management platforms, or commissioning-management systems.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, Bluebeam, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Power BI, or similar tools.

Education and Experience

A degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline is required.

This is a full-time, on-site role in Lebanon, Indiana. The role requires regular work in active construction areas, including walking the site, climbing stairs, navigating uneven surfaces, accessing equipment areas, and wearing required personal protective equipment. Additional hours, early starts, evenings, or weekend support may be required during critical construction, shutdown, startup, or commissioning activities. Travel is not routinely required; any travel would be minimal and would follow the Client's travel guidelines. Essential functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Employment is contingent upon background and drug screening, client approval, site-access authorization, and verification of authorization to work in the United States. Albers Management cannot provide new employment-based immigration sponsorship for this position.

Relocation to, or residence within practical commuting distance of, the project site is required. Ordinary commuting expenses are the employee’s responsibility.

Why Join Albers?

Albers supports complex, business-critical programs from planning through construction, commissioning, and handover. We are a focused project-management and Owner's Representative firm that values integrity, accountability, practical problem-solving, and professionals with the experience to contribute value immediately.

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing project team and play a meaningful role in delivering a major pharmaceutical manufacturing program.

Albers offers:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with the company paying approximately 80% of the applicable premiums
• 401(k) with company matching up to 3%
• 15 days of paid time off
• Separate paid sick leave

Employment Outlook

This is a project-based position with potential for continued long-term employment. Albers prefers to retain successful employees beyond individual project completion dates and, subject to performance, business needs, and available assignments, will endeavor to identify continued placement opportunities for qualified team members.

Albers is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Albers provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and applicants whose sincerely held religious beliefs require accommodation.