Senior Project Manager - Life Sciences

Clayco

Chapel Hill (NC)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401k

Generous PTO

Paid company holidays

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Learning & development programs

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Job summary

Join a dynamic firm as a Senior Project Manager, where you will lead innovative projects in the Life Sciences sector. This role offers the chance to manage design and construction teams, ensuring project delivery while collaborating with top engineering firms. With a focus on safety, efficiency, and client satisfaction, you will be at the forefront of delivering high-profile projects that make a difference. The company prides itself on its collaborative approach and commitment to excellence, providing a fast-paced environment where your skills can shine and future leaders are developed. If you thrive in a challenging yet rewarding setting, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

10-15 years of experience managing construction projects over $50 million.
5+ years of management experience in the life sciences market.

Responsibilities

Lead design and construction teams for multi-disciplined real estate projects.
Manage project costs, schedules, and budgets for optimal financial outcomes.

Skills

Project Management

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $5.8 billion in revenue for 2023, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

The Role We Want You For

As a Senior Project Manager, you will take charge of leading and managing design and construction teams, driving the delivery of multi-disciplined real estate and capital projects in the dynamic Life Sciences/Biotech/Pharmaceuticals sector. With direct accountability for project delivery, you'll collaborate with external engineering firms, interdisciplinary engineering teams, estimators, schedulers, and construction experts. This role provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the collaborative development of projects, ensuring optimal solutions for our clients.

Specific Responsibilities:

Create and maintain a safe work environment where all team members go home safely every day.
Lead comprehensive management of project cost, schedules, and budgets, ensuring optimal financial outcomes.
Write well defined and comprehensive scopes of work for trade partners and vendors/consultants minimizing opportunities for scope gaps.
Lead trade partners and contracted vendors/consultants, ensuring seamless project execution.
Create, analyze, track, and proactively manage all activities to uphold project schedules.
Provide execution expertise through clear and engaging communication, aligning team goals with project objectives.
Evaluate construction proposals, pricing, and scopes, identifying factors influencing costs and reporting on pertinent data.
Review requests for payment and approve final invoices, payment applications, and retention payments.
Collaborate within a matrix environment to communicate and coordinate resource needs effectively.
Conduct/support monthly internal project performance reviews, ensuring transparency and efficiency.
Demonstrate flexibility in responding to issues and client requests, maintaining focus on successful project operations.
Manage diverse personalities within the work team and client relationships, fostering collaboration.
Communicate clearly and consistently, documenting information for effective project tracking.
Engage effectively with clients at all levels, consistently recognize and communicate opportunities for additional revenue.
Oversee monitoring and reporting on project progress against execution plans, guiding corrective actions when needed.
Champion best practices for Contract and Scope Change Management, ensuring adherence to project obligations.
Direct the project team in implementing contract and scope change management processes as required.
Manage the smooth transition of building operations to the client, overseeing all system turnover closeout documentation and warranties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, process, chemical, civil/structural, or electrical engineering, or related field preferred
10-15 years of experience managing construction projects ($50+ million) ideally design-build.
5+ minimum years’ experience performing management within the life sciences market.
Prior experience on projects >$5M to $75M
Good negotiation, presentation, and persuasion skills.
Strong analytical ability and capacity to interpret data.
Comfortable with change and ambiguity, adaptable, collaborative, and a systems thinker.
Self-motivated, results-oriented, and focused on developing future leaders.
Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.

Some Things You Should Know

Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
The pace is fast!

Why Clayco?

Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, Phoenix Business Journal.
ENR – Top Midwest Contractors (#1), Top Design Build Contractors (#4), Top 400 Contractors (#20), ENR – Top Green Builders (#5).

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive Annual Salary: Based on qualifications, skills, training, experience, and location.
Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company performance and individual contribution.
Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

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