Senior Project Manager, Validated GMP Lab Environments

Johnson Controls, Inc.; Rockville (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Three weeks paid vacation + holidays

Comprehensive benefits package (day 1)

401K

Training and career growth

Collaborative team environment

Zero Harm safety policy

Scheduling and management support

Employee discounts

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead validated environment and laboratory construction projects across multiple sites. You will partner with Engineering, QA/Validation, Delivery, Sponsors, and regional leadership to deliver projects within a validated-state framework, focusing on operational excellence and regulatory readiness.

The role emphasizes coordinating Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors, and Vendors to meet scope, schedule, and budget

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Business Management, Architecture, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of direct project management experience on large capital projects, including regulated or validated settings (typical project sizes in the $5–$20M range).
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-site projects in validated environments (GMP/GLP/ISO 17025).
• Understanding of contract language, project accounting, and basic portfolio management as they apply to validated environments.
• Strong executive communication skills; ability to present to senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams (Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors) in regulated contexts.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project and MS Office; ability to create executive dashboards.
• Working knowledge of validation concepts, commissioning/qualification processes, data integrity best practices, and regulatory expectations for validated facilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders and subcontractors in validated environments.
• Willingness to travel and operate across multiple sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, monitor, and close validated environment projects across multiple sites, ensuring IQ/OQ/PQ and regulatory expectations are met.
• Serve as the on-site project lead, coordinating Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors, and Vendors.
• Define and maintain project scope, schedule, and budget baselines; monitor progress and report deviations.
• Develop validation strategies and documentation aligned with corporate validation policy.
• Identify and mitigate project risks; propose remedies for schedule, budget, data integrity, or compliance impacts.
• Track and report project performance to the Project Executive, including risk and QA/validation progress.
• Manage change orders, delays, procurement, and contract administration for assigned projects.
• Ensure robust documentation controls and alignment with QA/regulatory standards for inspections.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional coordination

Contract language understanding

Data integrity concepts

Regulatory awareness

Leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction/Engineering/Management/Architecture

Master’s degree

PMP certification

CQV/CSV awareness

FDA 21 CFR Part 11 / EU Annex 11 knowledge

ISO 17025 / GMP/GLP familiarity

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Johnson Controls is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead validated environment and laboratory construction projects across multiple sites. You will partner with Engineering, QA/Validation, Delivery, Sponsors, and regional leadership to deliver projects within a validated-state framework, focusing on operational excellence and regulatory readiness.

The role emphasizes coordinating Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors, and Vendors to meet scope, schedule, and budget