Sr. Construction Project Manager - Life Sciences Construction

NOOTER Construction; Trevose (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical coverage with HSA contribution

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Short-Term Disability

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

NOOTER Construction is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Life Sciences Construction, in Trevose, PA to lead capital projects for pharmaceutical, biotech, laboratory, and other regulated facilities. You will oversee execution from preconstruction through startup, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and budget objectives are met.

Strong leadership and communication are essential in highly regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing industrial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or technical construction projects.
• Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasting, schedules, subcontractors, and overall project execution.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams in active construction environments.
• Knowledge of construction means and methods, project controls, contract administration, and risk management.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, and technical documentation.
• Experience utilizing construction scheduling and project management software.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project execution from preconstruction through startup.
• Coordinate with owners, engineers, validation teams, quality personnel, subcontractors, and field supervision.
• Manage client communications and lead progress meetings.
• Review schedules and address technical and operational challenges.
• Ensure construction activities support customer quality systems and commissioning requirements.
• Deliver projects in highly regulated environments with schedule reliability and quality.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Scheduling

Contract administration

Risk management

Reading drawings

Driver's license

Life sciences industry experience

Leadership communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business or related field

Tools

Construction scheduling software

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

POSITION INTRODUCTION

Would you like to be part of a company that is employee owned? We invite you to consider joining NOOTER.

POSITION INTRODUCTION

Would you like to be part of a company that is employee owned? We invite you to consider joining NOOTER. As a Senior Project Manager, Life Sciences Construction, you will lead capital construction projects for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, laboratory, and other regulated manufacturing facilities. This role oversees project execution from preconstruction through startup while ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and budget objectives are achieved. Your leadership will directly impact customers operating in highly regulated environments where precision, compliance, and operational reliability are critical to success.

About Nooter

With more than a century of experience, NOOTER combines national horsepower with local expertise in process mechanical construction, process electrical construction, material handling systems, structural steel, rigging, fabrication, machine setting, and related industrial construction services. As an employee-owned company, NOOTER is committed to delivering safe, high-quality solutions while investing in the success and growth of our employee-owners. We foster a collaborative culture where leadership, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement are valued and rewarded.

DAY IN THE LIFE

As a Senior Project Manager supporting Life Sciences projects, your day centers on managing complex construction and facility improvement projects within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, laboratory, and advanced manufacturing environments. You will collaborate with owners, engineers, validation teams, quality personnel, subcontractors, and field supervision to coordinate project activities and maintain alignment with safety, quality, budget, and schedule requirements. You will oversee project financial performance, manage client communications, lead progress meetings, review schedules, and address technical and operational challenges that arise during execution. A key part of the role involves ensuring construction activities support customer quality systems, commissioning requirements, validation protocols, and operational readiness objectives. Success in this position requires strong leadership, proactive communication, sound business judgment, and the ability to deliver projects in highly regulated environments where schedule reliability and quality performance are critical.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing industrial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or technical construction projects.
• Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasting, schedules, subcontractors, and overall project execution.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams in active construction environments.
• Knowledge of construction means and methods, project controls, contract administration, and risk management.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, and technical documentation.
• Experience utilizing construction scheduling and project management software.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Valid driver's license.

Benefits

NOOTER provides a comprehensive benefits package. Our 401(k) includes an employer match and annual non-elective contribution. We offer medical coverage with an employer contribution toward an HSA, company-paid dental coverage and Short-Term Disability, vision coverage, fitness reimbursement, and the opportunity to build a rewarding career with a successful employee-owned organization.

NOOTER is committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, safe, and empowered to do their best work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected status. Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.