Traveling Senior Project Manager - MSG - Biotech/Pharma

Turner Construction Company; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company is seeking an experienced professional for a full-time role leading biotechnology construction projects. This role requires extensive experience in project management, budget oversight, and staff mentorship.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience. Applicants must demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

The position involves travel and significant onsite presence, ensuring compliance with safety protocols and project standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience in construction or a combination of education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, and accounting principles.
• Proven ability to read and interpret contract documents and project schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple construction projects effectively.
• Establish and communicate project schedules and manage implementation.
• Oversee project budget and financial reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Construction management

Communication

Budget management

Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Building Information Models (BIM)

Job description

Division: Pharmaceutical

Project Location(s): Chicago, IL 60601 USA

Minimum Years Experience: (none)

Travel Involved: (none)

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Education: (none)

Job Family: Construction

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description

**This position is for a full time traveling assignment supporting our Advanced Technology Group on a Biotech project. Previous Biotech/pharma experience is required.**

Leads, directs and coordinates the overall management of multiple projects.

Reports to: Project Executive, Deputy Operations Manager or Operations Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop a high-performance team through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring. Ensure regular feedback is shared with staff including timely completion of employee performance appraisals.
• Understand and administer Turner's contract and subcontract agreements.
• Foster and enhance owner, architect, subcontractor and vendor relations.
• Establish, update, and communicate Master Project Schedule and manage its implementation.
• May work with Preconstruction team in development of project.
• Manage budget and financial reporting, interpret and analyze reports to ensure adherence to project budget.
• Manage the Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Program.
• Manage and oversee field operation and engineering processes and procedures.
• Drive competencies to team on requirements for insurance, labor relations, and employee relations.
• Drive enforcement of safety protocols by the project staff.
• Work with Accounting to initiate Pay Application process and follow up to ensure payment is received in a timely manner.
• Keep management informed on progress of project and budget through regularly scheduled Operation Review Meetings (ORMs).
• Support and drive utilization of various Turner initiatives and technologies.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of ten years' related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience. Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing and engineering principles and techniques, as well as accounting principles. Proven written and verbal communication abilities; proficiency with computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule. Ability to implement leading-edge technologies such as Building Information Models (BIM) and Lean to benefit the project. Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands

Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

*May perform other duties as assigned.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.