Validated-Environment Pharma Project Lead

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical, dental, vision

Vacation & holidays

On-site training

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Project Manager for validated environment and laboratory construction projects across a campus, reporting to the Project Executive and partnering with Engineering, QA/Validation, Delivery, Sponsors, and regional leadership to deliver projects within a validated-state framework, focusing on operational excellence, compliance, and both tactical and financial performance.

What you will do includes leading IQ/OQ/PQ, coordinating Owners, Architects, Engineers,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Business Management, Architecture, or related field.
• 5–10 years of direct project management experience on large capital projects, including regulated or validated settings (typical project sizes $5–$20M).
• Experience delivering complex, multi-site projects in validated environments (GMP/GLP/ISO 17025) within labs, biopharma, pharma, medical devices or healthcare.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, monitor, and close validated environment projects across multiple sites, ensuring IQ/OQ/PQ, equipment qualification, data integrity, and regulatory expectations are met.
• Serve as the on-site project lead, coordinating Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors, and Vendors to achieve objectives within validated-state constraints.
• Collaborate with the Project Executive to define and maintain project scope, schedule, and budget baselines; monitor progress and report deviations.
• Drive project schedule with urgency while maintaining quality and compliance.
• Develop and implement validation strategies and documentation aligned with corporate validation policy.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks; escalate with proposed remedies.
• Track and report project performance to the Project Executive including schedule, budget, risk, QA progress, and regulatory readiness.
• Manage changes, delays, procurement, and contract administration for assigned projects; ensure alignment with validated baselines.

Skills

Project management

GMP/GLP/ISO17025

Primavera P6

MS Project

Budgeting & forecasting

Regulatory compliance

Data integrity

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction

Job description

Johnson Controls is seeking a Project Manager for validated environment and laboratory construction projects across a campus, reporting to the Project Executive and partnering with Engineering, QA/Validation, Delivery, Sponsors, and regional leadership to deliver projects within a validated-state framework, focusing on operational excellence, compliance, and both tactical and financial performance.

What you will do includes leading IQ/OQ/PQ, coordinating Owners, Architects, Engineers,