Manager, Project Controls Planning (Life Science), Project & Development Services
Cushman & Wakefield•Tampa, FL
•$140,250 - $165,000
About The Position
Leads planning and scheduling services for large-scale life sciences capital projects and programs, providing technical leadership, schedule governance, and day-to-day oversight of scheduling activities. Responsible for development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting of integrated project schedules that support successful delivery of complex pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities. Serves as a trusted advisor to project leadership and client stakeholders, providing schedule insights, forecasting, risk analysis, and recovery recommendations throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or related field.
- Ten or more years of progressive planning and scheduling experience, including at least two years of leadership or management responsibility.
- Experience supporting large-scale capital projects within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, or other highly technical environments.
- Advanced expertise in schedule development, critical path methodology, schedule analysis, forecasting, progress measurement, and recovery planning.
- Proven experience developing and managing integrated schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, and vendor organizations.
- Strong client management, consulting, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and related scheduling and analytics tools.
- Exceptional communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
- Certification preferred.
- Experience supporting major capital projects exceeding $1 billion in total installed cost preferred.
- Knowledge of commissioning, qualification, performance qualification (PQ), startup, and operational readiness activities within regulated life sciences environments is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Lead planning and scheduling services for major life sciences capital projects, ensuring alignment of project objectives, milestones, and execution strategies.
- Oversee development, maintenance, and analysis of integrated project schedules encompassing engineering, procurement, construction, equipment delivery, commissioning, and startup activities.
- Provide schedule forecasting, critical path analysis, milestone tracking, and what-if scenario modeling to support client decision-making.
- Conduct quality assurance and quality control reviews of project schedules, progress updates, schedule narratives, and forecasting deliverables.
- Coordinate schedule integration across owners, EPCM partners, contractors, equipment vendors, and third-party stakeholders.
- Monitor schedule performance, emerging risks, and trends, developing mitigation and recovery strategies as needed.
- Mentor scheduling professionals and support staffing, resource planning, and scheduling best practices within project teams.
- Support development and implementation of scheduling standards, processes, and reporting tools.
Benefits
- health, vision, and dental insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life, and disability insurance programs
- paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
