Project Controls Engineer - Project Farma

PerkinElmer•Raleigh, NC

18h•Onsite

About The Position

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services. This is a full-time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside within 50 miles of Raleigh, NC, and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests. Project Farma’s purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management. All team members are expected to embody Project Farma’s values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (and/or Masters) in technical Sciences, Engineering, Regulatory or related discipline OR a combination of equivalent experience project controls, general construction, cGMP facility start-up, project management and/or comparable military experience.
Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel
2-4 Years of Experience required
Willingness to travel as required for client project assignments.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
We cannot employ anyone with an invalid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera P6, and/or Smartsheet a plus.
Pharma and/or general construction industry alignment

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with clients, vendors, contractors, and other Project Farma Team Members to support projects related to biomanufacturing across the entire engineering lifecycle.
Apply technical skills to meet project team and client needs for developing / maintaining project schedules and monitoring project performance.
Interface directly with project management, client management and site personnel for the development of detailed integrated schedules.
Deliver high quality work, form and maintain valuable, long-term relationships with clients, and continually strengthen technical and industry knowledge.
Lead and/or support key project controls deliverables including but not limited to: Summary project plans and milestone management reports, Detailed project execution schedules, Activity tracking and variance reports, Budget estimates, project cost reports and forecast trend analysis reports, Issue, risks and scenario analysis reports, Scope and change management impact analysis reports, Comprehensive monthly project status reports.
Analyze complex project data and deliver clear, articulate and concise messages in a compelling manner to support decision making.
Create alignment with cross-functional client departments including but not limited to Design, Construction, Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering groups.
Communicate project information internally in a timely manner and relay in-field project decisions to highlight long-range, down-stream project and team impacts.
Provide hands-on support and troubleshooting for clients navigating the engineering life cycle of cutting-edge equipment and manufacturing processes.
Maintain project tools such as site dashboards, detailed schedules, deliverable trackers, etc.
Perform due diligence and quality checks on subject domains to generate high-quality project deliverables.
Proactively identify and escalate roadblocks and utilize critical thinking skills and knowledge of problem-solving skills to identify creative solutions to those problems and roadblocks.
Support necessary billables as forecasted by site dashboards on billable targets per month.
Continually develop a technical aptitude of project controls services within the life-science space including but not limited to: Capital project management (CAPEX) for new/existing facility builds, Facility shutdowns/turnarounds, Technology transfers, Enterprise system integrations, Validation Life Cycle, including Commissioning and Qualification, Process Validation, Computer System Validation, etc., Quality, Regulatory, and Compliance GxP Automated Systems Quality Control, including commercial and construction, Operational readiness.