6586 - Project Manager-Facilities

Verista, Inc.•Columbus, OH

2d•$90,937 - $145,263

About The Position

Verista is seeking a Project Manager to manage multiple facilities and engineering projects from initiation through execution, turnover, and closeout. The role focuses on facility improvements involving HVAC, utilities, building systems, fire and life safety, lighting, automation controls, and site infrastructure. The Project Manager plans and coordinates manufacturing shutdowns and equipment outages, develops integrated schedules, manages budgets and contractor resources, and works with cross-functional teams and vendors. Projects take place in active GMP manufacturing environments, where operational continuity, contamination controls, and safety compliance must be maintained. The role also supports commissioning, qualification, and validation activities, including testing, walkdowns, change control, turnover documentation, and readiness to return systems to service. Verista describes itself as a life sciences solutions and services company with a people-focused culture centered on colleague support, client success, doing the right thing, inclusion, and continuous learning. The position offers a US national salary range of $90,937–$145,263, with actual pay dependent on factors including background, experience, location, and business needs.

Requirements

Seven or more years of project management experience, preferably supporting facilities, engineering, or capital improvement projects.
Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
Hands-on experience planning and coordinating facility shutdowns, equipment outages, or major maintenance activities.
Strong understanding of building systems, utilities, HVAC, facility infrastructure, and engineering project execution.
Familiarity with GMP requirements, commissioning, qualification, validation, and change-control processes.
Proven ability to manage integrated project schedules, critical-path activities, budgets, contractors, and project risks.
Experience working with cross-functional technical teams, external vendors, and site leadership.
Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
Proficiency with project scheduling, reporting, and Microsoft Office tools.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple facilities and engineering projects from initiation through execution, turnover, and closeout.
Lead facility improvement projects involving HVAC, utilities, building systems, fire and life safety, lighting, automation controls, and site infrastructure.
Plan and coordinate manufacturing shutdowns, including work scopes, outage schedules, sequencing, resource allocation, site logistics, and execution reporting.
Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, identifying critical-path activities, dependencies, resource constraints, and potential scheduling conflicts.
Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, EHSS, Automation, Security, contractors, and equipment vendors to ensure project alignment.
Coordinate project activities in active GMP manufacturing environments while maintaining operational continuity, contamination controls, and safety compliance.
Support commissioning, qualification, and validation activities, including equipment testing, system walkdowns, change control, turnover documentation, and return-to-service readiness.
Manage project budgets, forecasts, contractor resources, procurement activities, change requests, and cost variances.
Identify and mitigate project risks, maintain issue and action logs, and escalate critical concerns affecting safety, quality, cost, or schedule.
Provide regular project updates, shutdown progress reports, and executive-level communications to support stakeholder alignment and timely decision-making.