6586 - Project Manager-Facilities

Verista•Columbus, OH

About The Position

Verista is seeking a Project Manager to manage facilities and engineering projects for life sciences clients. The role covers projects from initiation through execution, turnover, and closeout, including facility improvements to HVAC, utilities, building systems, fire and life safety, lighting, automation controls, and site infrastructure. The Project Manager also plans and coordinates manufacturing shutdowns and outages, developing schedules, coordinating resources and logistics, and reporting on execution. The position works across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, EHSS, Automation, Security, contractors, and equipment vendors. Projects take place in active GMP manufacturing environments, requiring attention to operational continuity, contamination controls, and safety compliance. The Project Manager supports commissioning, qualification, and validation activities; manages budgets, forecasts, procurement, contractor resources, change requests, and cost variances; and communicates project status and critical risks to stakeholders and executives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline preferred.
7+ 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.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple facilities and engineering projects from initiation through execution, turnover, and closeout.
Lead facility improvement projects involving HVAC, utilities, building systems, fire/life safety, lighting, automation controls, and site infrastructure.
Plan and coordinate manufacturing shutdown activities, 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 within active GMP manufacturing environments while maintaining operational continuity, contamination controls, and safety compliance.
Support commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV) 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 ensure stakeholder alignment and timely decision-making.