Senior Project Manager- Life Sciences

Cushman & Wakefield•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager manages the successful deployment of multiple, simultaneous Roche Tissue Diagnostics (RTD) projects, including laboratory and environmental, operations/manufacturing, and space planning/moves, adds, and changes projects. The role plans, governs, delivers, and reports projects as an embedded service-provider Project Manager within the client’s capital project ecosystem, following formal capital project delivery practices, Steering Committee governance, and the account’s Statement of Work according to project size and classification. In a highly collaborative, cGMP-regulated environment, the Senior Project Manager works with senior leadership, Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE), Quality, IT, Procurement, department managers, Facilities, subject matter experts, and third-party vendors. The role leads project teams through the full project lifecycle, from feasibility and preparation through design, construction, commissioning, handover, operational start-up, and close-out. It oversees project scope, cost, schedule, risk, safety, quality, procurement, stakeholder communications, governance, and reporting, while maintaining compliance with client requirements and Roche’s quality system and cGMP/GxP expectations. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management and at least 10 years of related experience, including Life Sciences and construction industry experience. The compensation range is $123,250–$145,000. Eligible employees may enroll in a variety of benefit programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
At least 10 years of related experience.
Life Sciences experience is required.
Construction industry experience is required.
Advanced project management skills and demonstrated understanding of the project management business.
Ability to support or lead business development initiatives as assigned or requested.
Experience in client relations, client management, contract negotiations, and consulting.
Strong analytical skills and ability to communicate analyzed data to the client and project team.
Strong working knowledge of architectural and engineering drawings and construction concepts.
Working knowledge of stage-gated capital project delivery frameworks and formal project governance, including Steering Committees and Delegation of Authority.
Exemplary oral and written communication skills.
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6, Smartsheet, and PDF markup software such as Bluebeam.
Working proficiency with Cora PPM and SAP cost interfaces; familiarity with AutoCAD and BIM; proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Ability to manage project cost, schedule, scope, risk, safety, quality, procurement, governance, and stakeholder communications.

Nice To Haves

Additional Life Sciences or high-tech manufacturing experience.
Experience delivering capital projects in cGMP or other regulated environments.
Formal risk management training and demonstrated experience facilitating risk workshops, maintaining risk registers, and applying qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, including Monte Carlo analysis, consistent with ISO 31000 and PMI practice.
Professional certification such as PMP, CCM, PMI-RMP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop project teams, set expectations, manage performance, and coordinate project and staffing resources while maintaining segregation of duties with the client’s Steering Committee and User Team Lead.
Establish and maintain the Project Execution Plan governance structure, Delegation of Authority, and handover strategy, and report project status and escalations to the Steering Committee.
Deliver projects through the client’s stage-gated lifecycle, prepare phase deliverables and funding documentation, support formal stage-gate reviews, and manage estimate maturity through construction handoff.
Manage the full project lifecycle, including due diligence, programming, design, entitlements, bidding, permitting, procurement, contractor and vendor selection, construction, commissioning, handover, operational start-up, and close-out.
Facilitate stakeholder analysis and requirements gathering, document scope boundaries and assumptions, and manage approved scope changes while protecting cost and schedule baselines.
Develop and manage project budgets, estimates, financial forecasts, CAPEX funding, contingency, and cost reporting; maintain the Basis of Estimate and reconcile value of work done and financial systems.
Develop and maintain the baselined Project Master Schedule, track critical-path and contractor progress, perform schedule integrity checks, manage schedule contingency, and report milestones and variances.
Develop and maintain the project Risk Management Plan and risk register; facilitate recurring risk workshops, assess risks and opportunities, support qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and manage contingency and escalation.
Ensure compliance with SHE requirements, plan SHE resources, complete SHE deliverables, and establish and maintain construction safety plans, contractor safety checks, inspections, KPI monitoring, incident support, and close-out reporting.
Develop contracting and procurement strategies; manage RFPs, bidding, negotiation, contractor and vendor selection, contract awards within delegated authority, and contractor pre-qualification.
Develop and maintain stakeholder communication plans, communicate project goals and updates, and sustain collaborative relationships across client and service-provider teams.
Develop project controls and reporting plans; lead project huddles and prepare monthly reports, Steering Committee updates, phase-end benchmarking, senior-leadership updates, and complete project documentation.
Deliver projects in compliance with the Roche corporate Quality System and cGMP/GxP expectations; coordinate Quality Assurance assignments and support qualification, validation, commissioning, testing, punch-list close-out, and turnover.
Complete formal asset handover, support commissioning and operational readiness, issue the Project Closure Report with benchmarking and lessons learned, and complete financial close-out.
Monitor project delivery compliance and recommend improvements to account project-management processes.
Support or lead business development initiatives as assigned or requested.