Project Controls & Scheduling Lead Engineer - Project Farma

Description

The company is an established provider of scientific solutions with an 80+ year history in science, backed by a global service network and distribution centers. Its team works with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers across its analytical solutions and OneSource services.

This is a full-time salaried Engineer III / Lead Engineer role in project controls, supporting biomanufacturing projects through the full engineering lifecycle. You will work with clients, vendors, contractors and internal project staff, and build detailed integrated schedules alongside project management and site personnel.

You will be based in one of the team's primary markets and travel within the country when client projects need it. The role owns schedule and performance tracking, and asks for dependable client relationships and ongoing growth in technical and industry knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and update project schedules, cost models, progress tracking tools and performance reports.
• Update schedule logic, record progress, forecast outcomes, analyse variances and plan recovery.
• Prepare project controls reports, dashboards and management summaries on your own.
• Draw on input from coordinators, field teams and other disciplines, while you remain accountable for the final project controls outputs.
• Keep the integrated project schedule current, covering baseline management, updates and look-ahead planning.
• Track installed quantities, productivity and earned value to improve cost and schedule forecasts.
• Watch cost performance, change impacts and forecast trends together with the Project Manager.
• Spot schedule and cost variances, risks and opportunities, and recommend mitigation or recovery steps.
• Issue weekly, monthly and ad-hoc internal and external project controls reports.
• Create and maintain dashboards and performance metrics that match project and corporate needs.
• Analyse schedule, cost and performance data in depth to support decisions made ahead of problems.
• Set up and maintain approved project controls systems, coding structures and procedures on the project.
• Keep all project controls data accurate, consistent and intact across systems and reports.
• Advise project teams on controls processes, data needs and reporting standards.
• Help improve project-level controls workflows and the efficiency of reporting.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in life science, engineering, supply chain, construction management or a related discipline.
• 4 to 7+ years of equivalent experience in project controls, cGMP facility start-up, project management, or comparable military service.
• Advanced skill in Microsoft Excel.
• Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera P6 and Smartsheet are a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to work with team members, clients and vendors at every level.
• Ability to juggle several priorities and deadlines in a project-driven setting where demands change.
• Willingness to work on site full-time as client projects require.
• Willingness to travel as needed for project and business needs.
• You must be authorised to work in the United States full-time. The company will not sponsor current or future work visas for this role.
• Travel may be significant to support project and business needs.
• You must hold a valid driver's license to be employed.

Conditions

Full-time, salaried position.

Work is at customer sites in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri and Ohio.

The annual base pay range is $95,000 to $115,000. The final offer depends on internal equity, work location, and the candidate's skills, experience, and education or training.