Project Controls - Engineer III/Lead Engineer

PerkinElmer is a leader in scientific solutions, dedicated to innovating for a healthier world. They are seeking a Project Controls - Engineer III/Lead Engineer to support biomanufacturing projects by developing and maintaining project schedules, monitoring performance, and ensuring high-quality deliverables.

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 advanced 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, forming and maintaining valuable, long-term relationships with clients, and continually strengthening technical and industry knowledge
• Lead key project controls deliverables including summary project plans, detailed project execution schedules, activity tracking, budget estimates, issue and risk analysis reports, and comprehensive monthly project status reports
• Analyze complex project data and deliver clear and concise messages to support decision making
• Communicate project information internally in a timely manner and relay in-field project decisions
• Independently prepare project controls reports, dashboards, and management summaries
• Utilize inputs from Project Coordinators, field teams, and other disciplines while retaining accountability for final project controls outputs
• 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 to identify creative solutions
• Create alignment with cross-functional client departments including Design, Construction, Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering groups
• Continually develop a technical aptitude of project controls services within the life-science space
• Directly develop, maintain, and update project schedules, cost models, progress tracking tools, and performance reports
• Perform detailed schedule logic updates, progress status, forecasting, variance analysis, and recovery planning
• Maintain the integrated project schedule, including baseline management and updates
• Track installed quantities, productivity, and earned value to support accurate cost and schedule forecasting
• Monitor cost performance, change impacts, and forecast trends in coordination with the Project Manager
• Identify schedule and cost variances, risks, and opportunities, and recommend mitigation or recovery actions
• Prepare and issue weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc internal and external project controls reports
• Develop and maintain project dashboards and performance metrics aligned with project and corporate requirements
• Conduct in-depth analysis of schedule, cost, and performance data to support proactive decision-making
• Implement and maintain approved project controls systems, coding structures, and procedures on the project
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of all project controls data across systems and reports
• Provide guidance to project teams on project controls processes, data requirements, and reporting standards
• Support continuous improvement of project-level controls workflows and reporting efficiency

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; Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera P6, and/or Smartsheet a plus
• 2-7 Years of Experience required
• Willingness to travel as required for client project assignments
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification