Senior Project Manager

Summary

Join Syner-G BioPharma Group and Sequoia Biotech Consulting, a leading life sciences consultancy, as a Sr. Project Manager. You will act as the owner's representative on large, complex construction projects, primarily in lab/office or cGMP manufacturing environments. This role requires 7-12 years of experience and strong leadership and communication skills. The position involves managing projects from design through construction and commissioning, reviewing technical submissions, and ensuring compliance with cGMP standards. Extensive travel to client sites is expected. Syner-G offers a competitive salary, benefits, flexible work options, and career development opportunities.

Requirements

• An engineering degree (mechanical, electrical, construction)
• 4-9 years of experience on large, complex engineering projects, preferably in a mix of validation contractors and operating companies as a project engineer/manager
• 3-5 years of relevant experience within the biotech industry with proven knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Procedures (cGMP) compliance
• Experience acting as owner’s representative on large, complex construction projects
• Experience working on multi-employer sites
• Experience taking projects from design through construction and into commissioning
• Experience writing commissioning strategy/plans and protocols for large projects
• Experience supervising a large sub-contractor team for start-up and commissioning of equipment
• Experience coordinating the purchase, receipt, and movement of equipment
• Experience scheduling the decommissioning, packing, movement, and unpacking of equipment
• Experience reviewing construction site safety documents and ensuring compliance
• Experience using project/construction management software like ProCore, E-Builder, Prolog, etc
• Experience designing, starting up, commissioning, and handing over lab and office building systems
• Experience writing operational and maintenance SOPs for building systems
• Experience closing out large projects and ensuring documentation and financial obligations are met
• Experience using a CMMS like Maximo, Blue Mountain, etc
• An OSHA construction certification
• A deep understanding of safe construction practices and standards
• Strong leadership, collaboration, communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
• Highly motivated, independent, detail-oriented team player with good organization, initiative, and a collaborative attitude

Responsibilities

• Act as owner’s representative on large, complex construction projects, preferably in lab/office or cGMP manufacturing environments
• Work on multi-employer sites (more than one contractor on a single construction site)
• Take projects from design through construction and into commissioning
• Write commissioning strategy/plan and protocols for large projects
• Review technical submissions from all team members: Architectural and Engineering firms, System Integrators, equipment manufacturers, and the owner's own engineering groups (local and global) to ensure all necessary components are in place for system installation and commissioning
• Answer common construction communications like RFIs, Submittals, etc
• Work as part of a larger construction team to schedule the work of the commissioning team and the moving company to meet both cost and schedule targets
• Supervise a large sub-contractor team that will start-up and commission all equipment in a large capital project
• Coordinate the purchase, receipt, and movement of equipment into a facility that may not be complete from a construction perspective
• Schedule the decommissioning, packing, movement, and ultimate unpacking of large amounts of equipment from one facility to another
• Review all construction site safety documents like work permits, task plans, job hazard analyses, and ensure the System Integrator executes all work in compliance with procedures and safety standards
• Walk construction sites, take part in daily planning meetings, and document observations
• Use at least one project/construction management software package like ProCore, E-Builder, Prolog, etc
• Design, start-up, commission, and hand over common lab and office building systems like Building Automation Systems (BAS), HVAC systems, emergency power and UPS systems, lab gases, RODI water, boilers, steam generators, etc. (experience in a GMP environment is a plus but not required)
• Write operational and maintenance SOPs for all building systems like calibration procedures, preventative maintenance, lockout/tagout, access control, etc
• Successfully close out large projects, ensuring all necessary documentation is in place, accurate, and all financial obligations are met
• Use a CMMS like Maximo, Blue Mountain, etc., and set up large numbers of assets inside the CMMS

Benefits

• Market competitive base salary and annual incentive plan
• Robust benefit offerings
• Ongoing recognition and career development opportunities
• Generous flexible paid time off program
• Company paid holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Fully remote work options for most positions and the ability to work “almost anywhere”