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Job TitleProject Controls, Senior Project Engineer - Project FarmaLocation(s)South San Francisco, CA
Job Description
This is a full-time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside in the San Francisco, CA market and be willing to travel domestically, to meet client project requests.
Senior Project Controls Engineers (Senior PE) are fully billable roles that will work collaboratively with clients, vendors, contractors, and other Team Members to support projects related to biomanufacturing across the entire engineering lifecycle. PEs and Senior PEs are responsible for delivering high quality work, forming and maintaining valuable, long-term relationships with our clients, and continually strengthening their technical and industry knowledge. They will maintain a strong focus on Project Farma’s Patient Focused and People First mindset.
As a Project Controls Engineer, you will work collaboratively with clients, vendors, contractors, and other Project Farma team members to support projects related to biomanufacturing across the entire engineering lifecycle. You will be responsible for delivering high quality work, forming and maintaining valuable, long-term relationships with our clients, and continually strengthening your technical and industry knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce key project controls deliverables, including:
- Budget estimates
- Detailed project schedules and milestones
- Feasibility estimates, risks, forecasts, and scenario analysis
- Project cost reports and trend analysis
- Comprehensive monthly project summary reports
- Analyze complex project data and then deliver clear, articulate, and concise messages in a compelling manner to support decision making.
- Gain a general understanding of Earned Value Analysis and PO management tools.
- Update internal site tools such as site dashboards, deliverable trackers, etc.
- Examples of our core services within the life science space, include: Capital Project Management (including Project Controls and Scheduling); Facility Management & Builds; Tech Transfers; Validation Life Cycle (including Commissioning and Qualification, Process Validation, Computer System Validation, etc.); GxP Automated Systems; Due Diligence & Business Strategy; Quality, Regulatory, & Compliance.
Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Engineering, or related discipline and/or comparable military experience.
- Systems savvy, including Microsoft Excel; Smartsheet and/or Microsoft Project a plus.
Other Required
- Full-time on-site client presence.
- Willingness to travel as required to support project and business needs.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We will not sponsor applicants for current or future work visas for this position. This position may require significant travel to support project and business needs. We cannot employ anyone with an invalid driver's license.
PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.PerkinElmer Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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For 85 years, PerkinElmer has pushed the boundaries of science from food to health to the environment. We’ve always pursued science with a clear purpose – to help our customers achieve theirs. Our expert team brings technology and intangibles, like creativity, empathy, diligence, and a spirit of collaboration, in equal measure, to fulfill our customers’ desire to work better, innovate better, and create better. PerkinElmer is a leading, global provider of technology and service solutions that help customers measure, quantify, detect, and report in ways that help ensure the quality, safety, and satisfaction of their products. Learn more at www.newperkinelmer.com.
