Location: Indianapolis, IN | Full-Time
PACIV stands for: Process Automation, Controls, Instrumentation, & Validation
We are a 30 year old engineering and instrumentation services partner trusted to support leading manufacturing, wastewater, utilities, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies. We deliver high-impact solutions across process systems and regulated manufacturing environments.
We are hiring a Project Manager to join our Indianapolis team. This role leads complex, multi-disciplinary capital projects involving industrial equipment, process instrumentation, and engineered systems.
If you are a proven project leader with experience in capital project execution and procurement, this is an opportunity to contribute to mission-critical work in a growing industry.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Project Leadership
- Lead full capital project lifecycle delivery from planning through completion
- Manage scope, budget, schedule, and quality objectives
- Develop project plans, execution strategies, and resource allocation models
- Define and validate technical scope and equipment specifications
- Review engineering documentation for accuracy, completeness, and constructability
- Oversee instrumentation systems, including:
- Valves, transmitters, and analyzers
- Control systems and manufacturing components
- Lead procurement strategy and execution, including:
- RFQs, vendor selection, and bid analysis
- Contract negotiation and purchase order management
- Partner with suppliers to ensure specifications, lead times, and quality standards
- Track equipment from fabrication through delivery and installation
- Serve as the primary client-facing project manager
- Coordinate across engineering, procurement, and vendor teams
- Lead project meetings, reporting, and performance tracking
- Identify and mitigate project risks, delays, and cost impacts
- Ensure compliance with GxP, regulatory, and quality standards
- Drive improvements in project delivery and procurement processes
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field (preferred)
- 8+ years of experience in project management for capital projects
- Strong ability to interpret technical specifications and engineering documentation
- Proven experience with:
- Vendor coordination and procurement processes
- Complex, multi-stakeholder project environments
- Proficiency with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) and Microsoft Office
- Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated industries preferred
- Lead high-impact, technically complex capital projects
- Work in a collaborative, growth-focused environment
- Influence project success and client outcomes directly
- Contribute to projects that support life-saving manufacturing
- Competitive base salary
- 90% employer-paid healthcare premiums
- 401(k) with immediate 4% company match and vesting
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions
- Generous PTO and company holidays
- Full-time, direct hire position (no C2C or 1099)
- Background screening required
- PACIV does not engage with external recruitment agencies
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in project management for capital projects
- Proven experience with vendor coordination and procurement processes (RFQs, vendor selection, bid analysis, contract negotiation)
- Strong ability to interpret technical specifications and engineering documentation
- Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder project environments
- Proficiency with ERP systems
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated industries
- PMP certification
- Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
What We Do
PACIV, Inc. (Process Automation – Controls.Instruments.Validations) was founded and registered as a corporation in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1997. Listening to our clients' desire for local support and standardization among their facilities, we opened our Indiana office (PACIV-USA, LLC) in 2003. Moreover, in 2011 we opened PACIV-Ireland in Cork, Ireland. Our expansion, including international presence with local resources, responds to the needs of our Life Sciences multinational clients regarding replication and consistency of implementation, who demand our life sciences automation and regulatory compliance solutions in a localized market format. Our thorough understanding of the challenges faced by the Life Science sector and our collaborative approach with our clients has enabled us to become a leading Life Sciences automation and regulatory compliance service company. Since our inception, we provide our Life Sciences clients with our services in their multiple manufacturing sites worldwide. The fact that we hold Master Service Agreements (MSA’s) and Preferred Vendor status with the world’s leading Life Science Companies serves a testimony of our quality of service and leadership standing within the Life Science industry. We attract and develop the best talent which allows us to provide our demanding clients with the right knowledge and expertise ensuring we provide significant value within our automation solutions and services.
