Job Scope: Hargrove's Life Sciences team is seeking a Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary engineering and design projects for clients across the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemical industries. As a Project Manager, you'll play a critical role in delivering projects ranging from facility upgrades and process improvements to complex capital projects within highly regulated manufacturing environments.
We're looking for a technically grounded project leader with an engineering background and experience managing projects in life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or specialty chemical facilities.
Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
Manage engineering and design projects for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemical clients.
Successfully managing commercial contract(s) on one or more projects of various sizes, as required. Ensure that invoices are paid in a timely manner, Project Change Notices are processed, monthly Office Earnings Report (OER) is reviewed in the time allotted, and the project(s) plan in Vision is current.
Lead project planning, execution, budgeting, scheduling, and resource coordination activities.
Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, building strong relationships and ensuring project objectives are achieved.
Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, including process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, controls, structural, and architectural disciplines.
Collaborate with clients to develop project scope, execution strategies, budgets, and schedules.
Monitor project financial performance, scope management, risk mitigation, and overall project health.
Facilitate project meetings, design reviews, and stakeholder communications.
Ensure project deliverables meet technical, quality, regulatory, and client requirements.
Support front-end planning, conceptual design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction support, commissioning, and startup activities.
Identify opportunities for process improvements, operational efficiencies, and value-added solutions for clients.
Mentor junior engineers and project team members while fostering a collaborative project environment.
Participating in development of all major technical, cost, scheduling and performance decisions on assigned projects.
Familiarity with project scope, specifications, deliverables required by client, and design criteria upon assignment to a project and gaining Hargrove team alignment of schedule and budget in regard to deliverables required. Work with client team to define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with stakeholders.
Maintaining timely and accurate reporting including weekly and monthly reports utilizing a comprehensive action item list.
Ensuring project documentation is properly reviewed and approved by the client.
Promoting continuing positive relations with the client building on long term relationships that continue to add additional services.
Completing project closeout as required by the client.
Effectively and proactively managing the client needs at all stages of the project.
Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Civil Engineering from an accredited university is preferred.
Certification: Professional Engineering and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) registration is highly preferred.
Experience: This position requires 8+ years of engineering, design, or project execution experience preferable in life sciences, biotechnology or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Experience managing engineering and design projects throughout the project lifecycle.
Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing client relationships.
Experience supporting capital projects, facility expansions, process improvements, or manufacturing infrastructure upgrades.
Experience within GMP-regulated manufacturing facilities.
Familiarity with FDA-regulated environments and life sciences industry standards.
Experience supporting cleanroom, laboratory, utilities, process systems, or pharmaceutical manufacturing projects.
Ability to manage client relationships in complex situations.
Ability to relate easily to others in the business community such as customers, suppliers, contractors, government, professional and trade associations.
Understanding of existing and potential customer needs and preferences.
Ability to delegate authority appropriately.
Ability to clearly communicate expectations and requirements to team members and to structure accountability.
Ability to set priorities.
Demonstrated leadership ability with team orientation.
Coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
Excellent listening and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Excellent presentation skills.
Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.
Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.
As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.
Equal Opportunity Employment StatementHargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Skills Required
- Up to 10 years of relevant engineering and project management experience
- Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Civil Engineering
- Professional Engineering (PE) registration and/or Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Knowledge of company project execution procedures, engineering standards, and project controls tools
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Authorized to work in the United States
What We Do
Hargrove Engineers & Constructors is a full‑service EPC firm providing engineering, procurement, construction management, controls & automation, life sciences, equipment solutions, and technical services for industrial clients. Founded in 1995 and 100% employee‑owned, Hargrove supports projects from concept through commissioning with over 2,700 teammates across 19+ offices, serving industries such as chemicals, refining, manufacturing, power, and life sciences worldwide, and delivering reliable, client-focused solutions.
