Senior Project Manager - Life Sciences

Great Life Sciences projects require more than managing a schedule. They require someone who can bring clients, engineers, architects, contractors, and stakeholders together around a common goal—and keep complex projects moving from concept through completion.

GBA is looking for a Senior Project Manager with experience leading multidisciplinary facility and manufacturing design projects to join our growing Life Sciences practice. Our team specializes in the design of processes, utilities, and facilities that support the manufacture of cGMP drug products using biotechnology and pharmaceutical methods.

You’ll work alongside an integrated team of architects, engineers, and project professionals on technically complex projects for leading companies in the industry. This is an opportunity to lead meaningful work from start to finish, build trusted client relationships, develop project teams, and help shape how we deliver Life Sciences projects as our practice continues to grow.

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll be at the center of the project, connecting our client’s goals with the multidisciplinary teams responsible for delivering them.

You’ll lead complex facility and manufacturing design projects, strengthen client relationships, mentor and develop project teams, and contribute to the continued growth of GBA’s Life Sciences practice.

Success in this role goes beyond delivering a project on time and on budget. It means becoming a trusted partner to our clients, creating clarity for the project team, anticipating challenges before they become problems, and helping everyone involved deliver their best work.

• Lead multidisciplinary facility and manufacturing design projects and project teams, ensuring commitments to clients are understood and delivered.
• Provide leadership and direct project controls for scope, schedule, cost, quality, and overall project performance.
• Serve as a key client contact, building and maintaining long-term relationships based on trust, responsiveness, and successful project delivery.
• Support business development and marketing efforts by strengthening existing client relationships and identifying opportunities to continue serving our clients.
• Develop short- and long-term project plans, establish milestones, and keep teams aligned with critical deadlines and client expectations.
• Lead project meetings involving multiple disciplines, clients, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Identify and address issues affecting project performance and make effective decisions when projects require direction.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure responsibilities are clear and work remains aligned across the project.
• Delegate responsibilities to team members best positioned to successfully complete the work.
• Direct projects and project teams to ensure deliverables occur as planned or as negotiated and agreed upon with the client.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and other professionals to develop innovative solutions throughout design and construction.
• Perform and support quality control throughout the project to maintain GBA and client standards.
• Prepare and present project updates to GBA and client executives, leadership teams, and steering committees to maintain alignment on project goals.
• Mentor and develop staff through training and coaching on project management fundamentals and effective project delivery.
• Help develop, improve, and implement standardized project management processes across the GBA network.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience managing multidisciplinary facility and manufacturing design projects and project teams, preferably within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other Life Sciences environments.
• Experience managing project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience leading high-impact projects involving engineering, design, regulatory requirements, construction, or a combination of these areas.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Ability to develop relationships that create value for both GBA and our clients while supporting innovation, industry development, and future business opportunities.
• Strong judgment and the ability to make effective decisions in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively with clients, technical professionals, contractors, executives, and other stakeholders.
• Strong time management, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
• Experience directly or indirectly supervising, mentoring, or developing staff with increasing levels of responsibility.
• A proactive, mature, independent, and dependable approach to your work.
• Understanding of quality and regulatory requirements within the pharmaceutical industry, including pharmaceutical cGMP, cGLP, and cQMS, is preferred but not required.
• PMP certification is preferred but not required.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience will be considered.

You’ll likely enjoy this role if you like being the person who brings all the pieces together. You can move comfortably between a client conversation, a multidisciplinary design meeting, a budget or schedule discussion, and an executive-level project update.

You build relationships naturally, communicate clearly, and aren’t afraid to make decisions when a project needs direction. You take pride in delivering great work, but you also care about developing the people around you and creating an environment where the entire team can succeed.

Most importantly, you understand that great project management is about more than managing tasks, it’s about earning trust, creating alignment, and leading people toward a successful outcome.

This position requires occasional overnight travel to support clients and projects.

Candidates must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

At GBA, you’ll have the opportunity to work on complex Life Sciences projects from beginning to end while collaborating with professionals across multiple disciplines. You’ll have room to lead, influence how projects are delivered, develop others, strengthen client relationships, and continue growing your own career.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family, including:

• Competitive salary of $140,000–$200,000 annually, depending on experience
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life, accident, and disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness initiatives
• Paid company holidays, floating holidays, and flexible time off
• Opportunities for training, professional growth, and advancement

If you enjoy leading complex facility and manufacturing design projects, building lasting client relationships, developing strong teams, and solving the challenges that come with technically demanding Life Sciences work, we’d like to meet you.

Apply today and build your future with GBA.