Pharmaceutical Project Controls Manager

Position Title:

Pharmaceutical Project Controls Manager (Cost and/or Scheduler)

Location:

Montgomery County, Pa (Hybrid: 3 Days onsite / 2 Days remote) Job Type: Full-Time, Project Controls Salary: $125,000-$150,000 DOE About mcfa:

We are a professional services firm in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) industry serving public and private sector clients in the Mid-Atlantic region. Our services include Strategy, Planning, Program Management & Construction Management. Our goal is to help every employee design a fulfilling career through aligning their individual passions/skills with the vision of the organization. Our mission is "Inspiring People and Places through Project Leadership and Project Development".

• Love (each other, mission, work)
• Entrepreneurial (spirit of innovation)
• Accountability (to ourselves, our clients, each other)
• Delight (customers and teammates)
• Stretch (individual and collective growth mindset)

mcfa is seeking a Project Controls Manager to support a life sciences client with an active portfolio of approximately $100 million in capital improvement work at a Montgomery County, PA facility. This full-time, hybrid position will be embedded within an established client project team and will focus on cost management, scheduling, or a combination of both, depending on the selected candidate’s experience.

The ideal candidate is an early- to mid-career project controls professional who can collaborate effectively, learn the client’s processes, and contribute immediately without requiring a senior leadership role.

• Serve as an integrated member of the client’s project team supporting capital projects in life sciences, R&D, and laboratory environments.
• Support project scheduling by developing, updating, and analyzing project schedules; reviewing contractor schedules, milestones, logic, critical paths, and near-term look-ahead.
• Support project cost controls by tracking budgets, commitments, forecasts, invoices, change orders, cash flow, and cost variances.
• Prepare recurring project controls reports, dashboards, forecasts, schedule updates, and concise variance narratives for project leadership.
• Coordinate with project managers, design teams, contractors, procurement, finance, and other stakeholders to maintain accurate and timely project information.
• Participate in project and controls meetings, document action items, identify emerging risks or trends, and help drive issues to resolution.
• Maintain organized project controls data in the client’s systems and follow established governance, reporting, and documentation procedures.
• Work onsite in Montgomery County three days per week and remotely the remaining two days, while maintaining flexibility based on project needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, finance, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of project controls experience, including direct involvement with pharmaceutical manufacturing, life sciences, or other regulated facility construction projects.
• Proven experience serving as the Project Controls lead on pharmaceutical capital projects, including planning, scheduling, cost control, and reporting within GMP-regulated environments.
• Working knowledge of either project cost management or CPM scheduling; candidates do not need to be equally experienced in both disciplines.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are required. Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, or project cost management systems is preferred.
• Ability to understand construction documents, project budgets, schedules, procurement activities, invoices, change management, and forecasting processes.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical thinking, and follow-through, with the ability to fit seamlessly into an established team environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading Project Controls activities across multiple concurrent capital projects while managing schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• Ability to work onsite in Montgomery County, PA three days…