Maintenance Planning Manager - Project Farma

Job Title

Maintenance Planning Manager – Project Farma

Customer Site – Richmond, VA

• Develop maintenance packages and asset maintenance strategies for capital projects in accordance with client procedures, engineering standards, and project planning documentation.
• Lead development of maintenance plans supporting operational readiness and lifecycle asset management.
• Perform Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analyses to define preventive maintenance requirements.
• Identify and define spare parts requirements to support facility startup and long‑term operations.

• Lead development and execution of Maintenance Package Development (MPD) activities for capital projects.
• Collect and manage project data required to support maintenance planning and documentation development.
• Develop maintenance planning documentation and procedures for facility assets.
• Support MPD planning, estimating, and project schedule development activities.

• Ensure maintenance data is properly structured and loaded into Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Support CMMS configuration and asset data preparation to enable maintenance program execution.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure maintenance documentation supports asset lifecycle management.

• Partner with engineering, commissioning, and operations teams to integrate maintenance planning into project execution.
• Provide project status updates, planning inputs, and budget tracking for maintenance planning activities.
• Ensure maintenance planning deliverables are completed in alignment with project timelines and quality expectations.
• Support coordination with Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) or equivalent engineering organizations responsible for capital project execution.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance related to maintenance planning and reliability engineering practices.
• Support development of best practices and standardized maintenance planning approaches across projects.
• Maintain awareness of industry standards, reliability practices, and maintenance technologies relevant to life sciences manufacturing environments.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Reliability Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience supporting capital projects within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences manufacturing environments.
• Experience developing maintenance strategies, reliability programs, or asset management plans.
• Experience performing Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analyses.
• Experience implementing or supporting CMMS systems such as Maximo, GMARS, or similar platforms.
• Experience with Blue Mountain and SAP PM.

• Ability to travel as needed to support project delivery and client engagements.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to work across engineering, maintenance, and operations teams.
• Experience working within GMP‑regulated manufacturing environments preferred.
• Proven ability to support project delivery while aligning maintenance strategies with operational readiness goals.

Annual compensation range: $110,000 – $160,000.

Significant travel may be required to support project and business needs.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis; we do not sponsor work visas.

We cannot employ anyone with an invalid driver's license.

Perkin Elmer 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, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. Perkin Elmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.