Stantec

Owner's Representative Project Manager, Life Sciences - ( 250000QF )

Description

We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life.

By managing capital programs and projects as if they were our own, our project management business, and technical experts work with clients to strategize, plan, and implement projects that help them achieve their organization’s objectives. Our award-winning team has managed thousands of projects across all sectors — hospitals, airports, and entire university campuses; infrastructure like mass transit and water-treatment facilities; and energy and resource assignments, from mines to wind farms.

Your Opportunity

Stantec seeks an Owner’s Representative, at the Project Manager level, to manage projects on behalf of owners in the biopharmaceutical/life sciences sector. In this role, you will be working on projects in various stages of development and complexity from conceptual planning through design, and construction. This role will require regular travel to client sites to work with the project teams and provide onsite supervision.

This full-time position is based at the client's office in Deven's MA and requires on-site presence for a minimum four (4) days per week.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of projects valued over $10M ideally (minimum $2M) including renovations, maintenance, and new builds.
• Collect project specific site information to effectively organize available resources.
• Develop strategic conceptual program consistent with proposed scheduled and budget in concert with client.
• Competitively assemble the project team by preparing and administering Requests for Proposals (RFP’s), make recommendations for award, and negotiate contracts as may be required by the client.
• Manage the project team on behalf of the client during the design, construction, occupancy, and closeout process.
• Provide day-to-day project oversight and communication with the client and project team collaboratively in concert with clients’ goals, constraints, and priorities.
• Review the design for adherence to client’s schedule, budget, logistics and applicable regulatory agency requirements.
• Develop, track, update, forecast, maintain the project schedule and budget throughout all phases of the project.
• Administer all contracts and invoices on behalf of client.
• Anticipate key issues for the betterment of the project and make decisions on major project events, taking into consideration the impact the final direction has on the project goals.
• Coordinate financial close out efforts
• Develop and maintain the respect and confidence of the project team.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Understanding of and ability to read plans and specifications.
• Understanding of preconstruction/project development process and requirements.
• Understanding of contracts (negotiations, language, and requirements).
• Ability to analyze and manage project budgets logically and effectively.
• Strong computer skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and scheduling software.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills and problem-solving abilities.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management is preferred, Architecture would be considered.
• Minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in a related field.
• Experience in cGxP and/or cGMP is required.
• Experience as an Owner’s Representative in Project Management on biopharmaceutical/ life sciences projects is an asset
• Experience managing capital projects previously is required.
• Experience with manufacturing processes or process engineering is an asset.
• Experience with scheduling software is a plus.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-New Hampshire-Auburn

Other Locations : United States-Massachusetts-Burlington, United States-Massachusetts-Boston

Organization : BC-1798 Buildings-US PMCM

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 21, 2025, 2:46:41 PM

Req ID: 250000QF

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans