Building CSA Project Manager

Job Title: Building CSA Project Manager
Location: Indianapolis, IN – Onsite

Duration: 1 Year Contract with Anticipated Extensions
Hours: 40 Hours/Week; 10 Hours of OT Typical

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Building CSA Project Manager to support a large-scale pharmaceutical/life sciences capital project in Indiana. The Project Manager will provide governance, oversight, decision-making, and contractor management for the Building Civil, Structural & Architectural (CSA) scope.

This is a site-based, client-side project management role serving as the primary governance interface with the General Contractor. The role will focus on scope, cost, schedule, risk, change control, contract performance, and project reporting. The PM will not directly manage contractor craft labor, means/methods, sequencing, or manpower deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day-to-day governance interface with the General Contractor for Building CSA scope.

• Monitor project activities, priorities, commitments, risks, and contractor performance.

• Manage scope, cost, schedule, risk, change control, and project governance.

• Evaluate change requests for scope, budget, and schedule impacts.

• Manage Project Deviation Notices (PDNs) and coordinate required approvals.

• Ensure project execution meets approved scope, quality, schedule, and budget requirements.

• Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, System Owners, C&Q, EHS, Procurement, and other project stakeholders.

• Monitor contracts and work with Procurement and the General Contractor to resolve performance issues.

• Maintain strong focus on EHS requirements and safe project execution.

• Prepare monthly progress, cost, schedule, risk, and performance reports.

• Lead weekly project team meetings and drive accountability for action items.

• Participate in project steering meetings and present CSA status, risks, schedule, and lookaheads.

• Identify project risks and ensure appropriate mitigation and escalation.

• Support continuous improvement, lessons learned, and best practices.

• Provide clear governance, prioritization, and escalation pathways to maintain project progress.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related technical discipline.

• 10 years of project management experience.

• Experience delivering large-scale pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences capital projects.

• Experience with projects valued approximately $500M–$2B, preferably greenfield.

• Strong experience managing EPC contractors or General Contractors.

• Experience across design, construction, commissioning, and handover.

• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and GMP environments.

• Strong knowledge of project controls, including:

  • Cost Management

  • Schedule Management

  • Risk Management

  • Change Control

  • Contract Administration

  • Procurement

  • Project Governance

• Excellent communication, negotiation, leadership, and conflict-resolution skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly regulated project environment.

Preferred Background

Candidates with experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, biotech facilities, greenfield capital projects, owner-side project management, EPC project management, or General Contractor management are highly preferred.