Project Controls - Engineer III/Lead Engineer

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs.  With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services. Job Title Project Controls - Engineer III/Lead Engineer Location(s) Customer Site - DC, Customer Site - MA, Customer Site - MD, Customer Site - NJ, Customer Site - PA, Customer Site - VA Job Description This is a full-time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests.  Project Farma’s purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management.   All team members are expected to embody Project Farma’s values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.  The Project Controls - Engineer III / Lead Engineer is an advanced individual contributor with demonstrated depth in their technical discipline and a growing record of leading complex workstreams. This role applies strong subject‑matter expertise to solve high‑impact technical and operational challenges, supports technical decision‑making, and contributes to the evolution of standards, methods, or best practices within their area. The Principal Engineer works with a high degree of independence, mentors junior and peer engineers, and partners closely with project and people leaders—while remaining focused on technical delivery rather than formal people management.  Key Responsibilities  As a Project Controls Engineer III / Lead Engineer, you will work collaboratively with clients, vendors, contractors, and other Project Farma Team Members to support projects related to biomanufacturing across the entire engineering lifecycle. You will apply your advanced technical skills to meet project team and client needs for developing / maintaining project schedules and monitoring project performance. This work will include interfacing directly with project management, client management and site personnel for the development of detailed integrated schedules. You will be responsible for delivering high quality work, forming and maintaining valuable, long-term relationships with our clients, and continually strengthening your technical and industry knowledge. This position will lead key project controls deliverables including but not limited to:   Summary project plans and milestone management reports  Detailed project execution schedules   Activity tracking and variance reports   Budget estimates, project cost reports and forecast trend analysis reports   Issue, risks and scenario analysis reports  Scope and change management impact analysis reports  Comprehensive monthly project status reports  PROJECT CONTROLS EXECUTION   Analysis of complex project data and then deliver clear, articulate and concise messages in a compelling manner to support decision making.   Communicate project information internally in a timely manner and relay in-field project decisions to highlight long-range, down-stream project and team impacts.   Independently prepare project controls reports, dashboards, and management summaries   Utilize inputs from Project Coordinators, field teams, and other disciplines while retaining accountability for final project controls outputs  Provide hands-on support and troubleshooting for clients navigating the engineering life cycle of cutting-edge equipment and manufacturing processes.   Maintain project tools such as site dashboards, detailed schedules, deliverable trackers, etc.    Perform due diligence and quality checks on subject domains to generate high-quality project deliverables.   Proactively identify and escalate roadblocks and utilize critical thinking skills and knowledge of problem-solving skills to identify creative solutions to those problems and roadblocks.   Create alignment with cross-functional client departments including but not limited to Design, Construction, Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering groups.   Continually develop a technical aptitude of project controls services within the life-science space including but not limited to:  Capital project management (CAPEX) for new/existing facility builds  Facility shutdowns/turnarounds  Technology transfers  Enterprise system integrations  Validation Life Cycle, including Commissioning and Qualification, Process Validation, Computer System Validation, etc.   Quality, Regulatory, and Compliance   GxP Automated Systems    Quality Control, including commercial and construction  Operational readiness  SCHEDULE, COST & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT   Directly develop, maintain, and update project schedules, cost models, progress tracking tools, and performance reports   Perform detailed schedule logic updates, progress status, forecasting, variance analysis, and recovery planning   Maintain the integrated project schedule, including baseline management, updates, and look-ahead planning   Track installed quantities, productivity, and earned value to support acc