Projects Control Manager, Engineering

California, US residents .

The job details are as follows:

We are the first publicly‑traded biotech or pharmaceutical company to take the form of a public benefit corporation. Our public benefit purpose is to provide a brighter future for patients through the development of novel pharmaceutical therapies; and technologies that expand the availability of transplantable organs.

United Therapeutics (Nasdaq: UTHR) seeks to travel down the corridors of indifference to develop treatments for rare, deadly diseases. We were founded in 1996 by a family seeking a cure for their daughter’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Today, we have six FDA‑approved therapies that treat PAH, pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH‑ILD) and neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. Our near‑term pipeline seeks to develop additional therapies for PAH and pulmonary fibrosis (PF).

The cure for end‑stage life‑threatening diseases like PAH, PH‑ILD, PF, and many others is an organ transplant, but only a small percentage of donated organs are available to address the vast need. For this reason, we are working to create manufactured organs to address the shortage of kidneys, hearts, lungs, and livers available for transplant. We believe an unlimited supply of tolerable, transplantable organs will eliminate the transplant waiting list and cure end‑stage organ diseases for which transplant is not currently an option.

You're looking for an opportunity to manage a variety capital projects (ranging from $500k‑$5mil in scope) while concurrently building out tool sets and workflows to improve our project planning and execution abilities. The Project Controls Manager, Engineering is responsible for establishing and leading the project controls function for the Project/Facilities Engineering Department, specifically focusing on both large and small site‑level capital projects.

These projects include lab, GMP and manufacturing space and equipment, and building utilities replacement and upgrades. This role is responsible for the end‑to‑end development of project tracking tools, resources, and program standards where none currently exist. The position serves as the primary owner for all critical functions—including budget, critical path method (CPM) schedules, dashboards, and risk management—and is accountable for driving monthly updates and stakeholder engagement to ensure “single source of truth” reporting.

• Design and implement the foundational project controls "playbook," including standardized templates for budgets, schedules, and risk registers from the ground up
• Develop, deploy, and maintain customized project tracking tools and automated performance dashboards (e.g., Power BI) to visualize project health, KPIs, and resource benchmarks
• Own and drive the monthly update process, performing progress schedule updates to include comprehensive reporting, narratives, and site‑specific packages for management decision‑making
• Develop metrics, KPIs, and benchmarks to support the program
• Development, maintenance, and monitoring of project CPM Schedules, including critical path analyses to identify schedule‑related problems and recommend corrective actions
• Review the contractor’s progress and present it to management for decision‑making
• Conduct site walks for progress validation and prepare monthly reporting packages for the project site team
• Manage Total Installed Cost (TIC) and resource reporting, including project cash flow projections and contractor schedule of values
• Support the execution of project risk assessments and impacts within project schedules and budget
• Support the project team on the collection of asset attributes and documentation during construction to ensure seamless turnover to Maintenance (BMRam and the CMMMS)
• Meet with project teams, clients, owners, and various stakeholders. Communicate project status and challenges effectively to project teams.

• 8+ years of hands‑on project controls experience with a Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering, architecture, construction management, or related discipline or 6+ years of…