Project Manager, Real Estate & Facilities Services

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Position Overview

The Project Manager, Real Estate and Construction will be responsible for leading the planning, directing, and coordinating cross-functional project initiatives. The Project Manager, Real Estate and Construction will work with business groups to follow best practices to ensure their projects meet objectives and accomplished on time and within budget. 

This position is based in Madison, WI.

Essential Duties

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead cross-functional teams to successfully deliver project objectives.
• Develop and manage timelines, budgets, resource utilization, risk mitigations, interdependencies, and project objectives.
• Follow established project management practices to manage scope, schedule and budget.
• Effectively gather end user requirements through stakeholder engagement.
• Confirm and document project goals, requirements, funding approvals, resource requirements and procedures.
• Communicate responsibilities and resource requirements to cross-functional support groups in a matrixed environment.
• Troubleshoot problems and drive effective mitigations.
• Drive resolutions to issues that put project delivery at risk such as coordination issues, constraints, lack of alignment, etc.
• Escalate issues maintains pulse with project activities to ensure progress.
• Monitor and prepare status reports on project deliverables and any deviation from project plan.
• Meet deliverables and reporting requirements to satisfy project governance requirements.
• Coach and facilitate teams on project management processes, tools and techniques.
• Develop tools to drive successful project delivery such as process diagrams, value streams, decision matrices, dependency diagrams, and root cause analyses.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders and team members.
• Prioritize and balance multiple competing priorities within and across multiple projects at the same time.
• Demonstrate success with oral and written communications/presentations, influence and persuasion, results orientation, facilitation, and teamwork skills.
• Able to work within a matrix management organization.
• Able to work independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Adaptable, open to change, and able to work in ambiguous situations and respond to new information and unexpected circumstances.
• Ability to establish agreement and consensus with stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, including the ability to easily convey concepts and priorities to peers, customers, leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
• Ability to travel 20% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or field as outlined in the essential duties, or High School Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree.
• 3+ years of experience in project/construction management of commercial and/or good manufacturing practice (GMP) facility construction with full responsibility for coordinating complex projects with construction values in excess of $5M.
• Demonstrated ability to work within OSHA, EPA, FDA, and local authority jurisdictions and requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to interface with various regulatory agencies and auditors.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to solicit input in the design phase and facilitate a seamless turnover.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified projects.
• Experience leading value engineering initiatives on projects.
• Experience leading design and/or construction management on projects involving office space and laboratories.
• Basic understanding of typical facility building systems.

Salary Range:

Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.

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