Life Science Manager Jobs in Portland, OR (NOW HIRING)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Lease Crutcher Lewis is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex healthcare, hospital, and life science construction projects in the Portland market. This is a high-impact operations leadership role for someone who understands the precision, coordination, and client partnership required to deliver technically complex environments such as acute care facilities, medical campuses, laboratories, research spaces, and other mission-critical healthcare or life science projects.

In this role, you will have full responsibility for one large, multi-year, multi-million-dollar project or several small to mid-sized projects, guiding work from early sales and preconstruction through construction execution, closeout, and warranty.

The ideal candidate brings a strong background managing healthcare, hospital, laboratory, or life science projects and is comfortable working with owners, design partners, trade partners, and project teams in highly regulated, occupied, or technically demanding environments.

You will also help lead, develop, and mentor project teams, promote professional growth, and represent Lewis through strong client relationships, operational excellence, and a commitment to safety, quality, and company values.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• You build trust quickly with healthcare and life science clients by understanding their operational priorities, technical requirements, and sensitivity to active patient care, research, or mission-critical environments.
• You lead projects with clarity, discipline, and ownership, keeping teams aligned around safety, quality, schedule, budget, risk management, and client expectations.
• You anticipate challenges early, communicate proactively, and help teams solve complex issues after they impact project outcomes.
• You develop strong project teams by setting clear expectations, coaching team members, and creating an environment where people can do their best work.
• You strengthen Lewis’ reputation in the healthcare and life science market through excellent project delivery, professional relationships, and a consistent commitment to doing the right thing.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Marketing and Business Development

• Act as a leader in assigned marketing and business development activities. Develop and maintain close working relationships with clients.
• Lead pursuit strategy for healthcare, hospital, and life science opportunities, including proposal content, interview preparation, and client engagement.

Project Management

• Provide leadership and oversight for complex healthcare, hospital, laboratory, life science, or similar technical commercial construction projects.
• Lead the bid/budget process that includes reviewing the bid documents, owner contracts, bid personnel assignments, and supervising bid day activities.
• Provide direction for estimating and preconstruction, including coordination of purchasing, operations, phasing, logistics, and constructability planning for assigned projects.
• Follow projects from preconstruction through close-out and warranty periods.
• Monitor cost reports, labor resources, schedules, safety programs, quality expectations, and project risks.
• Coordinate peer reviews and project performance audits on assigned projects.
• Deliver successful project outcomes, including financial performance, schedule commitments, quality standards, safety expectations, and strong relationships with owners, architects, engineers, trade partners, and project stakeholders.
• Review, approve and execute owner change orders, and when necessary, review and approve subcontract and supply agreement drafts.
• Supervise production and maintenance of construction schedules in addition to the compilation of the monthly profit projections.

Leadership and Communication

• Develop, mentor, and support project team members in their career growth and personal fulfillment.
• Collaborate with operational leadership on team assignments and workforce forecasting.
• Resolve labor relations problems on assigned projects.
• Accept and maintain other internal management duties, responsibilities, and special assignments in a leadership role for the company.
• Adhere to and promote Company values.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10–15 years of construction industry experience preferred, with demonstrated experience leading healthcare, hospital, laboratory, life science, or similarly complex technical projects.
• Experience working in occupied healthcare environments, phased renovations, infection control or life safety-sensitive settings, or projects with significant MEP, laboratory, or technical infrastructure complexity is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery from preconstruction through closeout, including estimating, scheduling, cost management, contracts, change management, risk management, and client communication.
• Computer knowledge and proficiency, including Microsoft Office products and construction/project management technology.

KEY ATTRIBUTES

• Builds trusted relationships with clients, owners, architects, engineers, consultants, trade partners, and internal teams.
• Leads with confidence, accountability, and sound judgment in complex project environments.
• Communicates clearly and professionally with a wide range of audiences, including clients, project teams, field teams, and senior leaders.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and follow-through.
• Solves challenging and complex problems with a practical, team-oriented approach.
• Adapts well to shifting priorities, demands, timelines, and ambiguous conditions.
• Delegates effectively, develops others, and creates an environment where project teams can perform at their best.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to safety, quality, and doing the right thing.
• Understands industry trends and their impact on clients, projects, and business opportunities.
• Continues to grow professionally by staying current with emerging technologies, construction methods, and best practices.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Requires work in office settings and on active construction sites
• When onsite, employees are required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment as required by the company’s safety policies and as required per weather conditions
• Standard hours, plus evening and weekend work including work-related events

TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS

• Primarily local travel between the Portland office, project sites, client meetings, and industry events as needed.

REQUIREMENTS

• Current Driver’s License
• Successful completion of required pre-employment screening is a conditional requirement of the employment process.
• Physical requirements of the position include regularly required to talk or hear, vision capabilities, as well as the ability to frequently stand; walk; and use hands; fingers and arms. Additional abilities include sitting, climbing and balancing, as well the ability to frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds.

This posting reflects the role’s primary responsibilities and qualifications but is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Responsibilities may evolve based on business needs.

A 100% employee-owned general contractor, Lease Crutcher Lewis offers a comprehensive healthcare plan with medical, dental, and vision coverage. Our employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account supports physical wellness for employees and their pets, and our employer-funded Headspace membership supports mental wellness. We also offer a generous Health Savings Account with annual employer sponsored contributions. Lease Crutcher Lewis provides support for a financially healthy future, including our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (enrollment covered at no cost to you) and a 401(k) with a competitive matching program. To support employee philanthropic efforts, employees are eligible for volunteer PTO and charitable giving matching programs.

Lease Crutcher Lewis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of, and will not be discriminated against, based on the basis of race, color, gender, pregnancy or breastfeeding, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, disability, or other status protected by state or federal law