Head of Project Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and prioritize the work of the Project Engineering team, assigning projects across engineering team based on workload, site priority, and project requirements.
• Build and develop the engineering team: Mentor engineers, grow technical capability, define development paths, and lead succession planning.
• Own the capital project portfolio: Intake, prioritization, scheduling, and resource balancing across the engineering team.
• Support site capital planning and develop the long-range engineering roadmap in coordination with the Director and site leadership.
• Own project budgets and capital appropriation: Develop capital appropriation requests, forecast and control project costs, and report project financial performance to site leadership.
• Directly manage and execute selected capital projects as a working leader to maintain project throughput.
• Lead the commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV) lifecycle for capital projects, including URS, design qualification, FAT/SAT, and IQ/OQ/PQ.
• Manage the development, tracking, and delivery of system turnover packages.
• Manage external engineering firms, equipment vendors, and construction contractors.
• Establish and enforce consistent project governance, engineering standards, documentation, and stage-gate / design-review discipline.
• Develop and maintain engineering design standards, equipment and instrumentation specifications, and design basis documentation.
• Cross-functional interface with Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Automation & Electrical Maintenance Engineering, Reliability & Compliance, CSV, and key customer programs.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Quality to align engineering project scope, timing, and change control with production and compliance needs.
• Own the site's engineering drafting and drawing management function, including CAD standards and revision control.
• Ensure engineering drawings (P&IDs, facility and equipment layouts, electrical, and mechanical drawings) are accurate and current.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement and operational efficiency projects.

Additional Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary engineering interface for customer-driven capital and process projects.
• Work with Quality Systems group to manage Change Control Program.
• Implement metrics necessary to monitor the effectiveness and continual improvement of the assigned functions.
• Support off work hour emergency situations related to incidents that compromise facility preparedness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related scientific discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience in a chemical or pharmaceutical production environment or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Chemical or Mechanical Engineering degree preferred.
• Advanced degree in a Scientific discipline or other technical area.
• 5+ years of experience working in a regulated environment, including ISO, cGMP, and OSHA 1910.119 (PSM).
• 3+ years of experience managing capital projects.