Senior Project Engineer

Sr Project Engineer

Wilson, NC

Responsibilities

• Ensure that project scopes fulfil relevant regulatory requirements including compliance with RB/MJN quality requirements, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, state and federal environmental health and safety (EHS) requirements.
• Prepare project budgets and cash flow projections.
• Create project implementation timelines in the form of milestone and detailed project schedules.
• Potentially manage up to 3 direct reports (project engineers) to coach, support and direct to deliver CapEx project in a focused Workstream. Role, scope & experience dependent.
• Manage multiple capital projects of different scales by leading cross-functional teams of internal and external resources to generate project documentation including drawing packages, equipment specifications, user requirement specifications, bid packages, qualification protocols, other.
• Responsible for the project design and development to ensure that the project delivers all project objectives on time, and within the approved capital budget.
• Schedule and conduct regular meetings with project teams to communicate project status and plan activities for project completion. Provide updates to key stakeholders regarding project’s progress, risks, and issue resolution.
• Responsible for Factory Acceptance Tests or Pre-Delivery Inspections at supplier’s site as required. Oversee and coordinate equipment start-up, commissioning, and training.

Qualifications

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Civil or Electrical). Or suitable experience in lieu of formal qualification
• 10 years relevant engineering experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare or food and beverage industries (must include 5 years of capital project management).
• Capable of managing multiple capital projects simultaneously with a variety of technical scopes e.g. (powder blending and transport, HVAC, liquid processing, packaging, robotics, other).
• Demonstrate an expert understanding of engineering theoretical fundamentals of equipment operation, and demonstrate full use of advanced principles, theories, concepts and techniques in creative and novel ways to solve complex technical problems.
• Comprehensive understanding of engineering, manufacturing, project management principles and practices. Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Demonstrate an expert proficiency in the ability to read, understand, and create specifications, drawings, flowcharts, sketches, schematics, and other engineering design documentation.
• The ability to apply structured problem solving analysis techniques utilizing standard principles and practices to provide solutions. Expertise in the use of formal problem solving techniques (6 sigma, LEAN, Kaizen, 5s, root cause analysis, etc.) is desirable.
• PMP Certification (preferred but not required)
• Proven track record of leadership and team management with demonstrated ability to manage resources and external contractors to deliver capital projects.