Engineering Project Manager
Engineering Project Manager
Location: West Chester, OH (Onsite)
Description
We're looking for an Engineering Project Manager to drive critical capital and technical projects within a GMPâregulated manufacturing environment. You'll oversee equipment upgrades, facility improvements, and multiâdisciplinary engineering initiatives while coordinating closely with crossâfunctional stakeholders. This role is handsâon, fastâmoving, and central to the site's operational success, ideal for an engineer who thrives on solving complex problems and delivering highâimpact results.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead endâtoâend planning, budgeting, scheduling, and execution of capital and engineering projects, ensuring alignment with site and corporate goals.
- Oversee multidisciplinary manufacturing engineering initiatives, including equipment upgrades, infrastructure modernization, utility improvements, and security enhancements under GMP expectations.
- Maintain and monitor project budgets, forecasts, financial performance, and cost controls.
- Ensure compliance with project documentation standards, phaseâgate requirements, and changeâcontrol processes.
- Partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Facilities, and other teams to deliver integrated project outcomes.
- Manage external engineering firms, vendors, and contractors, ensuring highâquality execution aligned with schedule, safety, and technical scope.
Experience Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or related field); advanced degree preferred.
- 7-10+ years in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing, with strong experience in CQVârelated engineering upgrades, GMP operations, and equipment qualification.
- Demonstrated success leading multiple capital projects simultaneously within regulated environments.
- Strong technical knowledge of pharmaceutical equipment, utilities, packaging systems, and validation lifecycles (IQ/OQ/PQ).
- Proficiency using Microsoft Project for schedule creation and project tracking.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills with the ability to influence crossâfunctional teams.
- Ability to work 100% onâsite in a GMP facility in West Chester, OH.
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