Client: Pharmaceutical Industry
Title: PRINCIPAL PROJECT ENGINEER
Location: St. Louis, MO
Duration: 12 Months

Description:

YOUR ROLE:

• Provide senior-level project engineering and technical expertise to ensure successful project delivery of life science projects
• Lead project workstreams within large and/or complete projects, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and schedule
• Collaborate with the site, project, and construction teams to make timely decisions
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks; implement solutions and escalate unresolved issues in a timely manner
• Stakeholder management for areas of ownership, maintain active communication

WHO YOU ARE:

• Located in St. Louis, MO or has flexibility to travel to St. Louis, MO and be at job site Monday through Friday
• Hold a minimum of a Bachelor of Science in engineering – preference for mechanical, chemical, and electrical
• At least 15 years of relevant work experience in capital project execution and on-the-job construction experience
• Experience with life science capital projects – design and build of clean rooms and classified (grade C/D) spaces and qualification and validation processes
• Expertise in using and interpreting engineering drawings and documents
• Sound understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing facility regulations, guidelines, standards, and cGMPs
• Strong in leadership, relationship building, and negotiation strategies; ability to influence, network, drive, and manage change
• Demonstrated proficiency in communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills in a matrix environment
  
  • Ability to influence without direct authority to achieve desired outcomes
  • Ability to obtain customer requirements and deliver as a concise specification
  • Ability to deliver clear messages to stakeholders on project decisions and maintain good relationships
• Ability to independently own a workstream by maintaining a schedule, driving decisions, and maintaining accurate documentation
• Critical thinker – ability to suggest and evaluate multiple options along with evaluating implications to safety, quality, budget, schedule, and potential risks
• Problem solver – Ability to identify and evaluate problems, develop optimal solutions, use effective decision-making, and implement
• Ability to review and respond to construction submittals and RFIs, considering site customer input and manage scope changes
• Organized and establish processes and structures to manage workstreams