Design Lead/Design Project Manager
Job Description
Position Responsibilities / Essential Functions:
- Lead engineering design activities for capital projects from conceptual design through verification.
- Ensure compliance with engineering standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate design efforts between project managers, engineering teams, external A/E firms, and site stakeholders.
- Support the development and maintenance of project design schedules and deliverables.
- Facilitate design reviews and ensure alignment with approved project intent.
- Drive resolution of design-related issues and technical challenges.
- Review design progress, performance metrics, and related project invoices.
- Support value engineering initiatives to optimize project cost, quality, and efficiency.
- Collaborate with engineering and technical resources to ensure constructability and design consistency.
- Participate in the selection and management of design and verification service providers.
- Develop and maintain project verification plans, traceability matrices, and risk assessments.
- Coordinate verification activities and manage discrepancies during project execution.
- Promote continuous improvement through engineering best practices and lessons learned.
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of engineering, manufacturing, or project experience within pharmaceutical or API manufacturing environments.
- Experience supporting capital projects, facility design, or process engineering initiatives.
- Knowledge of engineering design standards, project delivery processes, and regulatory requirements.
- Pharmaceutical facility design, process engineering, or project engineering experience.
- Strong project coordination and leadership abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence decisions across multiple organizational levels.
- Experience facilitating technical issue resolution and managing scope changes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to balance quality, schedule, cost, and compliance objectives.
- Experience working with external engineering firms and multidisciplinary project teams.