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JobDiva, Inc.

Principal Project Engineer Life Sciences

st. louis, MO

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About this opportunity

JobDiva, Inc. lists this Principal Project Engineer Life Sciences opportunity in st. louis, Missouri. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Immediate need for a talented Principal Project Engineer - Life Sciences. This is a 06-12+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in St. Louis, MO (Onsite).

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Pay Range: $90 - $120/hour.

Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities

The client is looking for a senior-level Principal Project Engineer with strong Life Sciences/Pharmaceutical facility project execution experience, rather than a purely design-focused engineer.

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 accelerate unresolved issues in a timely manner

Stakeholder management for areas of ownership, maintain active communication

Located in St. Louis, MO or has flexibility to travel to St. Louis, MO and be at job site Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience

Must a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 15+ years of engineering/project execution experience.

Experience with Cleanroom design and construction within Life Sciences / Pharmaceutical Background is preferred.

Knowledge with Pharmaceutical facility cGMPs, regulations, guidelines, and standards, particularly Grade C/D environments.

Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, documentation, and technical decisions.

Ideally experience taking projects through design → construction → commissioning/qualification/validation.

Hold a minimum of a Bachelor of Science in engineering - preference for process engineering experience.

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.

Our client is a leading Life Sciences Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Worksite address

st. louis, MO, 63146, US

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