Principal Project Engineer

Pfizer

St Louis

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, 40 hours per week
  • 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