Project Engineering Group Lead

Corden Pharma is a leading full-service Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, drug products (DPs), and packaging. With around 3,000 employees worldwide, we help pharmaceutical, and biotech companies manufacture medicines with the ultimate goal of improving people's lives.

Our network, spanning Europe and the U.S., provides flexible and specialized solutions across six technology platforms:
Peptides, Lipids & Carbohydrates, Injectables, Highly Potent & Oncology, Small Molecules, and Oligonucleotides. We strive for excellence in supporting this network and are committed to delivering the highest quality products for patient well-being.

Our People Vision

We strive for excellence. We share our passion. Together, we make a difference in patients' lives.

SUMMARY

The Project Engineering Group Lead is responsible for providing technical leadership for project engineers; as well as managing and executing capital projects in support of pharmaceutical drug substance, intermediates, and fine chemical development and production. The Project Engineering Group Lead provides strong technical leadership in the areas of civil, mechanical, and equipment and facilities design and installation projects.

Also, providing leadership to ensure project costs, schedules, quality control, and adherence to regulatory laws and practices throughout the project life cycles. Interacting with management in developing project objectives, department goals, and site concepts and strategies; advises management regarding technical opportunities and advances.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

* Takes a lead role in working with the project owner and supporting staff to develop the project business case and project objectives. Ensures relevant alternatives are evaluated and the recommended solution is supported by local staff and management. Generates and communicates (i.e., presentations), and effectively builds consensus for proposals with project stakeholders as well as management

* Plans, develops, coordinates, and directs the entire engineering effort for assigned projects; and mentors and coaches on other projects with many complex features, while ensuring project success. Directs efforts relating to the generation of cost estimates, as well as cost and schedule tracking. Proactively demonstrates responsibility for ensuring that cost, scope, and schedule requirements are met

* Reviews project design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications. Leads the evaluation of the feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering designs and procedures. Performs as a staff advisor and consultant as to a technical specialty, a type of facility or equipment, or a program function (involving the integration of several business systems)

* Develops and evaluates plans and criteria for a variety of projects and activities to be carried out by others. Secures resources for specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, system design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, construction, and qualification

* Leads timely resolutions of disputes & conflict resolution with external contractors, vendors, and stakeholders

* Coaches, mentors and trains less experienced engineers and other project engineering personnel on technical and business issues; plans for and manages change by helping employees understand and accept change in a productive manner

* Project activities include, but are not limited to user requirement specification input and review; scope development; process design; funding request preparations; evaluation of equipment system standards and specifications; project controls; implementation logistics; resolving internal and external disputes; resolving engineering design and performance problems; construction supervision; building permits; and qualification and validation efforts

* Interacts with customers as "Technical Lead" for Project Engineering concerns

* Provides updates (formal and…