Senior Project Engineer

Position: Senior Project Engineer

Salary Range: $120K-$140K

Location: Coventry, RI

Pharmaron is a global contract research and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) helping pharma and biotech companies bring new therapies to life. With over 25,000 employees worldwide across 28 locations in the US, UK, China, and Singapore, we support drug discovery through to manufacturing with fully integrated high-quality services.

We're proud of the impact we make and just last year, we supported 887 discovery projects
, 1,100+ CMC programs
, and 1,397 clinical trials across all phases. Our teams are involved in everything from small molecules, ADC's, biologics, and gene therapies and we work with more than 3,300 global customers
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The Senior Project Engineer will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of capital projects supporting small-molecule pharmaceutical manufacturing and research operations. This role will manage projects from initial concept through commissioning, qualification, and final handover while ensuring compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), regulatory requirements, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards, and site engineering standards.

As a technical leader and project manager, the Senior Project Engineer will oversee facility, utility, process equipment, and infrastructure projects. Success in this role requires strong cross-functional collaboration with Maintenance, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, EHS, Supply Chain, and external engineering and construction partners to deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within budget.

• Lead capital projects from equipment upgrades to facility expansions.
• Develop scopes, budgets, schedules, and execution plans.
• Manage multiple projects while tracking scope, cost, schedule, quality, and risk.
• Communicate project status and maintain required change-control documentation.
• Engineering & Technical Leadership
• Lead project design, cost estimates, technical studies, and feasibility assessments.
• Develop and review engineering packages, specifications, PFDs, P&IDs, layouts, and drawings.
• Support equipment procurement and ensure solutions meet manufacturing, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.

• Coordinate engineering consultants, contractors, and equipment vendors.
• Oversee construction, design reviews, FATs/SATs, commissioning, and qualification.
• Support system integration, troubleshooting, and start-up activities.
• Safety & Environmental Compliance
• Ensure projects meet EHS, OSHA, PSM, and site safety requirements.
• Participate in HAZOPs, risk assessments, and process safety reviews.
• Promote a strong safety culture and support contractor safety training and field activities.

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

• 7+ years of relevant experience in capital project design and execution within pharmaceutical ingredients, specialty chemicals, fine chemicals, or a related manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing capital projects from concept through design, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Familiarity with a broad range of manufacturing unit operations, utility systems, and associated equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and vendors.
• Strong project management, organizational, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Familiarity with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements and other applicable industry codes and regulations.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience in a cGMP manufacturing environment.
• Experience spanning both project engineering and process engineering.
• Knowledge of automation and control systems, including PLC, DCS, SCADA, BMS, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with cGMP requirements and FDA regulations.
• Experience leading complex, multidisciplinary capital projects in a regulated manufacturing environment.

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