Plant Engineering Lead; m​/w​/d), Hybrid

Position: Plant Engineering Lead (m/w/d), Hybrid
Location: Vienna

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Job Description

About the role:

As Plant Engineering Lead at Takeda's Vienna site, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to the local Plant Engineering organization, ensuring engineering excellence, operational reliability, and sustainable manufacturing performance. Working closely with the Head of Process Engineering and global engineering teams, you will drive innovative engineering solutions, technology improvements, and investment strategies. You will also play a key role in achieving the site's CO₂ reduction targets, ensuring ATEX compliance, and supporting Takeda's long-term sustainability ambitions.

How you will contribute:

Lead, develop, and inspire a team of engineering professionals and specialists, fostering technical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Define and implement local Plant Engineering strategies and technology roadmaps aligned with site priorities, global engineering standards, and Takeda's business objectives.

Oversee engineering activities from feasibility studies, conceptual and detailed design through factory and site acceptance testing, commissioning, and transition into routine operations.

Lead and monitor engineering projects and programs, ensuring delivery against agreed budgets, timelines, quality standards, safety requirements, and performance objectives.

Drive the implementation of new technologies, process improvements, and engineering solutions to enhance manufacturing efficiency, equipment reliability, and operational performance.

Own the development of CAPEX investment business cases, including Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) assessments, mass balancing, and process modeling to support strategic investment decisions.

Ensure technical compliance with applicable engineering, quality, environmental, and safety standards, including ATEX requirements, while driving the site's CO₂ reduction and sustainability initiatives.

Manage system ownership of plant utility and supply equipment, providing technical expertise and advanced troubleshooting support to resolve complex engineering and design-related challenges.

Collaborate with local and global stakeholders, including the Plant Engineering Community of Practice and Process Engineering Leadership Team, promoting data-driven decision-making and sharing engineering best practices.

What you bring to Takeda:

University degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Electrical, Plant Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Significant professional experience in plant engineering, process engineering, or technical operations within a complex industrial or manufacturing environment, ideally in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.

Proven experience leading and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams, providing technical direction, coaching, and performance management.

Strong expertise in plant utilities, mechanical systems, HVAC, process equipment, maintenance engineering, and equipment reliability.

Demonstrated experience managing engineering projects across their full lifecycle, including feasibility studies, detailed design, commissioning, qualification, and operational handover.

Solid understanding of GMP requirements, engineering safety standards, ATEX regulations, and environmental compliance within regulated manufacturing environments.

Experience in CAPEX planning, investment justification, budget management,…