General Engineering & Skilled Trade Project Manager
Listed on 2026-06-21
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Engineering
Quality Engineering
Principal Project Engineer
Location: St. Louis, MO
Onsite Flexibility: Onsite
Contract Details- Position Type: Contract
- Contract Duration: 12 months
- Pay Rate: $90.00 $ 95.00 / Hour (USD)
- Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
This is a senior-level principal project engineering role focused on ensuring the successful delivery of life science capital projects. The position requires deep expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing environments, clean room design and build, and on-site construction execution, with full-time presence at the St. Louis, MO job site Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities- Provide senior-level project engineering and technical expertise to ensure successful project delivery of life science projects
- Lead project work streams 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
- 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; able to establish processes and structures to manage work streams
- Expertise in using and interpreting engineering drawings and documents
- Sound understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing facility regulations, guidelines, standards, and cGMPs
- Pharma/clean room experience required; brownfield experience is highly preferred
- Minimum Bachelor of Science in Engineering required; 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
- Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
- 401k Retirement Fund
Leading research-intensive biopharmaceutical company committed to saving and improving lives. Offers innovative health solutions for the prevention and treatment of diseases. Fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and operates responsibly for a sustainable future.
About GTTGTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Job Number: 26-07641
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