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Project Engineer Pharmaceutical

Category: Pharmaceutical

Project Engineer urgently required for a contract role in a Pharmaceutical company in Cork.
This role is part of the Global Engineering Services Team and will support the delivery of new Engineering projects to the site
The successful candidate will have at least 5 years Pharmaceutical experience

Lead the delivery of Engineering projects on time, on budget & in accordance with all project & business goals.
•Scope new Engineering projects & secure Capital approval
•Lead, support and participate in commissioning and qualification activities
•Participate in and lead Cross-Functional teams as necessary.
•Updating & influencing management and project stakeholders.
•Troubleshooting of process or equipment issues
•Coordination of project interfaces with other projects and departments
•Coordination of and interfaces with third parties (suppliers, customers, service providers, etc.)
•Coordination of project documentation and or P&IDs
•Project Cost Management (estimation, forecasting, tracking, updating)
•Project Scheduling (creation, tracking & reporting)
•Project progress reporting & Risk Management
•Constructability & Maintainability/Operability studies
•Project Resource Management
•Reviewing current condition of systems (structural, E&I as well as safety, permitting and documentation)
•Organization & coordination of project meetings
•Investigating and resolving Deviations raised within the Engineering Department
•Provide process and equipment related training as required.
•Completion of assigned tasks to support manufacture of quality medicines in accordance with cGMP and EHS requirements.
•Retrospective project performance review vs project goals and lessons learned.

•Third level qualification in Engineering or Science.
•3+ years experience working in Pharmaceutical environment
•Experience of delivering engineering projects within a GMP regulated environment, specifically Pharma.

DESIRABLE:
•Qualification in Project Management
•6-Sigma or similar problem solving/decision making methodology training
•Experience of working within an Engineering team in a multinational corporate environment.
•Experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

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LocationcorkLocation typeon siteJob typeProject Engineer


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