Director Project Engineering (Mainz, RP, DE, 55131)

Biopharma Careers; Mainz; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible hours

Company bike

Job ticket

Deutschlandticket

Pension

Childcare

Digital learning

Leadership development

Zusammenfassung

The Director of Project Engineering in Mainz, Germany, will lead projects within the Global Engineering department for pharmaceutical manufacturing (R&D, clinical and commercial scale). This role oversees CAPEX project phases from design to handover, requiring strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include steering projects in a matrix organization, developing the Global Project Engineering Team within 1-2 years, and coordinating with manufacturing, QA, QC, CMC,

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Extensive experience in engineering, GMP design, scheduling and project execution within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven leadership experience in managing engineering teams and driving cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of production, process, and analytical equipment; GMP facilities.
• Experience with technology transfers.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Fluent in English and German.

Aufgaben

• Lead and manage projects in matrix organization delivering quality, time and budget.
• Develop and lead Global Project Engineering Team within 1-2 years.
• Serve as Project Lead for national and international projects across all phases (design, build, commissioning, C&Q, handover).
• Provide progress reporting to management and stakeholders.
• Track milestones, timelines, and budgets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project integration.
• Engage with know-how to transform and manage manufacturing network (internal/CMOs).

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality assurance

GMP design

Communication

Ausbildung

Engineering degree (BSc/MSc)

Tools

Automation tools

Digitalization tools

Jobbeschreibung

Mainz, Germany | full time | Job ID: 11405

The Director of Project Engineering will lead projects within the Global Engineering department. This role is pivotal in providing successful engineering projects for pharmaceutical manufacturing (R&D, clinical and commercial scale). The Project Engineering manager will be responsible for all project phases, planning, design, build and commissioning, qualification (C&Q) until handover to operations. This position requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure the successful execution of capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects.

Your contribution:

• Lead and manage projects in matrix organization to deliver project goals in quality, time and budget. Foster a culture of quality, innovation, collaboration, automation, digitalization and continuous improvement within the project team
• Development to lead the Global Project Engineering Team (within 1-2 years)
• Serve as the Project Lead for national and international projects (small and up to large scale), ensuring successful execution of project phases design, build, commissioning, qualification (C&Q), and handover to operations
• Progress reporting to Management and stakeholders
• Tracking of milestones, timelines and budget
• Actively engage with cross-functional teams, manufacturing, automation, QA, QC, CMC, R&D, MS&T, AS&T, IT, other BioNTech departments and external suppliers, to foster collaboration and ensure seamless integration to ensure project success
• Engage with expertise and Know-How in the transformation, build up and management of the existing manufacturing network (internal and CMOs).

It's a match:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Pharmaceutical-, Mechanical-, or Chemical,-Engineering, or a related field
• Extensive experience in engineering, quality assurance, GMP design, scheduling and project execution within the pharmaceutical industry
• Proven leadership experience in managing engineering teams and driving cross-functional collaboration
• Knowledge of production-, process-, and analytical equipment, clean utilities and GMP- facilities
• Expertise in technology transfers
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities in complex engineering scenarios
• Fluent in English and German language

Your Benefits:

• Your flexibility: flexible hours | vacation account
• Your growth: Digital Learning | Performance & talent development | leadership development | Apprenticeships | LinkedIn Learning
• Your value: Your voice at the table | Culture on an equal footing | Opportunities to shape & impact | Support for your full potential
• Your health and lifestyle: Company bike
• Your mobility: Job ticket | Deutschlandticket
• Your life phases: Employer-funded pension | Childcare

Job ID 11405 (please always specify if you have any questions)