Senior Capital Project Engineer, Mechanical Packaging

Kindeva Drug Delivery Company; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindeva Drug Delivery Company is seeking a Senior Capital Project Engineer to lead and coordinate capital projects with a focus on mechanical packaging systems. The role involves managing project scopes, timelines, and budgets while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in engineering projects, preferably within regulated industries, and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Attractive compensation package

Company pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)

25 days holiday per year plus service days

Company sick pay

Wellness programmes

Employee recognition program

Free on-site parking

Discount and cashback at many retailers

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in engineering projects, focusing on packaging or manufacturing.
• Experience in a regulated industry (pharmaceutical/food & beverage) is preferable.
• Chartered status (CEng) or working towards chartership is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of capital projects focused on mechanical packaging systems.
• Define and specify capital project scopes and manage cost estimates and budgets.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and business requirements.

Skills

Project management

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Senior Capital Project Engineer, Mechanical Packaging

Bishop Meadow Rd, Loughborough LE12, UK

Job Description

Posted Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Our Work Matters:

At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.

Role Overview:

As Senior Project Engineer you will be responsible for managing and coordinating capital projects with a strong focus on mechanical aspects and packaging design. You will lead projects at your assigned manufacturing site and, by exception, other sites as appropriate driven by the project portfolio. Additionally, you will be responsible for providing safe and compliant delivery of assigned capital projects, on time, within budget and to the agreed scope.

In this role you will utilise your knowledge of technical, product, and market information to understand the project scope, expectations, and requirements to contribute to development of project strategy.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the planning and execution of capital projects focused on mechanical packaging systems.
• Maintain an awareness of current and developing safety, health and environmental policies and procedures, and support coworkers as appropriate.
• Define and specify capital project scopes.
• Manage commissioning & validation lifecycle activities (e.g. FAT/SAT, URS, DQ, IQOQ)
• Form and co-ordinate cross-functional project teams.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality and business requirements.
• Generate and manage cost estimates and budget.
• Develop and control project schedules.
• Establish/cultivate networks of support (internal and external) to facilitate completion of assignments/build technical knowledge.
• Interact with customers/clients to better understand relations, processes, and applications.
• Manage contractors, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Work closely with operations, QA, validation, and regulatory teams to ensure alignment with GMP and business objectives.
• Contribute information to technical strategic planning process.
• Assist in the development of other technical employees, contract workers, tech aides as required.

Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience working on engineering projects, preferably with a focus on packaging or manufacturing.
• 3+ years’ experience in a regulated industry e.g. pharmaceutical or food & beverage industry is preferable.
• Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline.
• Chartered status (CEng) or working towards chartership is highly desirable.
• Proven leadership of capital projects in a manufacturing environment is essential.
• Possesses complex problem-solving skills is required.
• Sound knowledge of engineering design principles, procurement strategies, and construction methods.
• Previous experience of health & safety regulations, quality systems, and relevant industry standards.
• Strong project management skills with experience using tools like MS Project, or similar.
• Financial experience in dealing with budgeting, cost control, and analysis is required.

Key Capabilities:

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Good organisational, interpersonal, and time management skills
• Enthusiastic, flexible, conscientious and proactive in approach
• Take a positive approach to own training and development
• Good decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and numerical aptitude skills
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently

What we offer:

• Attractive compensation package
• Company pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
  25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays) plus service days after 5 years
• Company sick pay
• Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential helpline support for employee and immediate family
• Life assurance of four times life cover salary
• Wellness programmes
• Employee recognition program
• Free on-site parking
• Discount and cashback at many retailers
• Cycle to work scheme

Additional information:

Location: Derby Road, Loughborough

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

We believe our people make the difference at Kindeva Drug Delivery, looking for skilled, passionate, and driven professionals to come and work with us to help us excel in manufacturing technologies and processes, which bring lifesaving products to patients worldwide.

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Kindeva is an Equal Opportunity Employer