Equipment Project Engineer

Manpower - Ireland; Waterford; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower - Ireland is recruiting a Project Engineer with Automation experience for an onsite role in Waterford, within a regulated biopharmaceutical environment.

You will lead end-to-end automation and equipment upgrade projects across Lyo, CLU, PMS, Autoclave and control systems, coordinating OEMs, ITS, Validation and Quality to ensure compliant execution. The 12-month contract offers day rate of €55/hour DOE and a hands-on, cross-functional team environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Process, Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or related Engineering discipline.
• 5+ years' experience delivering automation or equipment projects in pharmaceutical/biotech GMP environments.
• Strong understanding of GMP/GDP, validation lifecycle, cleanroom standards, and aseptic processing.
• Experience with OEM coordination, server upgrades, control system deployments, and CQV activities.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management skills.
• Ability to manage multi-phase, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Proficiency in MS Office and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of automation and equipment upgrade projects (schedule, cost, scope, safety, quality, compliance).
• Coordinate OEMs, ITS, Automation, Validation, and Quality for multi-phase deployments.
• Lead FAT/SAT activities, documentation, change controls, and qualification support.
• Ensure servers, control systems, and infrastructure are prepared, validated, and deployed correctly.
• Track change control actions to closure and maintain project governance.
• Manage line time, shutdown planning, and deployment coordination.
• Provide weekly progress updates to stakeholders.
• Support multiple automation and equipment upgrade projects across Lyo, CLU, PMS, Autoclave, and control-system platforms.

Skills

Automation projects

GMP/GDP

Validation lifecycle

Cleanroom standards

Aseptic processing

OEM coordination

CQV activities

Project management

Budgeting

Risk management

Multi-phase projects

MS Office

Project management tools

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

Title: Equipment Project Engineer - Automation

Contract Length: 12 months

Day Rate: €55 an hour DOE

We are recruiting for a Project Engineer with Automation experience for a role onsite with a leading Medical Device Manufacturing company in Waterford. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering automation and equipment upgrade projects within a regulated biopharmaceutical environment. This includes ownership of multiple Lyo, CLU, PMS, Autoclave, and control?system upgrade packages across several phases. The engineer will coordinate OEMs, ITS, Automation, Validation, and Quality teams to ensure compliant, right first time execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end?to?end delivery of automation and equipment upgrade projects (schedule, cost, scope, safety, quality, compliance).

• Coordinate OEMs, ITS, Automation, Validation, and Quality for multi?phase deployments.

• Lead FAT/SAT activities, documentation, change controls, and qualification support.

• Ensure servers, control systems, and infrastructure are prepared, validated, and deployed correctly.

• Track change control actions to closure and maintain project governance.

• Manage line time, shutdown planning, and deployment coordination.

• Provide weekly progress updates to stakeholders.

• The role will support multiple automation and equipment upgrade projects across Lyo, CLU, PMS, Autoclave, and control?system platforms.

• Coordinating OEMs, ITS, Automation, Validation, and Quality teams; managing multi?phase deployments; ensuring servers and control systems are prepared and validated; supporting FAT/SAT activities; and tracking change controls to closure.

Required Skills & Experience

• Degree in Process, Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or related Engineering discipline.

• 5+ years' experience delivering automation or equipment projects in pharmaceutical/biotech GMP environments.

• Strong understanding of GMP/GDP, validation lifecycle, cleanroom standards, and aseptic processing.

• Experience with OEM coordination, server upgrades, control system deployments, and CQV activities.

• Strong project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management skills.

• Ability to manage multi?phase, multi?stakeholder projects.

• Proficiency in MS Office and project management tools.