Design Manager-Piping

Jacobs; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Design Engineering Manager Piping to lead piping design for life sciences projects, including pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and biotech labs. You will ensure deliverables meet GMP, regulatory standards, and client expectations, while driving innovation and design efficiency.

The role requires senior leadership, cross-discipline coordination, and a strong focus on quality and safety.

Qualifications

• 17–20 years of experience in piping design for pharma or life sciences.
• BE/BTech in Chemical or Mechanical engineering.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary design teams and managing client interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead piping design activities for pharma/life sciences projects.
• Ensure GMP compliance and regulatory standards for deliverables.
• Coordinate with clients, PMCs, and EPC/EPCM partners; participate in design reviews.

Skills

Piping design

Life sciences

Pharma/Biotech

Education

BE/BTech - Chemical/Mechanical

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

The Design Engineering Manager Piping support the Discipline Manager on achieving Jacob's project and engineering process and procedure. This dynamic position provides leadership, champions inclusion and diversity, drives global delivery, supports a culture of innovation applies a disciplined deployment and ensures Management responsibilities including performance appraisals, pay reviews, training and development. Manages professional employees and/or supervisors or manages multi-discipline teams of support employees accounting for a large/significant span of control. Has accountability for the performance and results of a team within own area of specialty. Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges and problem solving guided by policies, procedures and business plan; receives guidance from senior manager. Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers. Drives design consistency across projects by standardizing templates, specifications, and workflows. Promotes continuous improvement in design efficiency, digital tools, and engineering practices.

The Piping Design Manager will lead and manage piping design activities for life sciences projects including pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, biotechnology plants, sterile/aseptic production suites, R&D laboratories, utility systems, and cleanroom environments. This role ensures that all piping design deliverables meet project requirements, regulatory standards, GMP compliance, and client expectations while driving innovation, efficiency, and quality. Ensure design deliverables meet quality and safety standards, regulatory expectations, and project specifications. Act as the primary point of contact for piping design matters with clients, PMCs, and EPC/EPCM partners. Participate in design workshops, HAZOPs, risk assessments, and constructability studies and provide technical support during construction, commissioning, and startup.

Here's what you'll need

• 17-20 Years of Experience and Degree in full time BE/Btech - Chemical/Mechanical
• Strong experience on design of pharmaceutical / Life Science /Biotech facility / Speciality Chemical in terms of Piping design.
• Sound knowledge of pharmaceutical / Life Science /Biotech facility inter discipline requirements.
• Location- Navi Mumbai, Gurgaon, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai (Candidate will be considered for Pharma & Lifescience only)

AtJacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients' expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it's all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.