Senior Design Architect

UNAVAILABLE; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hovione, a leading global contract development and manufacturing company, is seeking a senior Architect/Engineer to lead site master planning and long-term capacity strategy in a pharma network. You will translate business strategy into scalable engineering solutions, define URS, and supervise project execution with a focus on safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

We value decades of multidisciplinary experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to work across matrix

Qualifications

• University degree in Architecture or Engineering (Civil or equivalent).
• Experience in industrial or master planning environments.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in industrial or construction project environments; 15+ years preferred.
• Multidisciplinary Architecture & engineering projects.
• Working within matrix organizations and complex stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead site master planning and long-term facility capacity strategy aligned with business growth and manufacturing network needs.
• Translate business strategy and operational requirements into practical, scalable engineering and design solutions.
• Define and contribute to User Requirement Specifications (URS), ensuring alignment with process needs, ergonomics, productivity, and user wellbeing.
• Supervise project execution to ensure delivery: On time, Within budget, In compliance with cGMP, HSE, and regulatory standards.
• Support budget definition, planning, and timeline management, ensuring realistic and achievable project execution.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, proactively resolving technical and operational challenges.
• Collaborate within a matrix organization with Engineering, Operations, Quality & Compliance, Procurement, External suppliers and contractors.
• Support Purchasing in supplier selection and contract awarding, ensuring optimal technical solutions.
• Drive implementation of advanced technologies and engineering standards to optimize safety, quality, reliability and cost efficiency.
• Capture lessons learned and user feedback to improve future projects.
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives including Engineering processes, CAPEX optimization, Productivity enhancements.

Skills

Master planning

Project execution

Industrial facility design

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

University degree in Architecture or Engineering (Civil or equivalent)

Tools

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Project

Job description

Join a Market Leader

Hovione is an independent family owned international group of companies. From the beginning, we have set ourselves above and apart through our innovative technological and productive capabilities, reaching a top spot in the world market as an integrated Contract Development and Manufacturing Company dedicated to helping Pharmaceutical Customers bring new and off-patent drugs to market.

Our people are the main asset for our continued success. Reaching over 1950 team members, from 36 different nationalities, that are located across Asia, Europe and North America (Portugal, US, Macao, Ireland, China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, and Switzerland), including 4 production sites.

Working at Hovione means reaching for innovation and excellence in everything we do: for our clients, our partners and, above all, our patients. That is why we are In it for life.

You will be responsible to:

Lead site master planning and long-term facility capacity strategy aligned with business growth and manufacturing network needs

Translatebusiness strategy and operational requirementsinto practical, scalable engineering and design solutions

Define and contribute toUser Requirement Specifications (URS), ensuring alignment with process needs, ergonomics, productivity, and user wellbeing

Supervise project execution to ensure delivery:

• On time

• Within budget

• In compliance withcGMP, HSE, and regulatory standards

Supportbudget definition, planning, and timeline management, ensuring realistic and achievable project execution

Identify, assess, and mitigateproject risks, proactively resolving technical and operational challenges

Collaborate within amatrix organization, working closely with:

• Engineering

• Operations

• Quality & Compliance

• Procurement

• External suppliers and contractors

Support Purchasing insupplierselectionand contract awarding, ensuringoptimaltechnical solutions andsupport technical bid evaluations and supplierselection

Drive implementation ofadvanced technologies and engineering standardstooptimizesafety, quality, reliability, and cost efficiency

Capturelessons learned and user feedbackto improve future projects

Lead and contribute tocontinuous improvement initiatives, including:

• Engineering processes

• CAPEX optimization

• Productivity enhancements

Represent the company in interactions withexternal authorities and regulatory bodies, asrequired

Promote innovation and support the development ofintellectual property (IP)

Providetechnical guidanceas ArchitectureSME,supporting Internaland externaldesign teams, ensuringhigh standardsin design and execution

Define facility layout strategies ensuring GMP-compliant flows, segregation principles, and cleanroom zoning concepts

Act asArchitecturedesign authority, defining and governing global architectural standards acrossHovionefacilities

Integrate sustainability and energy efficiency principles into facility design and master planning

We are looking to recruit a Candidate:

University degree inArchitectureorEngineering (Civilorequivalent)

Architectural background is strongly preferred, particularly with experience in industrial or master planning environments

Experience

Minimum10 years of experiencein industrial or construction project environments;15+ years preferred

Proven experience in:

• Facility design and master planning

• End-to-endproject execution in operational environments

MultidisciplinarArchitecture&engineeringprojects

Working withinmatrix organizations and complex stakeholder environments

Industry Experience

• Experience inPharma or Healthcare environmentsconsidered a plus

• Experience inFood or other regulated industriesstrongly preferred

Technical Knowledge

• Industrial facility design and engineering systems

• cGMP guidelines

• HSE standards
• Applicable regulatory and legal requirements

• Solid understanding ofreal-world implementation and operational constraints

Skills & Competencies

Ability to bridgestrategic thinking with hands-on execution

Strongmultidisciplinary coordination and integration capability

Excellentstakeholder management and communication skills

High levelofautonomy and problem-solving capability

Strongdecision-making skills, based on data and multiple inputs

Ability to managecomplexity, uncertainty, and competing priorities

Additional Requirements

Fluency in English

Proficient in MS Office and standardarchitecture &engineering tools(AutoCAD, Navisworks, Project, etc.)

Willingness totravel asrequired

Hovione is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer

Inclusion and diversity are key to us. At Hovione, that means a work environment where differences are valued, and everyone is treated with fairness and respect. We want all our team members worldwide to feel supported, respected, and have the opportunity to achieve their full potential, regardless of their age, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation or ethnicity.

Hovione does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firms for this job posting. Any resumes submitted to Hovione by a third-party agency or search firm without a valid written and signed search agreement will become the sole property of Hovione. No fees will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited referral.