Design Project Engineer II — Life Sciences Projects

IPS-Integrated Project Services; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS-Integrated Project Services in Blue Bell, PA is seeking a Design Project Engineer II to provide technical, managerial, and administrative support to Project Managers and Project Directors.

The role requires hands-on design coordination, knowledge of project scope, budgets, schedules, and quality control, with travel up to 20% and tolerance for working across disciplines in a life sciences project environment.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in an appropriate management, engineering subject, or equivalent years of experience in a technical field.
• 3+ years of engineering experience working for an A/E firm; construction or manufacturing experience related to design.
• Expertise in computer operation for engineering design programs and computer-aided drafting.
• General knowledge of system design and applicable codes in mechanical, structural, plumbing, electrical, or process.

Responsibilities

• Develops working knowledge of project scope and applies knowledge to project activities.
• Supports the Project Manager in the development and maintenance of design execution plans.
• Coordinates review and approval from the Project Executive and/or the Director of Operations, and communicates this information to the project team.
• Supports the Project Manager in developing and maintaining written project scopes of work and communicating this information to the project team.
• Supports the Project Manager in the development and maintenance of project schedules, including targeted and achievable milestones.
• Develops a working knowledge of the project budget and identifies exceptions to the project budget throughout execution of the project.
• Supports the Project Manager in monitoring and reporting project costs.
• Supports the Project Manager in developing change control documentation and related financial documentation.
• Develops a thorough understanding of contractually required quality in design and construction and supports quality assurance for the project.
• Monitors design content and quality and coordinates design revisions for constructability and compliance with basis documents, schedule, and budget.
• Supports the Project Manager in the procurement and coordination of all required project resources, including intradivisional, interdivisional, and extracorporate.
• Supports the Project Manager in the preparation of subcontract, purchase order, and change control documentation, and related financial documentation.
• Supports the Project Manager in the evaluation of vendor and subcontractor invoices.
• Supports the Project Manager in facilitating communication between project participants and produces documentation of communication between project participants.
• Works with Document Control to ensure that all project documents are distributed, reviewed, and stored to meet project and corporate requirements.
• Project documents include records of communications, design documents, bid packages and addenda and bulletins thereto, and submittals, among others.
• Supports the Project Manager in ensuring compliance of project activities with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Supports Project Managers and Executives in the preparation of proposals, presentations, and other sales and marketing documents.
• Maintains personal competency in relevant professional areas.

Skills

Engineering experience

CAD proficiency

Project coordination

Education

Degree in engineering/management

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

IPS-Integrated Project Services in Blue Bell, PA is seeking a Design Project Engineer II to provide technical, managerial, and administrative support to Project Managers and Project Directors.

The role requires hands-on design coordination, knowledge of project scope, budgets, schedules, and quality control, with travel up to 20% and tolerance for working across disciplines in a life sciences project environment.