Engineering Program Lead – MES & PMO

FITS, LLC; Ponce (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FITS, LLC seeks a senior Program Manager to lead MES initiatives in the Engineering area for Pharma and Medical Devices projects. The role requires directing cross‑functional teams, managing schedules, budgets, and risk, while ensuring quality and regulatory alignment.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and strong communication skills in both Spanish and English, with a customer-service oriented mindset and a collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Bilingual: Spanish and English.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall program leadership and governance for MES initiatives, defining objectives, success metrics, operating cadence, and escalation paths.
• Plan, execute, and monitor MES projects from initiation through delivery, owning integrated schedules, dependencies, risks, and outcomes across cross-functional teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between project teams, site leadership, functional partners, and vendors to ensure alignment and timely decision-making.
• Manage financial and resource aspects of the program, including budgets, forecasts, SOW execution, vendor performance, and internal resource allocation.
• Assess complex project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction goals.
• Lead risk, issue, and change management activities, ensuring adoption readiness and standards compliance.
• Provide clear project status reporting and executive-level insights on progress, risks, and financials.
• Drive continuous improvement by strengthening delivery processes and capturing lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

Program management

MES experience

BPCS

SAP

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

BPCS

SAP

Job description

FITS, LLC seeks a senior Program Manager to lead MES initiatives in the Engineering area for Pharma and Medical Devices projects. The role requires directing cross‑functional teams, managing schedules, budgets, and risk, while ensuring quality and regulatory alignment.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and strong communication skills in both Spanish and English, with a customer-service oriented mindset and a collaborative approach.