Pharma Engineering Director: Growth & Capital Projects

RBW Consulting; Missouri; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

RBW Consulting seeks a Senior Director of Engineering & Maintenance to lead a multi-site pharmaceutical manufacturing organization through a period of growth and operational improvement.

You will oversee Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability, Automation, Validation and Capital Projects, build strong leaders, and drive site performance with a focus on compliance and continuous improvement. This role shapes the engineering function to support future expansion and investment.

Qualifications

• Significant engineering leadership experience in regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing (drug product/substance).
• Experience at Director or Senior Director level with exposure to different environments and challenges.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of maintenance, reliability and validation principles.
• Background in pharmaceutical, biotech, sterile, aseptic or other cleanroom manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success developing teams and future leaders.
• Experience supporting growth, transformation and capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability, Automation and Validation
• Drive engineering strategy and site improvement initiatives
• Develop and coach technical leaders across the organisation
• Support major capital investment and expansion programmes
• Strengthen reliability, compliance and risk management practices
• Build a culture of accountability, engagement and continuous improvement
• Identify capability gaps and implement development plans

Skills

Engineering leadership

Maintenance

Reliability

Automation

Validation

Capital projects

Team coaching

Job description

RBW Consulting seeks a Senior Director of Engineering & Maintenance to lead a multi-site pharmaceutical manufacturing organization through a period of growth and operational improvement.

You will oversee Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability, Automation, Validation and Capital Projects, build strong leaders, and drive site performance with a focus on compliance and continuous improvement. This role shapes the engineering function to support future expansion and investment.