Process Department Manager

BW Design Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BW Design Group is seeking a Department Manager - Process in Atlanta, Georgia. This role requires over 10 years of experience in process engineering design, particularly in regulated environments like food and beverage. The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers, ensure project quality, and develop client relationships. A Bachelor's degree in engineering is essential, and a Professional Engineering license is preferred. This is an opportunity to join a growing firm dedicated to excellence in engineering and project management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ process engineering design experience in regulated environments.
• 2+ years’ experience as a process engineering design manager preferred.
• Experience in developing designs for food and beverage processes.

Responsibilities

• Direct process design activities including diagrams and descriptions.
• Lead a team to execute projects meeting regulatory standards.
• Ensure quality through rigorous project reviews.
• Review drawings and submittals according to project needs.
• Build relationships across multi-discipline teams.

Skills

Process engineering design experience

Leadership of a design team

Subject Matter Expert knowledge of cGMP regulations

Technical communication skills

Client presentation abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Master’s Degree in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join BW Design Group as a Department Manager - Process, you are joining an ENR ranked AEC firm that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Direct process design activities (including process descriptions, process flow diagrams, and P&IDs)
• Lead a team of process engineers and designers to successfully execute projects that meet cGMP, FDA and other regulatory standards and requirements
• Ensure quality through the implementation of rigorous project quality reviews
• Review and approve drawings for client and project needs
• Review submittals, answer RFIs, and direct field visits to verify onsite work is proceeding according to design
• Client development activities include presenting our firms process capabilities, proposing technical solutions to meet the clients’ needs and full scope efforts to complete the proposal
• Build relationships with the greater practice and market sector professionals resulting in a completely cohesive and technically correct operational solution. This includes interfacing and integrating highly complex technical solutions across our firm-wide practices that include facility, utility, process, automation (control systems integration), and construction management professionals. These relationships also create the positive one-firm culture across the group.
• Build and develop the team of process design engineers under your guidance and supervision

Requirements

• 10+ years’ process engineering design experience in cGMP, FDA, or other regulated manufacturing environments
• 2+ years’ experience as a process engineering design manager preferred
• Experience developing process engineering designs for food and beverage is required
• Demonstrated ability to present process designs to existing and new clients
• Demonstrated ability lead a process engineering design team
• Subject Matter Expert knowledge of cGMP regulations and standards preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Proficient with written and verbal technical communication including generating reports and conducting group presentations
• Travel as needed to complete projects

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering from an ABET accredited university
• Master’s Degree in engineering a plus

Licenses

• Professional Engineering license preferred