Process Project Engineer

Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom; Barceloneta (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly® Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom (SETT) seeks a Project Engineer (Process) to support a brownfield expansion for a GMP facility in Barceloneta, PR. You will act as the owner's representative for process equipment installation and coordinate with the GC, A/E, and site operations.

Responsibilities include permit-to-work coordination, field walkdowns, safety oversight, and reviewing design deliverables with the Lead and A/E to ensure conforming execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Biomedical, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 2-5 years in pharmaceutical/biotech or industrial capital projects.
• Experience with brownfield construction in an operating facility.
• Working familiarity with biologics process systems (buffer prep/hold, transfer panels, CIP/SIP).
• GMP awareness in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Prior commissioning/CQV field-support experience.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Customer's owner-side representative for the process equipment package during brownfield construction; oversees GC and subcontractors.
• Owns permit-to-work coordination for process construction activities within the active facility.
• Conducts field walkdowns, inspections, and punch‑list development; verifies work matches design and site standards.
• Supports construction safety and site safety plan adherence for process activities.
• Acts as liaison between GC, A/E, site operations, and Process Lead to avoid production disruption.
• Reviews A/E design deliverables and GC submittals for alignment with standards.

Skills

Project coordination

GMP awareness

Field engineering

Contractor coordination

Commissioning support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Biomedical, or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

At Kelly® Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom (SETT), we’re passionate about helping you find a job that works for you. How about this one?

We’re seeking an Project Engineer (Process) to work with one of our top global biopharmaceutical clients in the Barceloneta PR area. With us, it’s all about finding the job that’s just right

Provides Customer owner-side project-engineering support to the Process Lead during the Buffer Prep / Buffer Hold (BPBH) brownfield expansion at CUSTOMER Barceloneta, within an active 24/7 GMP facility.

Acts as owner's representative for the process equipment installation package - coordinating and overseeing the General Contractor's execution, owning field-level permit-to-work, walkdowns, safety, and coordination, and supporting the Process Lead in reviewing the A/E's process design.

Design authority and responsibility rest with the Process Lead and the A/E; this role actively supports design review and owns owner-side execution oversight.

The incumbent supports the Lead, owns the owner-side coordination of the process package, and develops process-engineering expertise through the project.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Customer's owner-side representative for the process equipment package (tanks, skids, heat exchangers, transfer panels/manifolds, CIP/SIP) during brownfield construction; provides day-to-day oversight of the General Contractor (GC) and its subcontractors for this scope, monitoring progress, quality, and compliance against the approved design.
• Owns permit-to-work (PTW) coordination and issuance for process construction activities within the active 24/7 GMP facility; enforces construction segregation from live manufacturing and coordinates tie-ins/shutdown windows with site operations.
• Conducts and participates in field walkdowns, inspections, and punch‑list development for the process equipment and process‑mechanical scope; verifies installed work matches design and site standards before turnover.
• Supports construction safety: participates in contractor safety evaluations, supports the site safety plan for process activities, and ensures GC adherence to Customer EHS requirements on an active manufacturing site.
• Acts as liaison and coordination point between the GC, the A/E (Fluor), site operations, and the process Lead; ensure construction activities do not negatively impact ongoing production.
• Supports the process Lead in reviewing A/E design deliverables (drawings, specifications, P&IDs, process control narratives); reviews GC submittals and RFIs for alignment with Customer standards. (Design review and support role - design authority and responsibility rest with the Process Lead and the A/E.)
• Maintains as-built documentation and field records for the process equipment and process‑mechanical package; tracks open items, field issues, and schedule for the scope and escalates to the process Lead.
• Supports commissioning, turnover, and startup for the process equipment and process‑mechanical package; assists the Lead and CQV team with field troubleshooting and system handover to operations.
• Supports the Process Lead during vendor process-equipment installation (buffer tanks, process skids, heat exchangers (HEX), transfer panels, CIP tie‑ins); coordinates GC mechanical/process installation and witnesses field activities.
• Supports FAT/SAT and process commissioning activities; assists with field data collection and troubleshooting of newly installed process systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Biomedical, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 2-5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech or industrial capital projects, ideally in an owner's-representative or GC/EPC field-engineering capacity.
• Experience with brownfield construction in an operating facility: permit-to-work systems, field walkdowns, construction safety, and contractor coordination.
• Working familiarity with biologics process systems - buffer prep/hold tanks, process skids, heat exchangers (HEX), transfer panels/manifolds, CIP/SIP tie‑ins, and hygienic process piping - sufficient to support the Lead and coordinate the GC (design-level mastery is not required at this level).
• GMP awareness and the ability to coordinate work safely within an active 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Construction management exposure or coursework; ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Prior commissioning / CQV field‑support experience.