Senior Engineering Project Lead, Life Sciences Construction

BEPC Inc. - Business Excellence Professional Consulting; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 151,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

BEPC Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to join our life sciences capital projects team in St. Louis, Missouri. The ideal candidate will lead pharmaceutical manufacturing, cleanroom, and brownfield capital projects with strong engineering leadership.

You will oversee workstreams from planning through construction, ensuring cGMP compliance, reviewing drawings and specifications, and collaborating with site leadership, contractors, and operations to drive timely decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience leading capital engineering projects.
• Extensive experience with pharmaceutical or life sciences manufacturing projects.
• Strong experience with cleanroom design, classified Grade C/D spaces, qualification, and validation.
• Brownfield project experience is highly preferred.
• Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering background.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing regulations and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Proven leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel to and work onsite in St. Louis, Missouri, Monday through Friday.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering workstreams for large-scale pharmaceutical capital projects, ensuring successful delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Provide senior-level engineering expertise throughout all phases of project execution.
• Collaborate with site leadership, project teams, contractors, and construction management to drive timely project decisions.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks while implementing effective solutions.
• Manage stakeholder communication and maintain strong working relationships across cross-functional teams.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, construction submittals, RFIs, and scope changes.
• Ensure engineering deliverables comply with pharmaceutical manufacturing standards, cGMP requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Develop project specifications based on customer and operational requirements.
• Drive project schedules, documentation, and engineering decision-making for assigned workstreams.
• Support qualification, validation, and commissioning activities for cleanroom and classified manufacturing spaces.
• Promote continuous improvement while maintaining project quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Project leadership

Engineering leadership

Pharma manufacturing

Cleanroom design

GMP compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Process Engineering background preferred

Job description

BEPC Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to join our life sciences capital projects team in St. Louis, Missouri. The ideal candidate will lead pharmaceutical manufacturing, cleanroom, and brownfield capital projects with strong engineering leadership.

You will oversee workstreams from planning through construction, ensuring cGMP compliance, reviewing drawings and specifications, and collaborating with site leadership, contractors, and operations to drive timely decisions.