Senior Life Sciences Project Engineer – Onsite St. Louis

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 257,887,000 - 343,849,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. has an immediate need for a Principal Project Engineer – Life Sciences in St. Louis, MO. This onsite contract role requires 15+ years of engineering/project execution and a BS in engineering. Expect to drive life sciences project delivery across design, construction, and commissioning.

The role emphasizes leadership, risk management, and collaboration with site teams to ensure on-time, within-scope results. Travel to the job site is required for a 40-hour work week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 15+ years of project execution experience.
• Experience with cleanroom design and construction within Life Sciences/Pharma.
• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical facility cGMPs, regulations, guidelines, and grade C/D environments.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, documentation, and technical decisions.
• Ideally experience taking projects through design → construction → commissioning/validation.
• Bachelor of Science in engineering; preference for process engineering experience.
• 15+ years of capital project execution and on-site construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level project engineering and technical expertise for life science projects.
• Lead project workstreams within large projects, ensuring delivery within scope, budget and schedule.
• Collaborate with the site, project, and construction teams to make timely decisions.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks; implement solutions and escalate issues.
• Stakeholder management and active communication with owners and teams.
• Located in St. Louis, MO or travel to St. Louis, MO for on-site presence, 40 hours/week.

Skills

Senior-level project engineering

Life sciences

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Project lifecycle management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Engineering drawings

cGMP standards

Job description

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. has an immediate need for a Principal Project Engineer – Life Sciences in St. Louis, MO. This onsite contract role requires 15+ years of engineering/project execution and a BS in engineering. Expect to drive life sciences project delivery across design, construction, and commissioning.

The role emphasizes leadership, risk management, and collaboration with site teams to ensure on-time, within-scope results. Travel to the job site is required for a 40-hour work week.