Senior Mechanical SME – Clean Utilities (Life Sciences)

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd seeks a Mechanical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a Washington, DC-based initial 12-month contract in the Life Sciences sector. The role focuses on clean utilities, electrical power systems, and building services integration across large biopharma projects.

Responsibilities include issuing specifications to design contractors, defining deliverables for CD/BD/DD stages, and reviewing contractor responses to ensure alignment with project needs.

Qualifications

• Experience with Electrical Power Systems including site electrical connections, HV/LV systems, generators and UPS.
• Experience with Building Services Systems such as BMS, security systems (access control, CCTV, intrusion detection) and voice/data comms.
• Extensive capital project experience in pharma/biotech is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all relevant specifications are issued to the design contractor in a complete and timely manner.
• Define and agree design deliverables with the design contractor for all project design stages (CD, BD, DD), including required level of detail and review.
• Review the design contractor’s responses to technical requirements to confirm project needs are addressed.
• Prepare project-specific technical requirements to support scope clarity and design progression.

Skills

Electrical Power Systems

Building Services Systems

Security systems

Access control

CCTV

Voice/data communication

Job description

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd seeks a Mechanical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a Washington, DC-based initial 12-month contract in the Life Sciences sector. The role focuses on clean utilities, electrical power systems, and building services integration across large biopharma projects.

Responsibilities include issuing specifications to design contractors, defining deliverables for CD/BD/DD stages, and reviewing contractor responses to ensure alignment with project needs.