Senior Project Engineer – Capital Projects (Pharma)

Kindeva; Missouri; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Benefits package

Mentorship program

Pharma tech exposure

Career progression

Collegial culture

Job summary

Kindeva is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead complex capital projects across manufacturing, facilities, and quality. You will guide scope, justification, design, procurement, construction, and startup while protecting schedule, budget, and regulatory compliance.

You will partner with Operations, Validation, Finance, and Leadership to develop capital strategies, improve capacity, and drive business value. Strong technical and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, Civil, or related Engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of progressive engineering and capital project management experience.
• Experience leading capital projects from concept through startup and closeout.
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex capital projects from concept through startup, including scope development, project justification, engineering design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational handoff.
• Develop project business cases, capital requests, budgets, schedules, and funding strategies while maintaining accountability for project cost and cash flow.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Validation, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Facilities teams to deliver projects with minimal disruption.
• Manage engineering firms, contractors, equipment suppliers, and consultants to ensure safe, compliant project execution.
• Evaluate technical alternatives and provide recommendations balancing safety, quality, and cost.
• Present project proposals, investment recommendations, and risks to site and executive leadership.
• Ensure compliance with safety, GMP, regulatory, and company standards, including commissioning and validation activities.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and drive timely resolutions.
• Mentor project team members and support continuous improvement of capital planning and delivery.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder mgmt

GMP knowledge

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Kindeva is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead complex capital projects across manufacturing, facilities, and quality. You will guide scope, justification, design, procurement, construction, and startup while protecting schedule, budget, and regulatory compliance.

You will partner with Operations, Validation, Finance, and Leadership to develop capital strategies, improve capacity, and drive business value. Strong technical and leadership skills are essential.