Senior Project Engineer – Life Sciences (Greenfield, VA)

QCS Staffing Ltd; Virginia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

QCS Staffing Ltd. is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for the NGB1 life sciences project in Virginia.

This initial 12-month contract involves supporting a major greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing facility and coordinating with Jacobs Engineering, contractors, and vendors to ensure timely delivery. The role requires strong project engineering and management experience, with a solid grasp of design, construction execution, and cost tracking to identify risks and drive successful execution on

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project engineering, construction engineering, project management, or a comparable technical role supporting large-scale industrial capital projects.
• Strong understanding of engineering design, construction execution, and project delivery processes.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage assigned project scopes, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and drive deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Provide owner-side project engineering support for planning, coordination, and execution of assigned scopes within the NGB1 greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
• Independently manage assigned engineering and construction work packages, ensuring deliverables, schedules, costs, and execution requirements are properly coordinated.
• Review engineering drawings, design packages, technical specifications, and construction documentation to identify design gaps, discrepancies, constructability concerns, and potential execution risks.
• Coordinate directly with Jacobs Engineering, construction contractors, equipment vendors, and internal client stakeholders to ensure engineering deliverables support construction execution requirements.

Skills

Project engineering

Construction engineering

Project management

Schedule coordination

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Senior Project Engineer - NGB1 – US, Virginia – Initial 12-Month Contract – Life Sciences

Be part of a next-generation pharmaceutical project that’s transforming how medicines are made.

We’re supporting a major new-build facility in Virginia, a multi-billion-dollar investment designed to push the boundaries of science and engineering. We’re looking for a Senior Project Engineer - NGB1 to support this project and help deliver this world-class program.

What You’ll Deliver

• Provide owner-side project engineering support for the planning, coordination, and execution of assigned scopes within the NGB1 greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
• Independently manage assigned engineering and construction work packages, ensuring deliverables, schedules, costs, and execution requirements are properly coordinated.
• Review engineering drawings, design packages, technical specifications, and construction documentation to identify design gaps, discrepancies, constructability concerns, and potential execution risks.
• Coordinate directly with Jacobs Engineering, construction contractors, equipment vendors, and internal client stakeholders to ensure engineering deliverables support construction execution requirements.
  
  

What you’ll need:

• Significant experience in project engineering, construction engineering, project management, or a comparable technical role supporting large-scale industrial capital projects.
• Strong understanding of engineering design, construction execution, and project delivery processes.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage assigned project scopes, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and drive deliverables.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6, including the ability to review construction schedules, identify dependencies, and understand potential schedule impacts.
• Practical experience with project cost management, cost tracking, change management, and evaluating financial impacts of project decisions.
  
  

Don’t miss your chance to be part of something extraordinary, apply now and let’s talk!