Senior Project Engineer - Pharma Capital Projects (Onsite)

BEPC Inc. - Business Excellence Professional Consulting; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BEPC Inc. in Saint Louis, MO seeks a Principal Project Engineer to lead engineering workstreams on major pharmaceutical capital expansion projects from design through construction, ensuring compliance with cGMP and regulatory requirements.

This senior role collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive decisions, manage risks, and deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within budget. The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing pharmaceutical capital projects, including cleanroom

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; process engineering background preferred.
• 15+ years of capital project engineering experience.
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience required.
• Cleanroom and classified manufacturing space experience required.
• Brownfield project experience highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP regulations, pharmaceutical facility standards, and engineering best practices.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Experience supporting qualification and validation activities.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to manage complex engineering workstreams independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering workstreams for large-scale pharmaceutical capital projects.
• Provide senior-level project engineering and technical leadership throughout project execution.
• Collaborate with site, engineering, project management, and construction teams to drive timely project decisions.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and technical deliverables.
• Review engineering drawings, construction submittals, RFIs, and technical documentation.
• Support cleanroom design, classified manufacturing spaces, qualification, and validation activities.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP regulations, industry standards, and pharmaceutical engineering practices.
• Develop technical specifications based on customer and project requirements.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Drive change management while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
• Independently manage assigned workstreams and maintain accurate project documentation.
• Support construction activities and resolve technical issues throughout execution.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Decision making

Travel onsite

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Process Engineering background

Job description

BEPC Inc. in Saint Louis, MO seeks a Principal Project Engineer to lead engineering workstreams on major pharmaceutical capital expansion projects from design through construction, ensuring compliance with cGMP and regulatory requirements.

This senior role collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive decisions, manage risks, and deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within budget. The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing pharmaceutical capital projects, including cleanroom