Senior Site Production Outage Program Lead

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc. is seeking a Senior Site Production Outage Program Lead to manage multiple projects during a planned production outage. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management, particularly within the life sciences sector, focusing on facility upgrades and capital projects. This role requires strong communication and organizational skills, ensuring successful project execution and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in project management within life sciences.
• Experience managing facility and utility construction.
• Strong leadership for cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and coordination of projects during a site production outage.
• Serve as primary contact for outage-related activities.
• Ensure adherence to safety protocols and quality standards.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Job description

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Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:

• 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history
• A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
• ENR Top 500 Firm
  
  
  

We have a Senior Site Production Outage Program Lead Position based out of our Boston Office. This person will lead and drive the successful planning, coordination, and execution of multiple projects scheduled during a major site Production outage supporting our client in Rhode Island.

This role is critical in managing cross-functional activities spanning facility upgrades, system and infrastructure improvements, critical utility maintenance, and capital equipment installations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong engineering and utilities background, exceptional project management skills, and the ability to serve as a key liaison between on-site execution teams and centralized program leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead integrated planning and day-to-day coordination for all activities related to the planned outage period, with a focus on safe and efficient execution
• Serve as a primary point of contact for outage-related workstreams, aligning stakeholders across Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Quality, EH&S, and external contractors
• Maintain clear visibility of project scopes, schedules, dependencies, and risks; proactively resolve issues and escalate where appropriate
• Collaborate closely with the centralized Program Team to ensure alignment on timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation
• Ensure rigorous adherence to safety protocols, GMP compliance, and quality standards throughout all outage activities
• Support readiness reviews, kickoff sessions, and post-outage debriefs to drive continuous improvement
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in project management or project coordination within the life sciences, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical sectors
• Demonstrated experience managing complex facility and utility construction or capital projects
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams across disciplines and stakeholders
• Strong communication and organizational skills; ability to synthesize field-level inputs and relay effectively to program-level leadership
• Experience working within cGMP-regulated environments
• Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.
  
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Automation Machinery Manufacturing

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