Specialist | SR Specialist, Engineering

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim in the United States seeks a Senior Specialist, Engineering to drive capital budgeting activities, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure compliant project execution. You will monitor KPIs, produce dashboards, and maintain critical project documentation across engineering, maintenance, and production.

The role emphasizes financial controls, ERP system usage (SAP), and collaboration with multiple departments to deliver capital projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field.
• Alternate: associate degree with relevant capital budgeting experience.
• High School diploma with extensive capital budgeting experience.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems, especially SAP, in manufacturing settings.

Responsibilities

• Collects, analyzes, and consolidates project data and KPIs to track progress.
• Prepares regular status reports and dashboards for teams and stakeholders.
• Maintains project documentation including PEP, RACI, and project charter.
• Coordinates change controls and CAPAs for engineering projects.
• Maintains capital planning data in SAP and ensures financial accuracy.
• Liaises between engineering, maintenance, production, and other departments.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance

Associate degree

High School diploma

Tools

SAP

AWARO

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Procore

Excel

Job description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunities for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The Senior Specialist, Engineering effectively supports the capital budget and its varied components including construction projects, equipment procurement and installation. This role serves as a central point of coordination and communication for engineering projects, ensuring effective planning, execution, and reporting. The incumbent is responsible for monitoring project performance through data analysis and KPI tracking, preparing accurate reports and documentation, and maintaining compliance with quality and financial standards.

The SR Specialist, Engineering provides a high level of support and is designated liaison for Engineering/Maintenance/Production departments in preparation of CapEx budgets and funding requests.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collects, analyzes, and consolidates project data and metrics (KPIs) to track progress, performance, and compliance with established standards.
• Prepares and distributes regular, high-quality status reports and dashboards for project teams, management, and stakeholders.
• Takes and produces minutes of project team and project board meetings and any other meetings as required, as well as the follow up of assigned and agreed action points where necessary.
• Ensure that project managers and other project staff can focus on strategic objectives rather than operational logistics.
• Position is a central node in the project communication network facilitating the flow of information between project managers, team members, stakeholders, and other departments, ensuring everyone is aligned and informed.
• Ensures all project deliverables meet quality standards and corporate expectations.
• Produces and maintains comprehensive project documentation, reports, and the list of deliverable documents (LODs). This includes, but is not limited to, the risk register, action tracker, project execution plan (PEP), RACI and Project Charter.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for financial tools, such as Excel, SAP, AWARO and Project Management tools; Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, etc.
• Manages multiple small capital projects and expense projects.
• Responsible for executing change controls and CAPAs for engineering projects, maintaining accurate capital planning data (LTF/Outlook) and reports in SAP, and ensuring financial accuracy through invoice auditing and reconciliation.

Specialist Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or relevant field. Will accept associate degree or High School diploma alongside relevant experience.

In addition to bachelor's degree must have the demonstrated skills/background noted below. In lieu of bachelor's degree, an associate’s degree and a minimum of 1 year related financial and/or capital budgeting experience within a production site or similar environment. Will also consider a High School Diploma with a minimum of 2 years related financial and/or capital budgeting experience within a production site or similar environment.

• Must have working knowledge of project management activities and a strong financial background, including experience with ERP systems (SAP) within a complex manufacturing environment or similar organization.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate (both verbal and written) with co-workers, vendors/suppliers, and management.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Thorough understanding of the corporate policy and procedures for Capital requisitions and expenditures.
• Understanding of generally accepted accounting practices.
• The ability to handle multiple tasks with interruptions.
• The ability to interpret and apply the company policy for Capital expenditures and Capital expense.
• Knowledge of construction vocabulary.
• The ability to get along well with others. Must be a team player.
• The ability to be accurate and pay strict attention to detail.
• Must be dependable and able to handle confidential materials appropriately.
• Must be able to work independently with little supervision.
• The ability to understand and apply state tax laws to Capital projects.
• The ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.

SR Speclialist Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of ten (10) years Related financial and/or capital budgeting responsibilities within a regulated operations organization or similar environment required.

OR

• Associates degree with a minimum of eight (8) years’ experience with financial and/or capital budgeting responsibilities within a regulated operations organization or similar environment required.

OR

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of six (6) years’ experience with financial and/or capital budgeting responsibilities within a regulated operations organization or similar environment required.
• Experience managing projects.
• Thorough understanding of the corporate policy and procedures for Capital requests and expenditures.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Project management skills include communicating verbally and in writing, planning, scheduling, organizing, prioritizing, and coordinating project activities.
• Knowledge and understanding of bio-pharmaceutical regulations and good manufacturing practices through BIAH on-the-job training.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access.
• Knowledge or ERP software and change management compliance systems.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize project tasks, daily tasks and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of construction vocabulary.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).