Advisor - Engineering Design Lead

Responsibilities

• Overall design delivery for capital project(s) for a multi-node program or network, and manage a team of DLs on node-level design (manufacturing buildings, utilities, or support systems).
• Directly influences Sr. Management on asset design and/or delivery approaches.
• Lead the identification of the applicable Engineering Design Standards, Engineering Functional Standards, Engineering Specifications and Regulatory requirements and guidance (both internal and external).
• Actively leads delivery team to expand on their knowledge of design processes based on a history of project delivery.
• Carefully coordinate all design for the Project Manager during all design phases of the project and be responsible in delivering the conceptual design review and basic design review.
• Direct the development of the design requirements.
• Command of the design schedule to meet the project needs.
• Often participates in the selection of the A/E firms.
• Coordinates with A/E firms to develop earned value progress systems to measure progress by discipline (monitor work versus invoice amounts).
• Own design decisions and coordinate information flow between the design team and system owners.
• Responsible for ensuring the design meets approved intent through interactions between the design firm, design specialists, engineering tech center disciplines, and end user/customer.
• Clear articulation of want vs need for asset and facility requirements.
• Responsible for design activities and governance, resolving design-related problems.
• Examine areas of inefficiency and develop strategies for improvement to direct the design team to meet or improve on the design hours plan.
• Instruct the development of standard operating procedures, project delivery work instructions, and/or best practices related to design/verification and ensure they remain current with industry best practices.
• Influences the network in the adoption of those industry best practices.
• Review and approve along with the respective Project Manager the key design project personnel (both internal and external resources).
• Work with Engineering Tech Center resources and other key project team technical/constructability resources to address and resolve design issues, and issue formal reports accordingly.
• Influences key technical decision makers on issues of corporate significance.
• Ensures replication is achieved during design when applicable, even in new situations.
• Supports the Project Manager for value engineering exercises efforts to maximize project opportunities and deliver significant site impact and directly contributes meaningful ways to reduce cost through design.
• Participates in KPI reviews/assessments.
• Participates in the selection of the verification professional services.
• Accountable for the development of the Project Verification Plan, Traceability Matrix, and risk assessments (not necessarily lead the execution).
• Coordinates verification for the Project Manager during the verification phase of the project.
• Accountable for the discrepancy tracking and management in the Verification phase and uses root cause investigation techniques to resolve problems.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical strongly preferred)
• Minimum of 15 years manufacturing and/or engineering in support of pharmaceutical or API networks
• Ability to work at the site of the project on a weekly basis