Engineer, Sr - Project

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Job description

Akron Biotech is continuing to transform and further its rapidly growing capabilities and is now seeking highly motivated professionals to join our expanding team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role within our organization that is driving advanced therapy development and commercialization with high quality industrial scale solutions. We manufacture and distribute components and raw materials for cell therapy discovery, development, and commercialization to meet industry needs worldwide. We offer an array of highly competitive benefits and perks to our valued associates.

General Responsibilities

• Supervises outside engineering design firms to develop conceptual and detailed designs for facility expansions and new facilities.
• Supervises outside construction management firms to execute the construction of new facilities and renovations of existing facilities.
• Prepares Request for Proposals (RFPs) for engineering services, construction services, and equipment fabrication services. Analyzes proposals and prepares comparison summaries to facilitate selecting the best company for the project.
• Partners with Manufacturing, Facilities, and Quality, etc. to build and expand a new GMP manufacturing site.
• Prepares project execution plans, project schedules, and project budgets.
• Drives engineering activities to efficient completion to enable handover to the company.
• Provides technical support to the Facilities group and serves as a senior level subject matter expert on a wide variety of engineering areas.

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• At least 7 years of proven mechanical design experience within Pharmaceutical, Biotech or Life Sciences industries (this is an absolute requirement).
• Extensive experience leading the design and execution of capital projects.
• Strong understanding of cGMP guidelines and requirements.
• Must be proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities at one time and adjust priorities as necessary.
• Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks to meet tight timelines and shifting priorities.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Must be self-motivated, able to work autonomously and have a proven ability to work in a team environment.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred.
• Facility build-out and design experience.

EOE/DFW