Senior Project Manager / Principal Project Engineer

Senior Project Manager / Principal Project Engineer

Location: St. Louis, MO

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 5 months
• Pay Rate: $70.00 $120.00 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This role supports a client expansion project within the life sciences sector, requiring a Principal Project Engineer to provide senior-level project engineering and technical expertise to ensure successful project delivery of life science projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level project engineering and technical expertise to ensure successful project delivery of life science projects
• Lead project workstreams within large and/or complete projects, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and schedule
• Collaborate with the site, project, and construction teams to make timely decisions
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks; implement solutions and escalate unresolved issues promptly
• Stakeholder management for areas of ownership; maintain active communication

Required Skills

• Expertise in using and interpreting engineering drawings and documents
• Sound understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing facility regulations, guidelines, standards, and cGMPs
• Strong in leadership, relationship building, and negotiation strategies; ability to influence, network, drive and manage change
• Demonstrated proficiency in communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills in a matrix environment
• Ability to influence without direct authority to achieve desired outcomes
• Ability to obtain customer requirements and deliver as a concise specification
• Ability to deliver clear messages to stakeholders on project decisions and maintain good relationships
• Ability to independently own a workstream by maintaining a schedule, driving decisions, and maintaining accurate documentation
• Critical thinker ability to suggest and evaluate multiple options along with evaluating implications to safety, quality, budget, schedule, and potential risks
• Problem solver ability to identify and evaluate problems, develop optimal solutions, use effective decision-making, and implement
• Ability to review and respond to construction submittals and RFIs, considering site customer input and manage scope changes
• Organized and established processes and structures to manage workstreams
• Must have Pharma/clean room experience; brownfield experience is highly preferred
• Focus on mechanical or electrical background

Education Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in engineering required; preference for process engineering experience
• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical engineering or similar technical science degree preferred

Required Experience

• At least 15 years of relevant work experience in capital project execution and on-the-job construction experience
• Experience with life science capital projects design and build of clean rooms and classified (grade C/D) spaces and qualification and validation processes
• Minimum of 5 years executing life science capital projects in a clean room environment preferred
• Experience being responsible for engineering on a brownfield project; history of responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, and approving shop drawings
• Experience performing engineering work to design and build or renovate lab spaces
• Experience with at least one $10MM project or a solid foundation with transferable skills preferred

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Located in St. Louis, MO, or has flexibility to travel to St. Louis, MO, and be at the job site Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week

Important Notes

• Candidates should be prepared to provide a past project list with their specific role during the screening process

About the Client

This client is a research-intensive biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the prevention and treatment of global diseases, operating at significant scale with annual revenues exceeding $65 billion and approximately 75,000 employees worldwide. The company's portfolio spans oncology, vaccines, infectious diseases, cardiometabolic health, immunology, neuroscience, and ophthalmology, with operations and commercial reach across every continent. Recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and ranked 15th globally among top biotech and pharmaceutical employers by Science Magazine, the organization employs professionals across research and development, manufacturing, clinical operations, regulatory affairs, commercial strategy, and corporate functions.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-09583 Industry: Engineering

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