Project Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer with a strong background in pharmaceutical design and project delivery to join the client-side engineering team supporting a fast-track Fill/Finish facility expansion in South Dublin.

This role is part of a high-performing project delivery team responsible for the design, coordination, and implementation of new formulation and component preparation systems as part of a large-scale drug product facility build. The position is ideal for a technically strong engineer with a background in design execution, vendor management, and project delivery within a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a client-side design engineer, supporting the delivery of formulation and component preparation systems within a large-scale Fill/Finish facility.
• Provide technical leadership and design input across all project phases - Basis of Design, Detailed Design, Commissioning, and Qualification.
• Coordinate and integrate design activities between internal engineering teams, design partners, and process equipment vendors.
• Participate in vendor selection, technical reviews, and FAT/SAT activities, ensuring systems meet technical and quality standards.
• Offer direction and guidance to cross-functional teams on design execution, schedule, and cost management to achieve project milestones.
• Review and approve design documentation including URS, SDS, equipment specifications, and design reports.
• Support automation, commissioning, and validation teams with technical input related to equipment and system design.
• Provide oversight during construction and installation, ensuring design intent is maintained and delivered.
• Collaborate with site functions including Maintenance, Calibration, and Metrology to ensure seamless system integration and lifecycle management.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical project engineering, ideally with exposure to both design and project delivery phases.
• Strong understanding of process equipment, formulation systems, or clean utility design (direct formulation experience advantageous but not essential).
• Proven ability to manage vendors and third-party partners in a large-scale capital project environment.
• Experience supporting commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV) activities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and guide multidisciplinary teams.
• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• Previous experience working in a highly regulated cGMP environment.
• Flexibility to travel for vendor FATs (EU/US) as required.