Morgan McKinley is delighted to partner with a leading pharmaceutical client to hire for an E&I lead on an initial 12-months contract.
Please note this is a hybrid opportunity with 4 days onsite, 1 day wfh in Athlone.
Role Summary
E&I lead is required to lead and deliver Electrical and Instrumentation installation activities onsite for a major retrofit of an OSD pharmaceutical facility. The role is client-side, reporting to the Senior Project Manager, and will be accountable for schedule, quality, safety, and compliance in a GMP environment. Candidates must have minimum 10 years' experience in pharma construction, proven management of EPCM partners and contractors as well as strong Quality/Technical attributes.
Key Responsibilities
The E&I Lead has the below key areas of responsibilities:
- Serve as E&I Client Representative on site for all E&I activities throughout the delivery and execution phase, reporting to the individual Project Managers and Senior Project Manager.
- The E&I lead will act as the client technical authority across installation activities ensuring delivery of Electrical & Instrumentation scopes.
- Manage interfaces between design team, construction, CQV (Commissioning, Qualification & Validation) and operations to ensure critical schedules are met, design is constructable and ensure smooth transition from Mechanical Completion (MC) to Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q).
- Oversee installation quality, manage vendor/contractor interfaces and drive resolution of technical issues across a complex programme.
- Monitor installation progress, quality and compliance with design and specifications, ensuring adherence to engineering, safety and quality standards.
- E&I Client rep in constructability reviews and sequencing plans.
- Provide clear structured reporting on progress, risks and issues.
- Drive risk management: identify, evaluate and mitigate risks; maintain and report risk registers.
- Manage turnover activities and ensure successful system handover to CQV and Operations including documentation, training and punchlist closure.
- Ensure robust health, safety and environmental standards on site are being maintained by CM partner.
- Provide regular progress reporting (schedule, quality, HSE) and stakeholder communications to the E&I Work Package Owner/Senior Project Manager.
- Ensure best-practice quality management and documentation for GMP and GEP compliance(CTOP, VTOP, test packs, deviation reports).
- Drive resource planning and site resourcing to meet programme and milestones.
Essential Requirements
Experience and Education:
- Degree qualification in Electrical Engineering,
- Relevant experience in pharmaceutical and GMP regulated manufacturing environments.
Knowledge:
- Minimum 10 years' project management experience, with demonstrable experience in pharmaceutical projects.
- Proven track record of managing E&I activities on large projects involving demolition, cleanrooms, HVAC, MEP, utilities and process equipment installation.
- Client-side experience or acting as client representative is a major benefit
- Strong experience managing EPCM partners, subcontractor performance
- Strong Quality/Turnover experience managing handover from W3 walkdowns through to successful system handover to Operations
- Demonstrated ability to manage interfaces with design teams and CQV/validation teams.
- Experience planning and delivering complex programmes with multiple work packages and discipline leads.
- Strong risk management and constructability review experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management and reporting skills; able to present to senior leadership and governance forums.
- Professional certifications (PMP, Prince2, NEBOSH, or equivalent) desirable.
Desirable
Key Competencies
- Leadership of EPCM teams on live construction sites.
- Strong E&I Technical knowledge
- Strong problem solving and decision-making under programme pressure.
- Strong advocate and understanding of health & safety on construction sites.
- Strong communication skills across various levels of the organisation
- Strong E&I Quality and Turnover experience
