Engineering Lead

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Engineering Lead is responsible for the planning and management of engineering projects. Specifically, this role involves the coordination, monitoring, and planning of the project, as well as forecasting its costs and predicting the timing and deadlines that characterize its individual development stages.
The Engineering Lead has both managerial and engineering responsibilities, drafting executive work plans, defining the budget, taking care of technical aspects, and coordinating the project team.
Finally, the Engineering Lead contributes to the identification of new business opportunities by defining the CAPEX of the activities necessary for the engineering of new processes.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3-5 years of experience as a Process Engineer in the pharmaceutical sector;
• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering;
• Project Management certification will be considered a plus;
• Fluent in English, both written and oral.

• Quotations for new customers. In identifying new customers and new business opportunities, the EL collaborates with Business and Technology Transfer functions in formulating the economic proposal. In particular, it is the EL’s responsibility to define the CAPEX related to the engineering of the new process.
• Project planning. The EL is responsible for identifying the best strategy to implement for the project and for drafting a detailed work plan of the development stages that make it up (GANTT).
• Internal communication. The EL must provide timely updates on the progress of the project to their Manager through specific reporting.
• Communication with the outside. The EL may liaise with suppliers, contractors, external entities, or other external figures that may be useful for the completion of the project.
• Budget management. The EL is responsible for managing the project costs. This includes: cost evaluation, approval of the CAPEX (CAPital EXpenditure) by drafting a CAR (Capital Appropriation Request), monitoring, and controlling spending.
• Project team management. The EL must coordinate, organize, and monitor the activities of the working group.
• Drafting of URS (User Requirements Specification). The EL is responsible for drafting the technical reference document that must be prepared for the purchase of equipment and machinery.
• Execution of FAT (Factory Acceptance Test)/SAT (Site Acceptance Test)/Commissioning. The EL is responsible for coordinating, organizing, and monitoring the functional tests aimed at validating the project assumptions listed in the URS.