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Wood is recruiting for a Senior Lead Process Engineer to join its Life Sciences business. This opportunity can be supported through our Plymouth Meeting PA office, Raleigh NC office, Greenville SC office, or as a remote employee.

THE ROLE

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Lead Process Engineer to join our Life Sciences (Biotechnology / Pharmaceuticals) team to develop life-changing and in many cases, life-saving solutions for our clients. This position will be responsible for collaborating with our Global Life Science teams in both Melbourne, Australia and Milan, Italy. While assisting in the development of the Life Sciences business in North America, this candidate will coordinate with all other engineering departments to provide sound design solutions for our clients. The Senior Lead Process Engineer must demonstrate experience in delivering projects for typical biopharma production processes (MAb, microbial, and vaccine), with experience in bulk manufacturing, fill/finish, or both. They must be capable of advancing engineering designs from a feasibility through schematic and preliminary design to detailed design completion. This role will be responsible for ownership of all process deliverables and will supervise a team of process engineers during the execution of that work.

TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a team of process engineers and designers, delegating tasks and monitoring progress of all deliverables and activities, and mentoring and training entry-level engineers
• Work closely with the project manager to ensure scope, schedule, budget, change control, and quality parameters are met on the project
• Overseeing the preparation of technical specifications for purchased equipment, as well as coordination with equipment suppliers and evaluation of suppliers’ proposals
• Coordinate technical efforts between the process team and the architectural, piping, and automation teams on the project, as well as facility teams for civil, structural, electrical, HVAC, and environmental activities
• Manage the client drivers for the project, which include capital cost, life-cycle cost, impact on current operations, quality, and schedule
• Participate in proposal preparation and budget development
• Support business development efforts by acting as process lead in client presentations and meetings
• In certain instances, the lead process engineer will be asked to follow the project into the field, providing construction, commissioning, and startup support while leading a team of engineers