CAPEX Project Engineer

About the position

Lonza is currently seeking an experienced CAPEX Project Engineer to join their team in Portsmouth, NH. The position involves executing all aspects of capital project scoping, initiation, execution, and closeout, along with managing financial aspects of projects including budgeting, estimating, and capital approval processes. The role requires providing project leadership using engineering principles to support design and scope for a wide range of scales including strategic site CAPEX projects, recapitalization projects, and customer tech transfers. The engineer will also plan, lead, and execute plant projects involving complex equipment changes and significant process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Execute all aspects of capital project scoping, initiation, execution, and closeout.
• Manage financial aspects of projects including budgeting, estimating, capital approval process, budget oversight, spend forecasting, financial closeout, and depreciation.
• Provide project leadership using engineering principles to support design and scope for a wide range of scales including strategic site CAPEX projects, recapitalization projects, and customer tech transfers.
• Plan, lead, and execute plant projects involving complex equipment changes, significant process improvements, and commissioning protocols.
• Own change requests and complete change request tasks to support project completion while meeting all quality requirements in an operational biopharmaceutical facility.
• Develop innovative solutions to facilitate the successful implementation of current and future projects in a world-class cGMP compliant bioprocess production facility.
• Manage and prioritize workload effectively with minimal supervision.
• Manage site CAPEX engineering contractors and construction contractors based on project scope.
• Conduct regular check-ins with contractors to validate progress on work objectives.
• Assign work to contractors and prioritize based on business needs and impact to quality and safety.
• Guide contractors through technical project and engineering challenges and escalation of issues.
• Process eCAR and Lump Sum initiation and closure documents and SharePoint forms.
• Complete engineering review/approval of commissioning protocols and validation protocols.
• Initiate EDCRs for updates to Engineering documents including engineering drawings.
• Remain up to date on all assigned training activities including Cornerstone Learning Portal, ComplianceWire, iComply, and QSMRT.
• Utilize Microsoft Office Suite with focus on Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical people.
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously, keeping track of costs and schedule and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Develop alternative courses of action based on logical assumptions, factual data, and engineering principles.
• Understand how other departments are impacted by engineering work and proactively communicate with them.
• Monitor the activities of consultants, vendors, and contractors to ensure proper resource allocation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• Five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite with focus on Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Experience implementing technical design and engineering principles, construction management principles, and quality standards within engineering, manufacturing, and Bio-pharmaceutical facilities.
• Experience in project management in Bio-pharmaceutical facilities.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• Three (3) years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.