About The Position
The Principal Project Engineer independently manages engineering and technical delivery for defined buildings, facility areas, or multidisciplinary work packages within a greenfield API and Drug Product manufacturing campus. The role reports to the assigned Project Manager, with technical direction from a Senior Principal Project Engineer where applicable. It coordinates requirements, design interfaces, procurement support, construction, commissioning, applicable qualification, and handover. The engineer owns completion of assigned packages, resolves routine cross-discipline issues, and escalates significant design decisions, changes, and delivery risks. The position will ultimately be based in New Albany, Ohio. Significant travel to design firms is initially required until design and construction teams transition onsite, anticipated for mid- to late summer 2027. Some remote work will also be necessary until an onsite office is established, potentially as early as March 2027. Bayer prefers candidates currently residing in the Eastern or Midwestern United States; relocation is available.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Typically seven or more years of relevant engineering or capital-project experience.
- Demonstrated independent delivery of multidisciplinary facility or infrastructure packages.
- Working knowledge of HVAC, mechanical, electrical, CSA, commissioning, and construction interfaces.
- Experience coordinating suppliers, engineering contractors, and operating stakeholders.
- Strong planning, technical documentation, problem-solving, and cost/schedule management skills.
- Fluent English required.
Nice To Haves
- Pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned building, facility-area, infrastructure, or related-system work packages, including HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and CSA interfaces.
- Define and maintain package requirements, boundaries, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
- Coordinate engineering partners and specialists to produce complete, consistent designs; review layouts, specifications, equipment interfaces, access requirements, and interdisciplinary connections.
- Resolve routine design conflicts, seek specialist input for technical decisions, and maintain requirements traceability and approved changes.
- Coordinate technical specifications, bid evaluations, supplier reviews, equipment delivery requirements, and vendor-information integration into facility designs.
- Coordinate construction readiness, technical queries, installation checks, and discrepancy resolution; assess proposed changes and obtain approvals before implementation.
- Develop package turnover and commissioning plans and coordinate test prerequisites, supplier support, functional testing, and applicable qualification activities.
- Track deficiencies, corrective actions, retesting, and documentation completion; coordinate startup support, training inputs, maintenance requirements, operating documentation, and complete handover records.
- Manage delegated work-package budgets and provide forecasts, accrual inputs, and cost-to-complete information.
- Track design, procurement, construction, and testing milestones; maintain interface, risk, action, and change registers; identify constraints and recommend corrective actions.
Benefits
- Health care
- Vision
- Dental
- Retirement
- PTO
- Sick leave
- Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation, if relevant.
- Relocation is available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
