Project Engineer - Process

Weil Group•Barceloneta, PR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Serves as Client's owner-side representative for the assigned facility construction package(s); provides day-to-day oversight of the GC and its subcontractors, monitoring progress, quality, and compliance against the approved design. Owns permit-to-work (PTW) coordination and issuance (including Lockout/Tagout for electrical/energized tie-ins) for construction activities within the active 24/7 GMP facility; enforces construction segregation from live manufacturing and coordinates tie-ins/shutdown windows with site operations. Conducts and participates in field walkdowns, inspections, and punch-list development; verifies installed work matches design and site standards before turnover. Supports construction safety: participates in contractor safety evaluations, supports the site safety plan, and ensures GC adherence to Client's EHS requirements on an active manufacturing site. Acts as liaison and coordination point between the GC, the A/E (Fluor), site operations, and the Lead(s); ensures construction activities do not negatively impact ongoing production. Supports the Lead(s) in reviewing A/E design deliverables (drawings, P&IDs, specifications, load/sizing sheets) and GC submittits/RFIs for alignment with Client standards. (Design review and support role - design authority and responsibility rest with the Lead(s) and A/E.) Maintains as-built documentation and field records; tracks open items, field issues, and schedule for the assigned package(s) and escalates to the Lead(s). Supports commissioning, qualification readiness (IQ/OQ/PQ), turnover, and startup alongside the Lead(s) and CQV team; assists with field troubleshooting and handover to operations. Supports the Process Lead during vendor process-equipment installation (buffer tanks, process skids, heat exchangers (HEX), transfer panels, CIP tie-ins); coordinates GC mechanical/process installation and witnesses field activities. Supports FAT/SAT and process commissioning activities; assists with field data collection and troubleshooting of newly installed process systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, or a related engineering discipline.
3-7 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech or industrial capital projects, ideally in an owner's-representative or GC/EPC field-engineering capacity.
Experience with brownfield construction in an operating facility: permit-to-work systems, field walkdowns, construction safety, and contractor coordination.
Working familiarity with one or more of the coverage disciplines (facilities, utilities, mechanical, electrical) - sufficient to support the Lead(s) and coordinate the GC. Design-level mastery is not required at this level.
GMP awareness and the ability to coordinate work safely within an active 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Strength in two or more coverage disciplines (broader coverage reduces the number of positions required).
Spanish fluency / bilingual (Puerto Rico site - strong advantage).
Construction management exposure; ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
Prior commissioning / CQV field-support experience.

Responsibilities

Serves as Client's owner-side representative for the assigned facility construction package(s); provides day-to-day oversight of the GC and its subcontractors, monitoring progress, quality, and compliance against the approved design.
Owns permit-to-work (PTW) coordination and issuance (including Lockout/Tagout for electrical/energized tie-ins) for construction activities within the active 24/7 GMP facility; enforces construction segregation from live manufacturing and coordinates tie-ins/shutdown windows with site operations.
Conducts and participates in field walkdowns, inspections, and punch-list development; verifies installed work matches design and site standards before turnover.
Supports construction safety: participates in contractor safety evaluations, supports the site safety plan, and ensures GC adherence to Client's EHS requirements on an active manufacturing site.
Acts as liaison and coordination point between the GC, the A/E (Fluor), site operations, and the Lead(s); ensures construction activities do not negatively impact ongoing production.
Supports the Lead(s) in reviewing A/E design deliverables (drawings, P&IDs, specifications, load/sizing sheets) and GC submittits/RFIs for alignment with Client standards. (Design review and support role - design authority and responsibility rest with the Lead(s) and A/E.)
Maintains as-built documentation and field records; tracks open items, field issues, and schedule for the assigned package(s) and escalates to the Lead(s).
Supports commissioning, qualification readiness (IQ/OQ/PQ), turnover, and startup alongside the Lead(s) and CQV team; assists with field troubleshooting and handover to operations.
Supports the Process Lead during vendor process-equipment installation (buffer tanks, process skids, heat exchangers (HEX), transfer panels, CIP tie-ins); coordinates GC mechanical/process installation and witnesses field activities.
Supports FAT/SAT and process commissioning activities; assists with field data collection and troubleshooting of newly installed process systems.