Senior Project Engineer

Syner-G • Oceanside, CA

11d • $120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Syner-G is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to provide owner-side engineering and project execution support for capital projects at a large pharmaceutical manufacturing facility with single-use and stainless-steel processing systems. Projects may include HVAC, cleanrooms, process and plant utilities, cooling towers, electrical systems, laboratory and manufacturing-area modifications, equipment installations, and facility upgrades.

The role coordinates engineering design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover. The Senior Project Engineer serves as a key interface among site Engineering, Facilities, Manufacturing, Quality, contractors, vendors, and external design partners, helping ensure that projects meet technical, schedule, cost, safety, operational, and GMP requirements.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related technical discipline and 5–7+ years of project engineering, facilities engineering, capital-project, or construction experience. Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical-device, or other regulated manufacturing environments is required. Preferred experience includes large pharmaceutical or biologics facilities and the systems and project activities listed in the posting.

The work environment is described as a typical office environment with moderate noise, indoor temperate conditions, and bright lighting. The position involves regularly using a keyboard and mouse, reaching, talking, and listening; frequently walking and sitting and lifting or carrying objects up to 25 pounds; and occasionally standing, stooping, or kneeling. The posting describes flexible paid time off, company-paid holidays, flexible working hours, fully remote work options for most positions, and a base salary range of $120,000 to $140,000 per year, depending on geographic market and job-related factors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 5–7+ years of project engineering, facilities engineering, capital-project, or construction experience.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical-device, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary facility or utility projects.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, P&IDs, equipment layouts, electrical one-lines, and construction documents.
• Experience coordinating engineering firms, contractors, equipment vendors, and internal site stakeholders.
• Strong project controls experience, including schedule, budget, procurement, forecasting, and risk management.
• Working knowledge of GMP project execution, change control, commissioning, qualification, and turnover.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a position at Syner-G; the company is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in large-scale pharmaceutical or biologics manufacturing facilities.
• Experience in single-use and stainless-steel manufacturing environments.
• Experience with HVAC and cleanroom systems.
• Experience with cooling towers, chilled water, steam, compressed air, and other plant utilities.
• Experience with purified water or clean utility systems.
• Experience with electrical infrastructure.
• Experience with facility shutdowns and tie-ins.
• Construction management experience.
• Commissioning, CQV, or validation support experience.
• Experience with laboratory and manufacturing-area renovations.
• Experience with equipment installation and startup.
• Project cost forecasting experience.
• Experience with RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and design reviews.
• Experience with CMMS or asset-management systems.
• Commissioning and qualification experience.
• Owner’s-representative or site project-engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple facility and infrastructure capital projects from scope development through design, construction, startup, and turnover.
• Support projects involving HVAC, electrical systems, clean utilities, plant utilities, cooling towers, manufacturing infrastructure, laboratories, and facility modifications.
• Develop project scope, technical requirements, budgets, schedules, procurement plans, and execution strategies.
• Serve as the owner-side engineering interface with design firms, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Review and approve engineering drawings, specifications, shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, equipment packages, and other technical deliverables.
• Provide technical responses to requests for information and coordinate resolution of field and design issues.
• Contribute to technical design of facility equipment, utilities, and associated infrastructure.
• Coordinate process, mechanical, electrical, structural, architectural, HVAC, plumbing, automation, and construction interfaces.
• Confirm equipment layouts, utility requirements, facility interfaces, and installation requirements.
• Support equipment and system procurement, vendor evaluations, technical bid reviews, and contractor coordination.
• Participate in FAT, SAT, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover activities as applicable.
• Coordinate construction activities, shutdown work, tie-ins, and equipment installations within active GMP manufacturing areas.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, cost forecasts, action logs, risk registers, and project status reports.
• Monitor project costs, commitments, forecasts, change orders, and contractor performance.
• Support development and implementation of Facility Control Plans and other project-specific execution controls.
• Collaborate on project-related change controls, deviations, CAPAs, and GMP documentation.
• Support preventative maintenance, asset turnover, spare-parts planning, and integration with site maintenance systems.
• Identify technical, schedule, cost, safety, and operational risks and drive mitigation and resolution.
• Ensure projects consider constructability, maintainability, operability, safety, GMP requirements, and future facility needs.
• Support development and execution of commissioning and qualification strategies for new and modified facility, utility, and equipment systems.
• Coordinate FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, IQ/OQ, and turnover with Engineering, Validation, Quality, Facilities, Operations, vendors, and contractors.
• Review and support development of commissioning plans, qualification protocols, test scripts, turnover packages, and associated technical documentation.
• Ensure design, installation, commissioning, and qualification activities remain aligned with URS, design requirements, GMP expectations, and project milestones.
• Track and resolve commissioning punch-list items, discrepancies, deviations, and qualification issues through closure.
• Support system handoff from construction and engineering into validated and operational use.
• Coordinate with Validation/CQV teams to consider qualification requirements early in the project lifecycle.
• Support change control, validation impact assessments, and documentation for equipment, utility, and facility modifications.

Benefits

• Market-competitive base salary and annual incentive plan.
• Robust benefit offerings.
• Generous flexible paid time off program.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Flexible working hours.
• Fully remote work options for most positions and the ability to work “almost anywhere.”
• Ongoing recognition and career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior