Senior Project Engineer

Syner-G•Oceanside, CA

19d•$120,000 - $140,000•Remote

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 using single-use and stainless-steel processing systems. Projects may involve facilities, utilities, infrastructure, and manufacturing support, including 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. It serves as a key interface among site Engineering, Facilities, Manufacturing, Quality, contractors, vendors, and external design partners. The position supports projects from scope development through operational handoff, with attention to GMP requirements, safety, cost, schedule, constructability, maintainability, operability, and future facility needs. 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. The role is offered with a market-dependent base salary of $120,000–$140,000 per year. Syner-G states that it offers flexible paid time off, company-paid holidays, flexible working hours, and fully remote work options for most positions.

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.
Current work authorization is required when accepting a position; Syner-G is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

Nice To Haves

Experience with 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.
Experience with project cost forecasting.
Experience with RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and design reviews.
Experience with CMMS or asset-management systems.
Experience with commissioning and qualification.
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 in 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 activities 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 align 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 ensure qualification requirements are considered early in the project lifecycle.
Support change control, validation impact assessments, and documentation associated with equipment, utility, and facility modifications.