Job Description
Job Description
Position: Project Engineer – C+Q
Location: Indianapolis, IN (100% Onsite)
Duration: 12+ months with possibility of extension
Hours per week: 40 initially; schedule expected to increase in Q2
Job Description:
Our client is seeking an experienced Project Engineer with a strong Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q) background to support a large-scale peptide manufacturing project. This individual will serve as the right hand to the Node Lead for the Peptide 1 Building and act as an extension of the project leadership team.
The Project Engineer will take ownership of assigned project scopes and mini-projects, drive meetings, coordinate stakeholders, review and redline engineering designs, and ensure assigned deliverables are completed successfully. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting large-scale pharmaceutical capital projects, with API or peptide manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the right hand to the Node Lead for the Peptide 1 Building
- Act as an extension of project leadership and support day-to-day project execution
- Own assigned mini-projects, technical scopes, and deliverables through completion
- Drive project meetings and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders
- Review, redline, and approve engineering designs and technical documentation
- Coordinate with Engineering, C&Q, Construction, Operations, Quality, and vendors
- Support commissioning and qualification activities throughout the project lifecycle
- Track project progress, risks, action items, and key milestones
- Coordinate contractors and vendors supporting assigned project scopes
- Participate in design reviews, technical meetings, field walkdowns, and construction coordination
- Support equipment, systems, utilities, and facility-related engineering activities
- Assist with system turnover, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness
- Drive resolution of technical and execution-related issues
Qualifications
- 7+ years of engineering, C&Q, commissioning, validation, or capital project experience
- Strong Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q) background
- Experience supporting large-scale pharmaceutical or GMP capital projects
- API manufacturing experience strongly preferred
- Peptide API experience highly desirable
- Experience with engineering design review and redlining
- Experience coordinating contractors, vendors, and cross-functional project teams
- Ability to independently own project scopes and drive them to completion
- Strong communication, meeting leadership, and organizational skills
- Comfortable working in an active construction/field environment
- Must be physically capable of navigating the site, including climbing scaffolding as required
Key Skills: C&Q, project engineering, API/peptide manufacturing, GMP capital projects, engineering design review, construction coordination, commissioning, qualification, contractor management, project scope ownership, and cross-functional leadership.