Project Engineer - Facilities

Overview

The Project Engineer - Facilities position is an exciting opportunity to join PM Group’s quickly growing Boston area Outsourced Technical Services(OTS) team for a client in the Greater Boston area. Outsourced Technical Services (OTS) is an integral part of PM Group’s ability to support clients across the complete project life cycle. We have over 50 years’ industry experience, strong technical knowledge and integrated resources. Clients look to us to provide experienced technical professionals that complement their project teams.Together we are sharing knowledge, learning, growing and continuing to be an integral part of supporting PM Group’s ongoing expansion in the US. 

The Project Engineer – Facilities will provide owner-side project engineering support for a brownfield expansion within an active, 24/7 GMP manufacturing facility. This position will support facility, utility, mechanical, and electrical project activities, with a primary focus on field coordination, construction oversight, permit-to-work activities, safety, design review support, commissioning readiness, and turnover. The Project Engineer will serve as an owner-side representative for assigned construction packages and coordinate closely with engineering leads, contractors, site operations, and commissioning and qualification teams. Physical construction will be performed by the General Contractor and its subcontractors.

PM Group is an employee owned, international project delivery firm with a team of 4,000+ people.  We are world leaders in the pharma, food, biotech, medical technology and mission critical sectors. From our network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US, we work with the world's leading organizations. We are focused on growing a sustainable business centered on our people, our clients and trade partners. 

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner-side representative for assigned facility construction packages.
• Provide day-to-day oversight of the General Contractor and subcontractors, monitoring progress, quality, and compliance with approved designs.
• Coordinate and issue permits to work, including Lockout/Tagout requirements for electrical work and energized tie-ins.
• Maintain appropriate segregation between construction activities and live manufacturing operations.
• Coordinate construction tie-ins and shutdown windows with site operations.
• Conduct and participate in field walkdowns, inspections, and punch-list development.
• Verify that installed work aligns with approved designs and site standards before turnover.
• Support construction safety activities, contractor safety evaluations, and compliance with site EHS requirements.
• Coordinate among the General Contractor, engineering and design teams, site operations, and discipline leads.
• Support reviews of drawings, P&IDs, specifications, load and sizing calculations, contractor submittals, and RFIs.
• Witness applicable field testing, including piping and utility pressure testing, flushing, electrical continuity testing, load testing, and functional checks.
• Maintain field records and as-built documentation and track open items, field issues, and package schedules.
• Support commissioning, qualification readiness, IQ/OQ/PQ activities, turnover, startup, field troubleshooting, and handover to operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, or a related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 3 to 7 years of experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or industrial capital projects.
• Experience in an owner’s representative, General Contractor, EPC, construction, or field engineering capacity.
• Experience supporting brownfield construction within an operating facility.
• Familiarity with permit-to-work systems, construction safety, field walkdowns, and contractor coordination.
• Working knowledge of at least one of the following areas: facilities, utilities, mechanical systems, or electrical systems.
• Ability to read and interpret applicable engineering and construction documents.
• GMP awareness and the ability to coordinate construction activities safely within an active 24/7 manufacturing environment

Preferred Experience: 

• Experience across two or more of the listed technical disciplines.
• Spanish fluency or bilingual English and Spanish communication skills.
• Construction management experience.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and technical specifications.
• Previous commissioning, qualification, validation, or field-support experience