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Project Engineering Manager

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead capital strategy, master plan development, and financial compliance for facilities, utilities, and equipment projects in the biopharma industry.

Role type

Senior IC Project Engineering Manager (Capital Planning & Strategy)

Builds

Site capital long-range plans, annual capital budgets, and engineering cost estimates for biopharma facilities and equipment.

Domain

Biopharma / Life Sciences / Capital Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Capital strategy planning, budget administration, project lifecycle management, engineering cost estimation, EHS compliance, stakeholder management, financial systems proficiency, CAD design oversight

Preferred skills

Post-graduate engineering degree, 10+ years of significant engineering/operational experience, strong technical contributions to product/process development

Technologies

Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, SAP, Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

Lead strategic planning for next fiscal year capital plan; Administer annual site capital plan and department budget; Deliver last best estimates (LBE) for capital planning; Make priority decisions between projects to meet financial targets; Administer asset management and energy sustainability programs; Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) requirements; Oversee engineering document filing and CAD repository updates; Manage capital project definition, RCE development, and construction phases.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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