Associate Director, Engineering

Responsibilities:

• Manage large capital projects or portfolios of smaller capital/expense projects; deliver assets safely, on time, within scope and budget.
• Lead integrated cross-functional teams (GES, Site Engineering, Operations, Quality, EHS, Maintenance, Technology, Procurement, Finance, and external partners).
• Develop and execute project execution plans (scope, delivery strategy, procurement, construction, commissioning/startup, risk management, communications, closeout).
• Ensure projects meet business priorities, manufacturing needs, compliance, safety, standards, and approved capital objectives.
• Lead design development (scope definition, design coordination, constructability/value management, decision trade-offs).
• Support procurement/contracting strategies; manage budgeting/forecasting/financial reporting, cost control, contingency, and change control.
• Manage schedules (planning, sequencing, milestones/critical path, shutdown/tie-in coordination, recovery).
• Oversee execution (field coordination, contractor performance, construction safety interface, quality, issue resolution).
• Prepare governance/stage-gate/funding materials; manage project communications/escalations and risks.
• Coordinate execution in active manufacturing; manage commissioning/qualification/validation interface, turnover docs, closeout, and transition.
• Coach/guide engineers or project managers.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

Required experience/skills:

• 10+ years delivering capital/expense projects in manufacturing/lab/infrastructure environments; independent site/project delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams; deliver in active facilities where safety/quality/compliance and startup readiness are critical.
• Project controls knowledge (cost, schedule, forecasting, change, risk, reporting); strong communication; sound judgment/decision-making.

Preferred:

• GMP/regulatory experience; relevant project types (upgrades, packaging, utilities, electrical, fire protection, energy resilience).
• Commissioning/qualification/validation and operational handover familiarity; capital governance/stage-gate exposure.
• External partner experience; Lean Project Delivery; mentoring; structured risk/constructability/operational readiness review tools.

Required skills:

• Adaptability, Capital Project Management, Change Management, Regulatory Compliance, Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Technical Transfer, and related leadership/data/strategic decision skills.

Benefits/Compensation (if applicable):

• Annual bonus and long-term incentive
• medical/dental/vision
• retirement (401(k))
• paid holidays/vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• salary range $142,400–$224,100