Principle Engineer – Engineering Project

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Job Description:

The position is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and successful delivery of facility fit-out, electrical, Fire Fighting and security from design to completion. This role involves allocating resources, developing detailed project plans and timelines, and managing the design, construction and verification across multiple disciplines. Ensures that all activities comply with safety, regulatory, and company standards, while also controlling the project budget and mitigating risks. They will act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for review and approve related project documentation and ensure proper document management and system change control. Regular project updates, coordination across teams, and proactive issue escalation are key to the role’s success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the project manager to ensure the project is adequately resourced.
• Develop the project plan, timelines, and resource allocation, ensuring alignment across related sub-project managers.
• Manage the planning, coordination, and execution of the project from design to completion to meet the objectives.
• Oversee the design, construction, commissioning, and qualification across multiple disciplines, ensuring compliance with safety, performance, regulatory, and Lilly standards.
• Manage the allocated budget and be accountable for individual cost control.
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate project risks, ensuring that potential delays or challenges are addressed proactively. Escalate issues timely to minimize the project’s impact.
• Provide regular project updates and facilitate project meetings.
• Ensure proper document management, including project, C&Q documents, and procedures etc.
• Leverage lessons learned from previous projects to improve performance and minimize risks on the current project.
• Coordinate the design review of Engineering documents and drawings related to Architecture, MEP, Electric, Fire Fighting, security etc.
• Manage change control of assigned scope.
• Ensure that all contractors and service providers receive the initial safety training and fill in the appropriate safety release forms during the execution of tasks under his/her responsibility and ensure Contractor Management strictly followed with HSE requirement.
• Ensure post punch-list, drawing update, etc. are well tracked.
• Complete other tasks as assigned by the manager.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, scientific, or pharmaceutical background.
• Experience in Engineering /design & construction business.
• Profound knowledge on GMP and related GQSs, Engineering Standard, Project Management, Maintenance Practice. HSE requirement, local SOP’s, regulations, codes, etc. required for his/her assignment.
• Project management experience, and participation in large-scale projects.
• Strong communication and partnering skills.
• Proficient in both Chinese and English for communication and documentation.

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