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We are seeking a Design Services & Technical Oversight Lead to join our Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in TX, AL, VA, PA, OH, IN, and WI.
Our Pharmaceutical team is growing! The Design Services & Technical Oversight Lead serves as the Owner's Representative technical authority responsible for providing independent review and oversight across all engineering and design activities supporting major pharmaceutical capital programs. This role ensures that engineering decisions align with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements, operational objectives, constructability expectations, commissioning strategies, and fast-track delivery goals. Unlike traditional engineering management roles, this position operates independently of designer and contractor delivery organizations, providing objective owner-side technical assessments and recommendations. The successful candidate will partner with client stakeholders, EPC firms, design consultants, construction teams, commissioning personnel, and operations leaders to validate technical solutions, challenge assumptions, identify risks, and improve overall project outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to help shape and lead one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing investments in North America while working alongside industry - leading professionals on a career-defining program on a greenfield campus. We are offering a full-time position with AtkinsRéalis that provides the opportunity to lead complex, high-profile programs, collaborate with world-class delivery teams, and receive a highly competitive compensation package with robust benefits.
Your role
Manage and lead owner-side technical oversight activities across multiple projects, facilities, and program workstreams.
Serve as the independent technical authority responsible for design quality, technical governance, and engineering assurance across EPC design packages.
Review engineering deliverables throughout all design phases to ensure compliance with GMP requirements, operational expectations, site standards, and regulatory commitments.
Facilitate multidisciplinary design reviews involving engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, validation, commissioning, maintenance, and construction stakeholders.
Evaluate design maturity, technical completeness, and engineering readiness in support of project gates, funding approvals, procurement activities, and construction execution.
Provide independent assessments of proposed technical solutions, identifying opportunities to improve operability, maintainability, reliability, safety, and schedule performance.
Review facility layouts, process flows, utility systems, infrastructure designs, equipment arrangements, and integrated system interfaces.
Ensure engineering decisions support commissioning, qualification, validation, startup, and long-term operational requirements.
Lead GMP-focused design reviews to confirm alignment with regulatory expectations, quality objectives, contamination control strategies, and manufacturing requirements.
Identify technical risks, design gaps, interface issues, and scope conflicts that could impact project cost, schedule, quality, safety, or startup milestones.
Support technical evaluation of contractor proposals, engineering packages, value engineering recommendations, and scope change requests.
Coordinate technical alignment between client teams, EPC contractors, specialty consultants, vendors, and operations representatives.
Review engineering execution plans, design schedules, staffing plans, and design management processes.
Assess and provide recommendations on design standardization, modularization opportunities, system integration approaches, and future expansion considerations.
Support development and implementation of technical governance processes, design assurance procedures, and engineering review standards across the program.
Collaborate with project controls, procurement, commissioning, construction, validation, and operations teams to ensure technical decisions support overall program objectives.
Mentor technical staff and assist in establishing engineering excellence, lessons learned programs, and best practices across the portfolio.
Escalate significant technical concerns and provide executive-level recommendations to support timely decision-making.
Location
Various locations
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-161616
Salary range
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About you
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
20+ years of experience in engineering, design management, technical program leadership, EPC project delivery, or owner-side engineering oversight.
Experience supporting major capital projects exceeding $500 million in total installed cost; experience on multi-billion-dollar programs preferred.
Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly preferred; experience in semiconductor, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, chemical, data center, or other highly regulated industrial facilities will also be considered.
Experience working with EPC delivery models and large-scale engineering organizations.
Experience leading technical governance forums, design review meetings, risk assessments, and executive-level decision reviews.
Experience evaluating design packages for constructability, operability, maintainability, reliability, and startup readiness.
Experience collaborating with executive leadership, engineering firms, contractors, vendors, regulators, and operational stakeholders.
Experience with engineering management systems, document control platforms, project management systems, and Microsoft Office tools.
Demonstrated expertise leading multidisciplinary engineering reviews across process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & controls, automation, architectural, structural, utility, and infrastructure disciplines.
Proven ability to identify technical risks and provide practical, owner-focused recommendations.
Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced environments with multiple stakeholders and evolving program requirements.
Demonstrated ability to challenge technical assumptions objectively and make independent recommendations without delivery bias.
Strong understanding of GMP facility design principles, regulatory requirements, quality systems, and pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
Strong understanding of lifecycle project delivery, including conceptual design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, validation, and startup.
Strong knowledge of process systems, clean utilities, facility infrastructure, manufacturing support systems, and building services commonly utilized within pharmaceutical production environments.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate competing priorities and technical alternatives.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence outcomes across large, complex organizations.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.
Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Expected compensation range is between $170,000 - $200,000+ annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.
Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.
AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability
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