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Capital Project Engineer

GlaxoSmithKline
United States, Pennsylvania, Marietta
Mar 11, 2025
Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Marietta Posted Date: Mar 10 2025 We are seeking an experiencedEnd User Managerto play a critical role in theMA40 facility upgrade project, ensuring the successful integration of laboratory and amenity area enhancements to support a broader site expansion. This role will act as the primary liaison between end users, project teams, and stakeholders, ensuring that the upgraded facility meets operational, research, and workforce needs. The ideal candidate will have experience infacility upgrades, stakeholder engagement, laboratory and amenity planning, and project coordination, particularly inpharmaceutical, R&D, or GMP-regulated environments. This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following... Collaborate with the Global Engineering, External engineering partner toensure timelines, budgets, and objectives are met while prioritizing end-user functionality. Work with architects, engineers, and contractors to ensure that construction and renovation align with intended use and user expectations. Provide oversight onfacility modifications, upgrades, and equipment integration, ensuring minimal disruption to site operations. Project Deliverables & Facility Coordination - Review and approve all project deliverables, maintain clear communication with site leadership, and coordinate facility modifications and upgrades to support operational excellence. Safety Leadership & Compliance - Foster a strong safety culture by leading safety discussions, enforcing compliance with policies, and proactively addressing hazards (ZAPS, HAZARD IDs). Project Ownership & Optimization - Oversee change control processes, ensuring they meet regulatory standards, are optimized, and executed according to established schedules. Project Oversight & PMO Alignment - Provide leadership in managing Lab Support projects, ensuring timely updates, adherence to PMO deliverables, and effective execution. Stakeholder & Global Alignment - Build strong relationships with global engineering partners to standardize methodologies, troubleshoot issues, and implement best practices across GSK sites. QC Equipment Lifecycle Management - Ensure proper oversight of QC equipment management, relocation and strategic upgrades. Strategic Scheduling & Risk Mitigation - Work with QC Planners to align timelines for routine tasks and projects while managing team capacity and mitigating delivery risks. Regulatory & Audit Readiness - Serve as an SME in regulatory audits and site investigations, ensuring compliance, interpreting data, resolving issues, and supporting timely resolutions. Quality System & Documentation Oversight - Own and maintain QC documentation, including SOPs, Analytical Methods, Change Controls, and compliance with compendial standards. Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Gathering Serve as the main point of contact for end users, ensuring their needs are fully captured and integrated into the project scope. Work closely withGSK Medicines (Rx) R&D group,GSC laboratory teams, and other facility users to align space utilization with operational goals. Facilitate user workshops, collect feedback, and translate functional requirements into actionable project deliverables. Laboratory & Amenity Space Coordination Ensure the rationalization and modernization ofsecond-floor laboratory spacesmeet the requirements ofR&D & GSC testing needsfrom the new B55 and MAPS facilities. Oversee the transformation offirst-floor spacesintoa new canteen, multi-function meeting rooms, processing areas, ensuring compliance with operational and regulatory needs. Coordinate the integration ofthe high-level pedestrian bridgeto seamlessly connect MA40 with the new facilities (Buildings 55 & 56). Communication & Change Management Develop and executeend-user communication strategies, keeping teams informed of progress, disruptions, and changes. Supporttraining and transition planningfor end users, ensuring a smooth move-in process. Act as an advocate for end users, resolving conflicts between design specifications and operational needs Why you? Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Bachelor's degreeinFacilities Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field(or equivalent experience). 3+ yearsof experience infacility management, laboratory planning, project coordination, or stakeholder engagementwithin apharmaceutical, biotech, or R&D environment. Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Good understanding ofGMP, laboratory compliance, and facility design principles. Experience managingworkplace amenities, employee services, and space optimization. Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Ability totranslate user requirements into actionable project specifications. Microsoft Power Apps, Power BI, and other project management toolsis a plus Sense of urgency, flexibility, and accountability. Knowledge of SAP. Executive capability and leadership to manage people and field projects teams. Ability to communicate at all levels. Willing to travel abroad. Ability to work in a high complex matrix environment. Must be a committed team player prepared to work in and embrace a team-based culture. Ability to follow written procedures and document results in a neat and precise manner. Intermediate computer skills required. Proven record of providing excellent internal and external customer service. Stay current on developments in the field and GSK-Bio Standards. Work within a Multi-skilled team. Maintain attention to detail, while completing multiple or repetitive tasks. Demonstrate a serious commitment to accuracy and quality while meeting goals or deadlines. Maintain a high level of integrity while balancing multiple priorities and responsibilities. Position may require employees to work in a rotational schedule. This schedule may include holidays, and weekends; over-time may be required. #LI-GSK #GSKMarietta Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. 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