Process Facilities Engineer

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work closely with the Owner, Architect/Engineer, BIM team, construction team, equipment vendors, and GMP consultants to:

Process Equipment Layout & Integration

• Review and validate owner-provided legacy design documentation and equipment layouts.
• Assist with placement and arrangement of compounding, filling, packaging, and utility equipment.
• Evaluate operator access, maintenance access, material flow, and future expansion requirements.
• Coordinate equipment installation requirements with structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical systems.

Process Utility & Piping Design

• Develop and refine process utility concepts and routing strategies.
• Support development and review of PFDs, P&IDs, line lists, and utility requirements.
• Design or oversee design of hygienic process piping systems, including: Product transfer systems
• Purified Water systems
• CIP systems
• Compressed air systems
• Process waste systems
• Apply ASME BPE and hygienic design principles where appropriate.

BIM & Design Coordination

• Participate in scan-to-BIM and reality capture review activities.
• Utilize laser scan and BIM models to evaluate equipment placement and piping pathways.
• Coordinate process systems within Navisworks and multidisciplinary BIM models.
• Identify opportunities for prefabrication and reduction of field labor.

Construction & Startup Support

• Support review of fabrication drawings and installation details.
• Assist with tie-in planning, startup readiness, and commissioning activities.
• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, and GMP-related discussions.
• Support development of documentation required for turnover and qualification activities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in process facility design, process utilities, or hygienic process systems.
• Experience with pharmaceutical, OTC, biotech, food, beverage, dairy, or other hygienic manufacturing facilities.
• Working knowledge of: ASME B31.3
• ASME BPE
• Hygienic piping systems
• Process equipment integration
• Experience with:
• Revit
• Navisworks
• Plant 3D or similar process design software
• Scan-to-BIM workflows
• Strong ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, quality, OEM, and construction teams.