Head of Project Engineering

**Site Name**: UK - London - New Oxford Street, Belgium, Europe, France, Italy, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Switzerland - Rotkreuz, USA - Connecticut - Branford, USA - Illinois - Deerfield, USA - Maryland - Rockville, USA - Massachusetts - Cambridge, USA - Massachusetts - Waltham, USA - Montana - Hamilton, USA - Nebraska - Lincoln, USA - Pennsylvania - Marietta, USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, USA - Pennsylvania - York, USA - PRI - Guaynabo, USA - PRI - Humacao, USA - Tennessee - Knoxville, USA - Tennessee - Memphis, USA - Texas - Abilene, USA - Texas - Richardson **Posted Date**: May 8 2025 **Head of Project Engineering**: **The role can be done from any location in Europe or the US that is close to a GSK location**: **The posting period will end on the 25th of May in 2025**: **Job purpose**: - The Head of Project Engineering will engage at a senior level in the business to provide technical direction in recognised area of expertise. They will also be expected to mentor employees across the business and in geographically large areas., beyond their function - They will lead a group of other Senior Engineering Leaders and Engineering experts, many of whom will be global experts in their fields, in delivering the needs of the enterprise - This role will drive the consist adherence to Engineering Standards and GSK Project Management Framework for the project engineering function within GCP - Accountability for capability development and deployment of engineering directorship in all capital projects >£10m and required technical engineering resources - Develop, direct and support multiple engineering teams in different geographies supporting the safe delivery, on time and on budget projects at the quality required by the business - Work closely with technical authorities and standards custodians in the broader Engineering & EHS functions (including sustainability) to ensure all relevant standards are effectively implemented and compliance monitored on GCP led projects **Key responsibilities**: - Full accountability for ensuring the project engineering function is staffed and has the capability and capacity to support the GSK capital plan and any fast-track needs that may arise - Leadership of the project engineering group, directing multiple teams, managers and associated project engineering staff - Establish and manage key external arrangements to augment project engineering capability for GSK - Research and introduce innovative ways of delivering project engineering delivery excellence including digital and technology enhanced methodologies - Support in the direction of the delivery strategy for the projects comprising the portfolios with a specific focus on project engineering - Development and delivery of an annual business and improvement plan to meet the business demands whilst improving safety, reliability and cost efficiency of delivery - Represent projects on key strategy and steering teams and in GSC level meetings on strategy and delivery as require - Ensure compliant delivery and direct assurance processes to ensure all requirements for safe, secure and ethical practice are in place and in operation - Represent GSK and project engineering with external bodies at the highest level - Understand the impact of cGMP on the design & delivery of projects and ensure alignment with all regulatory requirements and the QMS **Qualifications**: - Degree in Engineering; ideally advanced degree such as master’s or similar in engineering, construction or project management (area of specialisation: Engineering, Life Sciences, Project Management in capital) - 15 years plus experience in design & delivery of high - tech life science projects - Deep and broad understanding of the capital project lifecycle from Design to Operation - Direct experience of delivering complicated construction projects - Understanding of the economics and commercial realities of construction and contracting - Direction of multiple large engineering teams in projects across multiple geographies in a functional leadership role - Direct experience of leading engineering teams in global and diverse cultures - LI-GSK **Why GSK?** **Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.** GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology). Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK