Director of Engineering

Senior engineering leadership role within a highly regulated API/pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Responsible for setting and delivering site engineering strategy across process, maintenance, automation and capital projects, supporting major plant expansion and commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead completion and operational handover of a new large-scale API facility (4 reactors, 2–4.5m³, with associated downstream processing).
• Design and deliver Phase II expansion (additional reactor line).
• Own and implement site-wide Process Safety strategy and risk management framework.
• Develop and execute a 5–7 year asset aging, obsolescence and innovation roadmap.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering, automation and maintenance teams in a cGMP environment.
• Oversee capital projects, engineering assets, utilities, BMS and contractor management.
• Ensure full regulatory, cGMP and HSE compliance.
• Support commissioning of hydrogenation and continuous manufacturing technologies.
• Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Proven leadership of engineering and maintenance teams in pharmaceutical or fine chemical manufacturing.
• Strong capital project and plant commissioning experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in Process Safety systems.
• Deep understanding of cGMP and regulated manufacturing environments
• Chartered Engineer status.
• API or fine chemical manufacturing experience.
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, TPM or manufacturing excellence frameworks.