Junior Project Engineer (Document Controller/ Pharmaceutical)
12-Months Contract
Location: Tuas
Salary up to $4,500 depending on experience
Industry : Pharmaceutical
Our client specializes in producing high-quality pharmaceutical products, supporting global healthcare with advanced technology.
Job Summary
- Play a key role in supporting end-to-end project execution, technical documentation, and document control activities within a dynamic biopharmaceutical engineering environment.
- Coordinate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, manage critical engineering deliverables, and ensure full compliance with safety, quality, and GMP regulatory standards throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities
Project Planning, Initiation and Execution
- Plan, manage, track, and report on project schedules, milestones, timelines, and budgets to ensure on-time and within-scope delivery
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to drive timely achievement of project milestones
- Manage and execute change controls as part of project initiation and scope management
- Draft and execute commissioning and qualification test protocol activities, including preparation of IQ and OQ protocols and reports (using KNEAT), in accordance with the site's C&Q strategy ensure audit and regulatory inspection readiness at all times
- Oversee site works to ensure compliance with engineering specifications, site standards, and regulatory requirements
- Identify, escalate, and resolve technical and on-site issues during project execution in a timely manner
- Liaise with consultants, contractors, and engineers to ensure smooth coordination and execution of project works
- Monitor work quality, enforce adherence to safety, environmental & regulatory requirements
- Track project progress and prepare regular status reports for management review
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and propose effective engineering solutions to enhance project outcomes
- Support and execute ad-hoc capital project assignments as directed by management, including feasibility studies, scope development, and project coordination activities
Engineering Data & List Management
- Develop, maintain, and update equipment lists, ensuring accurate recording of equipment tags, descriptions, specifications, and status throughout the project lifecycle
- Develop, maintain, and update line lists (piping/instrument line lists), ensuring alignment with P&IDs, design documents, and as-built records
- Coordinate with engineering disciplines and project teams to ensure equipment and line list data integrity and consistency across all project documentation
- Support the use of engineering data in design reviews, procurement activities, and commissioning phases
Document Control
- Perform document control activities including document and drawing registration, numbering, classification, version control, status updates, and distribution to internal and external parties
- Maintain key document registers and master document lists to ensure accurate and up-to-date project records
- Ensure compliance with project document control procedures, naming conventions, and site standards
- Support document audits, document reviews, and document handover activities at project closeout
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical, Industrial, or a related discipline)
- Relevant site or project experience in engineering environments experience in a GMP or biopharmaceutical/pharmaceutical setting
- Demonstrated experience in project coordination and managing site activities
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, P&IDs, and technical documents
- Familiarity with equipment lists and line list management in an engineering project context
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively across multidisciplinary project teams
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
