Negotiable
Outside
Onsite
Woking, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Engineering Consultant role involves providing hands-on project support for a leading pharmaceutical organization during a significant growth phase, including site expansion and new facility projects. The position requires active involvement in engineering projects, ensuring compliance with GMP standards, and supporting capital expenditure initiatives. This practical role is ideal for candidates who thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy direct engagement in project execution. The contract is expected to last for 6 to 9 months, with a strong emphasis on immediate availability and on-site presence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver a variety of engineering projects across a fast-expanding pharmaceutical site.
- Manage cleanroom and laboratory expansion projects.
- Oversee new equipment installations and commissioning.
- Support site conversions and facility upgrades.
- Assist with new site build activities.
- Execute general CAPEX projects.
- Ensure GMP compliance throughout all project stages.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in GMP pharmaceutical engineering.
- Experience in sterile/aseptic or radiopharmaceutical environments is highly advantageous.
- Proven experience delivering CAPEX/engineering projects in regulated manufacturing settings.
- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.
- Comfortable with hands-on involvement in on-site activities.
- Mechanical/electrical capability is beneficial.
- Immediate availability (within 1 month) is required.
- Willingness to be physically present on-site (not remote).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Woking
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Engineering Consultant - Woking, UK
We’re supporting a leading pharmaceutical organisation that is entering a significant period of growth, with major site expansion, new cleanroom and laboratory facilities, and multiple capital projects underway. The team is seeking an experienced Engineering Consultant to provide hands-on project support over the next 6 months (likely extending to 9 months or more). You’ll be joining a dynamic, fast-paced site where visibility, ownership, and hands-on involvement are key. In this role, you’ll be embedded on site, actively driving engineering projects forward and supporting critical CAPEX initiatives. This is a varied, practical role ideal for someone who enjoys getting stuck in, being highly visible on the shop floor, and supporting projects through from planning to hands-on execution.
Responsibilities
- You’ll play a central role in delivering a variety of engineering projects across a fast-expanding pharmaceutical site, including:
- Cleanroom and laboratory expansion projects
- New equipment installations and commissioning
- Site conversions and facility upgrades
- Support to new site build activities
- General CAPEX project execution
- Ensuring GMP compliance throughout all project stages
Requirements
- Strong background in GMP pharmaceutical engineering
- Sterile/aseptic or Radiopharmaceutical experience highly advantageous
- Proven experience delivering CAPEX / engineering projects in a regulated manufacturing environment
- Ability to hit the ground running with minimal oversight
- Must be comfortable being hands-on and actively involved in on-site activity
- Any mechanical/electrical capability is beneficial
- Must be available within 1 month maximum (no long notice periods)
- Must be willing to be physically present on site (not remote)
We're moving quickly on this role - if you're interested, apply early as the advert may close ahead of schedule.
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