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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Design Services & Technical Oversight Lead - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing - **Company:** AtkinsRéalis - **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Centers, Document Management Systems, Microsoft Office, Systems Integration, Value Engineering - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://slihrms.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/USVARichmond7200-Glen-Forest-Drive/Design-Services---Technical-Oversight-Lead---Pharmaceutical-Manufacturing_R-161616 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred. * Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred. * 20+ years of experience in engineering, design management, technical program leadership, EPC project delivery, or owner-side engineering oversight. * Experience supporting major capital projects exceeding $500 million in total installed cost; experience on multi-billion-dollar programs preferred. * Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly preferred; experience in semiconductor, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, chemical, data center, or other highly regulated industrial facilities will also be considered. * Experience working with EPC delivery models and large-scale engineering organizations. * Experience leading technical governance forums, design review meetings, risk assessments, and executive-level decision reviews. * Experience evaluating design packages for constructability, operability, maintainability, reliability, and startup readiness. * Experience collaborating with executive leadership, engineering firms, contractors, vendors, regulators, and operational stakeholders. * Experience with engineering management systems, document control platforms, project management systems, and Microsoft Office tools. * Demonstrated expertise leading multidisciplinary engineering reviews across process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & controls, automation, architectural, structural, utility, and infrastructure disciplines. * Proven ability to identify technical risks and provide practical, owner-focused recommendations. * Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced environments with multiple stakeholders and evolving program requirements. * Demonstrated ability to challenge technical assumptions objectively and make independent recommendations without delivery bias. * Strong understanding of GMP facility design principles, regulatory requirements, quality systems, and pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. * Strong understanding of lifecycle project delivery, including conceptual design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, validation, and startup. * Strong knowledge of process systems, clean utilities, facility infrastructure, manufacturing support systems, and building services commonly utilized within pharmaceutical production environments. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate competing priorities and technical alternatives. * Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence outcomes across large, complex organizations. ## Description * Manage and lead owner-side technical oversight activities across multiple projects, facilities, and program workstreams. * Serve as the independent technical authority responsible for design quality, technical governance, and engineering assurance across EPC design packages. * Review engineering deliverables throughout all design phases to ensure compliance with GMP requirements, operational expectations, site standards, and regulatory commitments. * Facilitate multidisciplinary design reviews involving engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, validation, commissioning, maintenance, and construction stakeholders. * Evaluate design maturity, technical completeness, and engineering readiness in support of project gates, funding approvals, procurement activities, and construction execution. * Provide independent assessments of proposed technical solutions, identifying opportunities to improve operability, maintainability, reliability, safety, and schedule performance. * Review facility layouts, process flows, utility systems, infrastructure designs, equipment arrangements, and integrated system interfaces. * Ensure engineering decisions support commissioning, qualification, validation, startup, and long-term operational requirements. * Lead GMP-focused design reviews to confirm alignment with regulatory expectations, quality objectives, contamination control strategies, and manufacturing requirements. * Identify technical risks, design gaps, interface issues, and scope conflicts that could impact project cost, schedule, quality, safety, or startup milestones. * Support technical evaluation of contractor proposals, engineering packages, value engineering recommendations, and scope change requests. * Coordinate technical alignment between client teams, EPC contractors, specialty consultants, vendors, and operations representatives. * Review engineering execution plans, design schedules, staffing plans, and design management processes. * Assess and provide recommendations on design standardization, modularization opportunities, system integration approaches, and future expansion considerations. * Support development and implementation of technical governance processes, design assurance procedures, and engineering review standards across the program. * Collaborate with project controls, procurement, commissioning, construction, validation, and operations teams to ensure technical decisions support overall program objectives. * Mentor technical staff and assist in establishing engineering excellence, lessons learned programs, and best practices across the portfolio. * Escalate significant technical concerns and provide executive-level recommendations to support timely decision-making. ## 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