Process Group Lead

Job Description

At IPS, you will apply your knowledge, skills, and passion to make a difference in the lives of people by solving complex challenges related to pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal health research and manufacturing facilities.

We are looking for a dedicated Process Group Lead to join our talented team at our office located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In this role, you will provide leadership of technical discipline and direct the day-to-day operational activities of the department.

You will also be responsible for the delivery of target gross margin profits of the department. Additionally, you will manage staffing activities, including recruiting, retention, and development of department staff.

Position Responsibilities

• Ensures the quality, accuracy, and completeness of overall work as to engineering, and compliance with established IPS standards, procedures, codes, and ordinances.
• Primarily responsible individual for quality of unit output related to adherence to stated project goals as well as legal and IPS guidelines and efficiency.
• Contributes technical input and oversees technical output of the department to assure compliance with legal, IPS, and project requirements.
• Protects IPS corporate welfare through the application of prudent judgment and implementation of risk management techniques.
• Coordinates and contributes technical input and oversees technical output of the department to assure compliance with legal, IPS, and project requirements.

Oversees Peer Review program.

• Develops and assures implementation of standards and tools to ensure department output meets or exceeds established quality and performance expectations.
• Oversees manpower planning of unit resources and administers technical staff to assure efficient assignment of resources on multiple, concurrent projects.
• Recruits, retains, and develops staffing plans to meet forecast labor and skills required to meet business plans.
• Supervises designers and engineers and ensures that all employees within the department are properly managed, and trained.
• Instills a positive work environment and facilitates effective staff development efforts.
• Communicates staffing levels regularly with all levels of management at IPS.
• Prepares proposals for service and supports preparation of proposals by others.
• Supports business development with presentations and related marketing activities.
• Come join a caring, nimble team that delivers world-class designs for our pharmaceutical clients and take your career to new heights!

Salary Range - $172,000 - $240,000

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 15+ years of diversified engineering experience, at least 10 of which have been in a supervisory or management capacity consisting of planning, designing, and construction of engineering projects.
• Knowledge of system design, applicable codes, and cGMPs as they affect process design and equipment specification.

Travel based on the project location. This position is a safety-sensitive position. The employee is designated for field work and attends activities at client sites where they work in construction, process, packaging, manufacturing, research, or other "non-administrative" areas.

About Us

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, is a global leader in developing innovative business solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Through operational expertise and industry-leading knowledge, skill, and passion, IPS provides consultancy services, architecture, engineering, project controls, construction management, and compliance services that allow clients to develop and manufacture life-impacting products.

Its newest acquisition, Linesight, specializes in cost, schedule, risk, program, and project management services in various market sectors, including data centers, life sciences, and high-tech industries.

With the addition of Linesight, IPS has over 3,000 professionals in over 45 offices across 17 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program / Project Management, Operations / Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV and Staffing Services.

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race; creed; color; religion;
• national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status;

veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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