GSK is currently looking for an Engineering Compliance Associate Director to join our team in Rockville, MD. This role will lead the engineering statutory and compliance activities for site and own the site engineering standards, specifications, and auditable compliance framework. This role will be ultimately responsible for site engineering adherence to all GSK global engineering and EHS standards and manage all activities and budgets required to keep our adherence excellent. This role will be primary interface above site to central standards teams and across sites to peer engineering compliance managers to ensure consistency in our program and initiatives. This role will also be primary interface between site engineering and EHS functions to assure proper and timely engineering execution of EHS capital projects, EHS suggestions, actions from safety incidents, PTW, and EHS compliance initiatives. The role will also own major engineering compliance initiatives arising from engineering blue chips (such as PCCE, Basis of Safety, Process Safety, Legionella, and Boilers) and major compliance events (TP13). This role will is recognized as the technical expert in process safety related to site engineering and thus own programs such as RBI and hazardous area classification. Finally, this role will own and be ultimately responsible for all engineering support systems (MERP PM, PM deviations, drawing management, turnover packages, Webtop, ACRs / Test Plans) as they pertain to compliance. Due to the role’s criticality and centrality to the site’s engineering performance, it will serve on the site’s engineering leadership team.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the engineering statutory and compliance activities for site
- GESs, Eng. Alerts, Eng. Blue Chips, TP13
Own the site engineering standards, specifications, and auditable compliance framework and adherence to all GSK global engineering and EHS standards.
Manage all engineering activities and budgets required for above.
Own major engineering compliance initiatives and events.
Be recognized as the technical expert in process safety related to site engineering.
Responsible for all engineering support systems as they pertain to compliance.
Primary interface with central engineering, site EHS, and other site’s compliance managers
Participate and be part of site engineering leadership team
To lead the training, standard work, and performance management to ensure that engineering activities are performed consistently in a safe and efficient manner compliant to all statutory and GSK standards
Lead a team of engineers that will support compliance related activities associated with GSK standards

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

BS Degree in Engineering or related field (i.e., biotechnology, science, etc.)
Minimum of 5 years of Engineering or Phamaceutical Plant Operations (i.e. engineering, facilities, automation, metrology and validation etc.) experience

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

2+ years’ experience supervising/managing direct reports
Familiarity with biopharm mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, computer, and process equipment. Knowledge of lab equipment use and laboratory information systems
Leadership and people management skills/experience.
Broad knowledge of the engineering professional environment and associated disciplines /skills.

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