Director Project Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 3, 2026.
Mainz, Germany | full time | Job ID: 11405
The Director of Project Engineering will lead projects within the Global Engineering department. This role is pivotal in providing successful engineering projects for pharmaceutical manufacturing (R&D, clinical and commercial scale). The Project Engineering manager will be responsible for all project phases, planning, design, build and commissioning, qualification (C&Q) until handover to operations. This position requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure the successful execution of capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects.
Your contribution:
- Lead and manage projects in matrix organization to deliver project goals in quality, time and budget. Foster a culture of quality, innovation, collaboration, automation, digitalization and continuous improvement within the project team
- Development to lead the Global Project Engineering Team (within 1-2 years)
- Serve as the Project Lead for national and international projects (small and up to large scale), ensuring successful execution of project phases design, build, commissioning, qualification (C&Q), and handover to operations
- Progress reporting to Management and stakeholders
- Tracking of milestones, timelines and budget
- Actively engage with cross-functional teams, manufacturing, automation, QA, QC, CMC, R&D, MS&T, AS&T, IT, other BioNTech departments and external suppliers, to foster collaboration and ensure seamless integration to ensure project success
- Engage with expertise and Know-How in the transformation, build up and management of the existing manufacturing network (internal and CMOs).
It's a match:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Pharmaceutical-, Mechanical-, or Chemical,-Engineering, or a related field
- Extensive experience in engineering, quality assurance, GMP design, scheduling and project execution within the pharmaceutical industry
- Proven leadership experience in managing engineering teams and driving cross-functional collaboration
- Knowledge of production-, process-, and analytical equipment, clean utilities and GMP- facilities
- Expertise in technology transfers
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Problem-solving and decision-making abilities in complex engineering scenarios
- Fluent in English and German language
If you are a dedicated professional with a willingness to travel (approx. 30%) and a passion for pharmaceutical industry, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our team
Your Benefits:
It's our priority to support you:
- Your flexibility: flexible hours | vacation account
- Your growth: Digital Learning | Performance & talent development | leadership development | Apprenticeships | LinkedIn Learning
- Your value: Your voice at the table | Culture on an equal footing | Opportunities to shape & impact | Support for your full potential
- Your health and lifestyle: Company bike
- Your mobility: Job ticket | Deutschlandticket
- Your life phases: Employer-funded pension | Childcare
Apply now - We look forward to your application!
Apply to our Mainz, Germanylocation by sending us your documents via our online form. For any questions, contact our talent acquisition team on: + 49 (0) 6131-9084-1291 (Monday-Friday from 1 PM to 3 PM CET).
Job ID 11405 (please always specify if you have any questions)
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