Senior Site Production Outage Program Lead

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:

- 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history
- A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
- ENR Top 500 Firm

We have a Senior Site Production Outage Program Lead Position based out of our Boston Office. This person will lead and drive the successful planning, coordination, and execution of multiple projects scheduled during a major site Production outage supporting our client in Rhode Island.

This role is critical in managing cross-functional activities spanning facility upgrades, system and infrastructure improvements, critical utility maintenance, and capital equipment installations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong engineering and utilities background, exceptional project management skills, and the ability to serve as a key liaison between on-site execution teams and centralized program leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead integrated planning and day-to-day coordination for all activities related to the planned outage period, with a focus on safe and efficient execution
• Serve as a primary point of contact for outage-related workstreams, aligning stakeholders across Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Quality, EH&S, and external contractors
• Maintain clear visibility of project scopes, schedules, dependencies, and risks; proactively resolve issues and escalate where appropriate
• Collaborate closely with the centralized Program Team to ensure alignment on timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation
• Ensure rigorous adherence to safety protocols, GMP compliance, and quality standards throughout all outage activities
• Support readiness reviews, kickoff sessions, and post-outage debriefs to drive continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in project management or project coordination within the life sciences, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical sectors
• Demonstrated experience managing complex facility and utility construction or capital projects
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams across disciplines and stakeholders
• Strong communication and organizational skills; ability to synthesize field-level inputs and relay effectively to program-level leadership
• Experience working within cGMP-regulated environments

*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.

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