Program Engineer

Position Overview

As a Project Engineer at TAI, you will serve as the strategic engine behind a critical manufacturing facility restart in Baltimore. In this high-impact role, you will orchestrate the full project lifecycle—from initial engineering and vendor coordination through to construction, commissioning, and final start-up—acting as the primary bridge between internal stakeholders and external contractors to ensure complex technical systems are safely, compliantly, and efficiently brought back online.

TAI is a full-service, multi-disciplinary engineering and construction firm with over 35 years of experience delivering mission-critical, integrated solutions across advanced manufacturing, life sciences, food and beverage, energy, and government sectors. Our team is known for being capable, well-rounded, flexible, and optimistic, always prioritizing decisions that support the common good.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Facilities, Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Quality, and other stakeholders to plan and execute capital and maintenance projects supporting facility restart.
• Provide day-to-day coordination and oversight of contractors and equipment vendors.
• Coordinate engineering, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities across multiple disciplines.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and task-level plans to support restart sequencing and critical path management.
• Track progress against schedule, identify constraints or risks early, and support issue resolution to maintain project momentum.
• Support development of capital requests, cost estimates, bid evaluations, and contractor selection.
• Manage and support change control related to scope, schedule, and cost in accordance with site and corporate procedures.
• Support field execution through site walks, issue resolution, and coordination between trades and stakeholders.
• Ensure all activities are executed in compliance with applicable GMP, EHS, and site quality requirements.
• Support commissioning, qualification, and start-up activities to ensure systems are safe, functional, and compliant prior to turnover to operations.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• Experience Required: 5+ years of experience in project engineering, facilities engineering, or capital project execution in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotech, or industrial environments
• Experience supporting capital projects through design, construction, commissioning, and start-up
• Familiarity with regulated environments (GMP, EHS, Quality systems) is preferred
• Strong organizational, communication, and coordination skills
• Ability to work effectively across functions and with external contractors and vendors

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with commissioning, qualification, and validation processes
• Experience with project scheduling tools and cost tracking systems

Benefits & Perks

• Salary: $115,000-140,000 annually (based upon experience)
• Annual Profit Sharing Bonus (variable)
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Health Benefits: Employee through family level coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurances; company-funded life and long-term disability insurances; as well as Short Term Disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and supplemental life insurances (employee - family) available
• 401(k) with employer match
• Opportunity to make a real impact on industry-leading projects
• Ability to balance work and family activities
• Flexible work schedule
• Dynamic and collaborative environment that values creativity and innovation
• Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and association membership reimbursements