Junior Project Engineer (Document Controller/ Pharmaceutical)

Role overview

This is a 12-month contract role based in Tuas within the pharmaceutical industry. The position supports end-to-end project delivery, technical records management, and document control in a biopharmaceutical engineering setting. The salary can go up to $4,500, depending on experience.

The employer works in the manufacture of high-quality pharmaceutical products and uses advanced technology to support global healthcare.

What you will do

• Support project execution from planning through completion by tracking schedules, milestones, timelines, and budgets.
• Work with internal teams and external vendors to keep project deliverables moving on time.
• Handle change control tasks during project setup and scope management.
• Prepare and execute commissioning and qualification documentation, including IQ and OQ protocols and reports in KNEAT, while maintaining readiness for audits and regulatory inspections.
• Oversee site activities to ensure engineering work follows technical specifications, site rules, and applicable regulations.
• Identify project or site issues early, escalate them appropriately, and help drive timely resolution.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and engineers to keep project work aligned and progressing smoothly.
• Monitor work quality and ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.
• Provide regular progress updates and status reports for management.
• Contribute to improvement initiatives and suggest practical engineering solutions that strengthen project outcomes.
• Support additional capital project tasks when required, including feasibility reviews, scope development, and coordination activities.

Engineering data management

• Create, maintain, and refresh equipment registers with accurate tags, descriptions, specifications, and status updates.
• Build and update line lists for piping and instrumentation, keeping them aligned with P&IDs, design documents, and as-built records.
• Coordinate with engineering disciplines and project teams to keep all equipment and line list data consistent across documentation.
• Use engineering data to support design reviews, procurement work, and commissioning activities.

Document control duties

• Register, number, classify, track versions, update status, and distribute documents and drawings to both internal and external parties.
• Maintain document registers and master document lists so project records stay current and accurate.
• Follow project document control procedures, naming standards, and site requirements.
• Assist with document audits, reviews, and handover activities during project closeout.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, such as Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical, Industrial, or a closely related field.
• Experience in site or project work within an engineering environment, ideally in a GMP, biopharmaceutical, or pharmaceutical setting.
• Proven ability to coordinate projects and manage on-site activities.
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, P&IDs, and technical documents.
• Working knowledge of equipment lists and line list management in engineering projects.
• Comfortable collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage several priorities at once.

Additional information

This position is through a recruitment agency. Contact details provided in the source have been excluded here. Safety, data privacy, and consent notices from the employer were included in the source; applicants should expect recruitment-related data processing in line with applicable privacy requirements.