CQV Engineer / Lead - Paris - 12-Month Contract

About

Our client, a global (bio)pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation, is recruiting for a CQV Engineer to join them on their new expansion project. Based in a charming French location, this is on a contractual basis, and will involve significantly growing the site’s capacity for the manufacture of biologics.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with CQV PM and Lead Scheduler in relation to schedule creation and management for all systems, ensuring all correct predecessors and successors are in place.
• Ensure commissioning readiness of all systems to support equipment start‑up and IOQ testing.
• Lead CQV interface with EIDA or Master Project Database equivalent system, ensuring full traceability at all times for all systems within the fill‑finish building.
• Liaise with all project groups (Design/CM/CQV/Automation/Process/SMEs/Ops/Maintenance/PMs) to ensure all systems are managed appropriately for the project lifecycle.
• Liaise with CQV Document Generation Lead in relation to generation and approval of DQ, design reviews, SLIA, test matrices, risk assessments, QA verification or assessments, FAT, SAT, CTP, IOQ protocols.
• Lead execution of all CQV deliverables; IOQ, field execution.
• Run weekly CQV meeting and ensure updates are provided to weekly CQV meeting.
• Generate and ensure timely approval of all commissioning and IOQ final reports.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience, including experience with design and construction projects for fill‑finish manufacturing facilities.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in leading a CQV team.
• Experience with complex projects and working in or around operating facilities.
• Experience within clean utilities such as clean steam, clean water, purified water, WFI (water for injection).
• Ability to keep work pace and meet deadlines.
• Good organising and planning skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency communicating and collaborating at a variety of levels with customers, local vendors, equipment suppliers and operations staff.
• Proven success working well in a team environment with flexibility to react to changing business needs.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Problem solver with a focus on achievement of overall project goals.
• Computer skills (spreadsheets, word processing, Visio, Microsoft Project).