Capital Engineering Lead

Job title: Capital Engineering Lead
Location: Parma, Italy
Employment type: Permanent, Full-Time
Closing date for applications: 11 November 2026

Position Summary As a Capital Engineering Lead you will support the delivery of Capital Projects within the site capital project team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the submission of Building Control and Planning applications
• Coordination of Procurement Plan preparation and submission to GSK
• Preparation / update of Health and Safety File
• Issuing and receiving of permits
• Coordination of change control
• Coordinating and leading site surveys by sub-contractors
• Leading and coordinating stage gate reviews
• Coordinating Constructability Reviews
• Coordinating FATs and attendance by team members
• Responsible for the safe delivery of projects to budget and schedule
• Ensure good communication between engineering disciplines
• Maintain effective dialogue with other project engineers
• Ensure an effective risk management process is adopted
• Ensure adherence to HSE requirements within sphere of influence
• Effective coordination of all elements of the project, with a hands‑on, can‑do attitude where necessary
• Good stakeholder management and client interfacing during pre‑construction, construction, commissioning and validation
• Development of relationships with internal and external customers and organizations
• Responsible for ensuring delivery of scopes in line with department KPIs, as far as the PE can influence
• Ensure compliance with all relevant EHS and Quality procedures
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and policies, including the Construction (Design and Management) 2015 regulations and other relevant UK Law
• Implementing and maintaining safety measures, including carrying out risk assessments and ensuring all construction and demolition works are carried out under an approved safe system of works
• Managing resources effectively, including securing site‑based resources and coordinating with production for downtime requirements

Qualifications & Skills

• Degree in an appropriate discipline of Engineering.
• Engineering experience and experience of project delivery (Cost, Resource, Schedule, Risk).
• Proven experience in managing multi‑disciplined pharmaceutical projects or other relevant industries is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of the site QMS and Regulatory Requirements (Safety and Quality) relative to the defined process.
• Experience in change management methodology and advocate of GPS principles.
• Knowledge of historical, current, and anticipated manufacturing plant and equipment.
• The job holder will have sufficient scientific and engineering credibility to effectively interface with and influence key stakeholders, internal and external.
• Broad knowledge of professional engineering environment, associated disciplines, and commercial awareness.
• Demonstrated capability and leadership to effectively manage a team.
• Fluent in Italian and English, both written and spoken.

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Additional Accountability Promoting a can‑do attitude / growth mindset.
• Leading improvement activities, initiating and taking ownership of ideas.
• Encouraging others to put forward new ideas.
• Participating in cross‑functional improvement activities teams and co‑operating with other functions.
• Effective decision making within their sphere of influence.
• Complexity Diversity of processes and equipment.
• Many processes unique to GSK.
• Stretched understanding of equipment limits due to NPI applications.
• Must achieve goals via technical resource with and without direct line authority.
• Essential multifunctional and external interactions.
• Need to articulate technical information to and from a variety of third parties.

What We Offer

• Permanent contract in a very Inclusive environment
• Flexible Benefits
• Smart Working up to 50% for eligible roles
• Company Healthcare Plan
• Integrative pension fund
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Sustainable Mobility Programme
• Company canteen
• Performance Reward

Please note international relocation support cannot be provided; therefore, only candidates who are already based in the indicated country can be considered.

Salary

Italian Salary Range / Fascia retributiva in Italia: EUR 57,750 to EUR 96,250
The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors includi