Principal Project Engineer

Trident Consulting is seeking a " Principal Project Engineer” for one of our clients in " St. Louis, MO (onsite)” A global leader in business and technology services.

Please find additional details about the role below:

Title: Principal Project Engineer

Location: St. Louis, MO (onsite)

Type: Contract

Pay rate: $90/hr to $97/hr on W2 (All inclusive)

Duration: 12 Months

Key Requirements

• Must have pharmaceutical/clean room experience.
• Brownfield project experience is highly preferred.

Your Role

• Provide senior-level project engineering and technical expertise to ensure successful delivery of life science projects.
• Lead project workstreams within large and/or complex projects, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and schedule.
• Collaborate with site, project, and construction teams to drive timely project decisions.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks; implement solutions and escalate unresolved issues.
• Manage stakeholders within assigned areas and maintain active communication throughout the project.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Process Engineering preferred).
• Minimum 15 years of experience in capital project execution and construction.
• Experience delivering life science capital projects, including clean room design/build, Grade C/D classified spaces, and qualification/validation processes.
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing regulations, standards, and cGMP requirements.
• Strong leadership, relationship management, negotiation, and change management skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management abilities in a matrix environment.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and drive project outcomes.
• Experience gathering customer requirements and translating them into clear specifications.
• Ability to independently manage workstreams, schedules, project decisions, and documentation.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with consideration for safety, quality, budget, schedule, and risk.
• Experience reviewing construction submittals, RFIs, managing scope changes, and incorporating site feedback.
• Highly organized with the ability to establish effective project processes and workstream structures.

Location Requirement

• Must be located in St. Louis, MO, or be able to travel and work onsite Monday–Friday (40 hours/week).

About Trident Consulting

Trident Consulting is an award-winning staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Ramon, CA. Since 2005, we’ve partnered with Fortune 500 and high-growth companies to deliver high-quality talent across technology, engineering, business operations, and professional services.

We specialize in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements, supporting roles across IT, data & analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, finance & accounting, HR, operations, and more. With a strong focus on hard-to-fill and niche positions, our global recruiting engine enables us to deliver speed, quality, and scale.