Process Engineer - Pharma/Biotech

LAPORTE is a consulting engineering firm providing high-value engineering services to the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, industrial biotechnology, and industrial manufacturing sectors, with 30 offices across North America and Europe and more than 520 dedicated employees. We are an independent company wholly owned by 45 of our principal engineers. We offer a stimulating environment where autonomy, collaboration and professional growth are at the heart of our daily work. We believe in a flexible working environment that values work-life balance while encouraging efficiency and creativity on a daily basis. Discover an employer who takes care of its greatest asset: its employees! Company overview: Laporte & Associates, through its subsidiaries, is an engineering firm specializing in the supply of process, building and utilities design services to the agri-food, beverage, biotech and pharmaceutical industry sectors. Laporte operates across Canada, the United States and Europe. The firm has experienced significant growth over the past several years and anticipates continuation of this growth. For more information, visit our website: www.laporteconsultants.com Process Engineer – Pharmaceutical / Biotech – Toronto, ON Role Overview: The Process Engineer will support pharmaceutical and biotechnology projects from conceptual and preliminary design through detailed engineering, procurement, construction support and commissioning. The position is intended for an engineer who can quickly become familiar with new or ongoing projects, take ownership of assigned process engineering work, and execute work with limited supervision while coordinating with the Process Lead, Project Manager, clients, vendors and other disciplines. The role will primarily support active pharmaceutical/biotech projects involving clean utilities, sterile/fill-finish operations and process systems, while also supporting other engineering projects as needed. Responsibilities and Duties: Review existing project documentation, client requirements, design basis, drawings and vendor information and quickly become familiar with projects already in progress. Execute process engineering work packages with limited supervision and raise technical issues, assumptions and decisions requiring Process Lead/client input. Prepare and update PFDs, P&IDs, process descriptions, utility flow diagrams, equipment lists, utility load summaries and design calculations. Perform mass and energy balances, equipment sizing, hydraulic/pressure drop calculations and utility capacity assessments. Support design of pharmaceutical clean utilities including WFI, purified water, pure steam, clean compressed air and other clean gas systems and distribution networks. Support sanitary process system design including tanks, pumps, heat exchangers, piping, valves, instrumentation, CIP/SIP systems and POU assemblies. Support pharmaceutical manufacturing and sterile/fill-finish systems,…