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Project Engineer

Amgen
Remote friendly (Thousand Oaks, CA)
United States
Operations

Role Summary

Project Engineer on the Global Capital Project Team supporting the GLAM (Global Lifecycle Asset Management) East Region Portfolio Lead. Responsible for coordinating calendars, meeting logistics, minutes, and action tracking to ensure strong execution and visibility across the portfolio. Works with global, multi-functional teams to coordinate timelines, deliverables, risks/issues, and adoption of digital tools; develops and maintains reporting and governance materials.

Responsibilities

  • Project management support for large capital projects in the East Region of the United States.
  • Support GLAM portfolio transformation initiatives by coordinating timelines, deliverables, risks/issues, and team member inputs.
  • Assist with implementation and adoption of digital tools (requirements gathering, testing, training materials, rollout support).
  • Develop and maintain reporting slide decks and executive presentations for governance and leadership reviews.
  • Consolidate multi-functional updates into clear, concise status reporting and decision-ready summaries.
  • Prepare and coordinate funding request packages, ensuring completeness, alignment to standards, and readiness for review/approval.
  • Manage portfolio operating rhythms, including calendar management, meeting scheduling, agendas, and pre-reads.
  • Capture meeting minutes, decisions, and action items; maintain action logs and drive follow-up to closure.

Work Environment / Expectations

  • Ability to work effectively with global, multi-functional teams across time zones.
  • Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

Qualifications

  • Required: Master’s degree OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of Engineering, Business Analyst, project management OR Associate’s degree and 6 years of Engineering, Business Analyst, project management experience OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of Engineering, Business Analyst, project management.
  • Preferred: Good at balancing multiple responsibilities, priorities, tasks, and projects simultaneously, strong analytic and problem-solving ability.
  • Preferred: Working under time pressure, and optimally in a team environment.
  • Preferred: Practical project management software and spreadsheet skills, proficient computer operation skills.
  • Preferred: Effective interactions in a team environment.
  • Preferred: Strong written and oral communication skills, relationship-building, and leadership skills.
  • Preferred: Experience with general office software applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, etc.).