Maintenance Supervisor - Utilities, HVAC & Controls

Amentum•Groton, CT

8d•$90,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for Utilities, HVAC & Controls for their client site in Groton, CT. The successful candidate will direct a workforce of technicians and professionals engaged in a variety of activities in the management of a pharmaceutical facility. This role requires outstanding supervisory, troubleshooting, diagnostic, maintenance, and repair skills, with a commitment to delivering unparalleled excellence in customer service and satisfaction. The work schedule is Monday-Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, with potential for varied hours based on business demand.

Requirements

High school diploma or demonstrated equivalent.
Ability to produce an appropriate driver's license.
Six (6) or more years of hands-on experience in HVAC, central chilled-water plants, and mechanical utilities.
At least three (3) years in a supervisory, lead, or chief-operator capacity.
Experience with enterprise BMS/BAS platforms, including alarm management, trending, and sequence-of-operations.
Technical knowledge of industrial electrical and mechanical systems with the ability to prioritize, assign, track, and trend equipment history.
Ability to pass a medical evaluation for respirator use and complete a fit test.
Must be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, hospital, semiconductor, data-center, or other mission-critical / regulated environment strongly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent trade school credentials.
Experience working in a GMP or similar regulated environment.
Experience utilizing a CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) and Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Outlook, Word, Power Point, and Visio.

Responsibilities

Oversee the operational stewardship of campus systems and assets including air-handling units, heating systems, humidity control, space pressurization, filtration, chillers, cooling towers, steam systems, domestic and process water systems, pumps, motors, emergency generators, utility metering, and campus BMS/BAS.
Provide direct supervision to HVAC, Chiller Plant, Utilities Maintenance, and BMS leads, and through them, to technicians, operators, and specialists.
Establish shift coverage, on-call rotations, overtime plans, and surge staffing for planned outages, seasonal peaks, and emergency events.
Set daily and weekly priorities balancing preventive maintenance, corrective work, projects, and research-driven requests.
Hire, onboard, coach, evaluate, and discipline personnel.
Build cross-training to ensure knowledge sharing.
Conduct toolbox talks and pre-job briefs covering safety topics like LOTO, confined space, hot work, refrigerant handling, and chemical hazards.
Manage the day-to-day operating posture of the central chiller plant.
Ensure HVAC systems maintain specified environmental parameters for laboratories and controlled environments.
Direct response to environmental excursions, plant trips, loss of redundancy, and utility interruptions.
Coordinate seasonal changeovers, winterization, and peak-load readiness.
Oversee the preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance program in the site CMMS (Maximo).
Drive PM completion, investigate backlogs and repeat failures, and initiate root-cause analysis.
Specify and oversee PdM methods such as vibration analysis, oil analysis, infrared thermography, and ultrasonic leak detection.
Manage spare-parts strategy for critical components.
Ensure the BMS is maintained as an operational tool and a GxP-relevant data source.
Establish alarm philosophy for effective operator response.
Review trends after excursions and significant changes, documenting findings.
Operate assigned systems in a manner consistent with cGMP expectations, including good documentation practices (GDP).
Ensure compliance with EPA, ASME, and local jurisdictional requirements for various systems.
Investigate deviations, environmental monitoring failures, and utility-related quality events, contributing to CAPAs.
Enforce OSHA and site EHS requirements.
Maintain emergency operating procedures for various utility and HVAC emergencies.
Serve as a primary facilities responder or incident commander-support for utility and HVAC emergencies.
Lead after-action reviews following major outages and incorporate lessons learned.