Senior Facility Engineer
About The Position
Leads the execution of complex facility engineering projects to enhance infrastructure reliability, clean utility performance, and operational efficiency at the Round Lake site. Oversees large-scale initiatives such as cleanroom and production space modifications, as well as upgrades to critical utility systems including Water for Injection (WFI), Reverse Osmosis (RO) water, clean steam, process compressed air, and HVAC systems. Serves as the primary engineering lead for site-wide facility shutdowns, ensuring effective cross-functional coordination, risk mitigation, project planning, and successful execution. Manages relationships with external service providers and landlord-managed resources while developing and monitoring KPIs to ensure service excellence and operational reliability. This role also leads sustainability-focused initiatives supporting Takeda's environmental goals through utility optimization, energy reduction, and infrastructure improvements. The Senior Facility Engineer provides technical leadership across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and Maintenance organizations while supporting capital planning and long-term site infrastructure strategies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of engineering experience supporting facilities, utilities, infrastructure, or manufacturing operations within a regulated environment.
- Experience managing facility and utility-related engineering projects from planning through execution.
- Hands-on experience supporting HVAC systems and critical facility infrastructure.
- Experience working with clean utility systems, including WFI, RO water, clean steam, compressed air, or similar systems.
- Experience within GMP-regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, chemical, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated experience supporting change controls, deviations, investigations, CAPAs, and engineering documentation.
- Proven project management experience, including scope development, scheduling, budgeting, and stakeholder management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functions and organizational levels.
- Ability to lead complex initiatives and drive results without direct supervisory authority.
Nice To Haves
- Pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing experience.
- Experience supporting cleanroom environments and aseptic manufacturing facilities.
- Knowledge of facility shutdown planning and execution.
- Experience managing external contractors and vendor relationships.
- Familiarity with sustainability initiatives, utility optimization, and energy management programs.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections and audits.
Responsibilities
- Lead facility engineering projects that improve reliability, performance, compliance, and operational efficiency of critical facility and utility systems.
- Serve as the lead coordinator for annual facility shutdowns, including planning, scheduling, resource coordination, issue escalation, and execution oversight.
- Manage and support critical utility systems including HVAC, clean steam, WFI, RO water, compressed air, and related facility infrastructure.
- Develop and implement KPIs to monitor utility system performance, landlord-managed services, and facility reliability metrics.
- Lead facility-related change controls, risk assessments, deviations, investigations, and CAPA activities while ensuring compliance with GMP requirements.
- Manage external vendors, contractors, and service providers to ensure adherence to Takeda's safety, quality, and technical standards.
- Partner with Validation, Quality, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to deliver compliant and sustainable engineering solutions.
- Support deployment and continuous improvement of engineering standards, procedures, documentation, and best practices.
- Provide technical expertise during regulatory inspections, internal audits, and quality assessments related to facility systems and infrastructure.
- Lead sustainability and energy reduction projects that support site performance goals and Takeda's environmental commitments.
- Develop project schedules, cost estimates, budgets, and implementation plans while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.
- Support facility security and infrastructure improvement projects, including access control and facility monitoring systems as needed.
- Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical resource for cross-functional teams.
- Identify risks proactively and implement mitigation strategies to support business continuity and operational excellence.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan and company match
- short-term and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- a tuition reimbursement program
- paid volunteer time off
- company holidays
- well-being benefits
- up to 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- up to 120 hours of paid vacation for new hires
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
