Utilities Energy
About The Position
The Utilities Engineer serves as technical owner and subject-matter expert for critical utility and facility systems supporting the MA Bio Campus. Systems may include HVAC, high-purity water, clean and plant steam, compressed air and gases, chilled and heating water, building automation interfaces, and related campus infrastructure. Working with limited supervision, the engineer ensures assigned systems remain safe, compliant, reliable, capable, and in a validated state of control. The role supports manufacturing operations, maintenance, investigations, capital projects, shutdowns, commissioning, qualification, and regulatory inspections. The position owns the technical performance, capacity, reliability, compliance, and lifecycle strategy of assigned systems. It includes monitoring systems and risks; leading troubleshooting and assessments; performing or reviewing engineering calculations, design reviews, and risk assessments; defining maintenance and testing strategies; planning lifecycle needs; and leading or supporting utility projects and modifications through implementation, qualification, and turnover. The engineer also supports quality processes and technical documentation, shutdowns and emergency response, improvement of reliability and resource efficiency, and technical vendor management and mentoring. The role is based in Framingham, Massachusetts. The engineer must be able to access manufacturing, controlled, mechanical, utility, roof, and interstitial areas in accordance with safety and gowning requirements, and be available to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation during planned shutdowns, outages, start-ups, emergencies, and restoration activities as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, electrical, environmental, or a related engineering discipline.
- At least 3 years of engineering experience supporting utility, facility, manufacturing, or process systems.
- Experience working in a regulated environment with knowledge of cGMP, OSHA, environmental, and engineering requirements.
- Demonstrated expertise in one or more utility areas, such as HVAC, high-purity water, clean steam, compressed gases, plant steam, chilled water, or heating water.
- Experience with engineering calculations, equipment sizing, troubleshooting, design reviews, project execution, and equipment lifecycle management.
- Working knowledge of deviations, CAPAs, change control, commissioning, qualification, and maintenance strategies.
- Strong problem-solving, technical-writing, project-management, collaboration, and communication skills.
- Ability to access manufacturing, controlled, mechanical, utility, roof, and interstitial areas in accordance with safety and gowning requirements.
- Availability to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation, including planned shutdowns, outages, start-ups, emergencies, and restoration activities as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Three to five or more years supporting pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or similarly regulated manufacturing.
- Experience with campus utilities, classified-space HVAC, high-purity water and steam, energy management, or business-continuity planning.
- Familiarity with BMS, EMS, DCS/PLC interfaces, CMMS, data historians, and engineering drawing systems.
- Knowledge of applicable ASME, NFPA, OSHA, EPA, ISPE, ASHRAE, and Good Engineering Practice standards.
- Professional Engineer, Certified Energy Manager, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or comparable certification.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical performance, capacity, reliability, compliance, and lifecycle strategy for assigned utility systems.
- Monitor system performance, alarms, trends, sampling results, energy consumption, maintenance history, and emerging risks.
- Lead complex troubleshooting and provide evidence-based assessments for failures, excursions, deviations, recurring alarms, and manufacturing interruptions.
- Perform or review engineering calculations, equipment sizing, capacity evaluations, design reviews, and technical risk assessments.
- Define maintenance requirements, acceptance criteria, post-maintenance testing, condition-monitoring activities, and critical-spare strategies.
- Develop lifecycle plans and recommendations addressing equipment condition, obsolescence, redundancy, vendor support, and business-continuity risks.
- Lead or support utility projects and modifications from requirements and design through implementation, testing, qualification, and turnover.
- Own or support deviations, CAPAs, change controls, investigations, and effectiveness checks.
- Maintain accurate, current, and inspection-ready drawings, specifications, calculations, system descriptions, and lifecycle records.
- Support planned shutdowns, utility outages, start-ups, emergency response, restoration, and system return-to-service.
- Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, energy efficiency, water consumption, sustainability, and lifecycle cost.
- Manage technical vendors and provide guidance and mentoring to engineers and technical personnel.
- Support manufacturing operations and regulatory inspections.
- Plan and support contingency, restoration, and return-to-service activities.
Benefits
- Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare and prevention and wellness programs.
- At least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- A rewards package that recognizes employee contributions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
