Senior Specialist, Engineering

Job Description

The Utility Engineer is a member of the Plant Engineering team providing direct hands‑on technical support to the Durham Site. The site includes an Energy Center, Vaccines DP and DS Manufacturing Facilities, Quality Labs, various other manufacturing buildings and Maintenance and Material Storage Facility (MMSF). This support position will focus on leading investigation of electrical system excursions, engineering maintenance, design system improvements and optimizations, and hands‑on troubleshooting.

This individual will provide input to the deviation investigation process for determination of root cause, recommend corrective actions to prevent re‑occurrence and help assess the impact on operations. The incumbent will also be responsible for leading plant engineering’s improvement projects and implementation of productivity enhancement initiatives.

The Utility Engineer will provide leadership in troubleshooting and improving plant utility systems, ensuring compliance with cGMP and supporting production schedules across multiple facilities.

• Individual contributor role working with professional employees and/or contractors.
• Contributes to the performance and results of the department.
• Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.
• Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business plan; receives guidance from manager.
• Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues or contractors.
• Anticipates and interprets client and/or customer needs to identify solutions.
• Works as a liaison between Plant Engineering and other Site Business Partners.
• Team member for small capital projects for plant engineering.
• Ensures utility operations daily priorities and schedules project/work meeting the criteria established by site objectives.
• Support / lead major utility equipment related projects, scope including funding, change control, integration, commissioning, and equipment qualification.
• Obtains bids, reviews contracts, supervises, and follows‑up on contract work.
• Actively participates in and contributes to shutdown schedule including all maintenance, calibration, capital project work, and GMP cleaning for all facility shutdowns.
• Coordinates with Site Engineering and IPT production planners.
• Attends daily shutdown meetings ensuring owned activities are tracked and completed.
• Systems and process equipment. Provides technical support and training to mechanics and other maintenance personnel.
• Interface with safety, production, and quality groups to ensure facility operations and systems comply with required standards.
• Lead/participate in discussions with contractors, vendors, or other third‑party organizations to ensure consistency with overall maintenance and reliability objectives.
• Participate in cross‑functional teams for engineering operations projects, or other plant activities as needed.
• Works to streamline and improve maintenance department systems, procedures and ways of working with a focus on safety, current cGMP compliance and efficiency.
• Define requirements and specifications for equipment.
• Manage the implementation of new equipment and/or modifications to existing equipment.
• Be the lead with regards to installation, upgrades, and dependability issues, and lead or assist in troubleshooting processes or equipment issues.
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, and drive results at the same time able to work on a production team driving team goals.
• Work hands‑on to troubleshoot and understand electrical system and equipment issues around the site.
• Assists in deviation investigations for maintenance instruments, equipment, and systems.

• Applies skills to align work activities with department objectives.
• Project management: manages project priorities – schedule & cost, installation.
• Extensive industrial experience involving utility system generation, distribution and controls; in‑depth experience working with industrial utility generation equipment – boilers, chillers, compressors, pumping distribution systems, etc.
• Fully aware of requirement specifications from a qualification perspective (IC/OC, IQ/OQ, CRs,…