Principal​/Senior Principal Engineer, BMS

Principal / Senior Principal Engineer, BMS Description

PRINCIPAL:
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SENIOR PRINCIPAL:
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The Senior Principal Engineer, Building Management Systems (BMS) will manage a team of ...

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PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain building management system (BMS) compliance with BIAH SOPs and current industry requirements.
• Providing administrative services, such as end user access and training, to ensure conformance.
• Primary resource for HVAC and utility system automation providing support to Production, Maintenance, and Engineering for system troubleshooting, root cause analysis of failures, and future corrective actions. Responsible for analysis of current programs including performance, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of problems, and designing solution to problematic programming.
• Develop and implement system, facility, and production improvements in alignment with End User and strategic needs.
• Provide support for BMS upgrades.
• Oversee System Server support and maintenance. Assist in Development of preventive maintenance procedures and reliability based activities.
• Work closely with management team in evaluating current systems and making decisions on future development of system.
• Communicating directly with end users on issues, potential resolutions, or scheduled activities while track the utilization of BMS support functions.
• Detailed design and programming (URS/FRS/DDS/Drawings/IOPQ) of BMS controls documents for new installations and renovations.
• Coordinate project activities to minimize effect on production schedules and unexpected system outages. Provide programming, graphic design and system testing of controlled systems.
• Responsible for planning, processing and performing all job tasks in an efficient manner with little direction from supervisor. Supervise other engineers and/or contractors on an ad hoc basis to support project goals and/or End User service levels.

SENIOR PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates technical leadership skills to support and lead a team of B&I automation engineers or tech to solve facility infrastructure challenges varying in both scope and complexity.
• Accountable to B&I budget management, vendor management and coordination for operations system deployment, and implementation schedule.
• Continues to foster the B&I engineer, tech for business and technical development.
• Capability to lead B&I engineers, tech, vendor and contractors for their role and responsibilities for key objects, including day to day operations or as members of a project team.
• Accountabilities for goal development and assessment of direct and indirect reports.
• Develops the B&I Automation strategy following global standards and align with the business needs of area of responsibility.
• Leads B&I automation system development, modification, and optimization efforts on a large scale and drive actions that require the buy-in and support from multiple other functions including but not limited to Operations, Quality, GI/GS, Project Engineering, and Maintenance (PME).
• Cross-functional leadership capability is essential.
• Develops and maintains overall knowledge of B&I Automation system platform, IT infrastructure and B&I System integration.
• Provides training on B&I system to end users as require for new or existing equipment/processes.
• Educates and mentors other facility tech, engineers, technicians, etc. to foster a continuous effort to bring others to the same level of expertise.

PRINCIPAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in related engineering field with three (3) years’ relevant working experience, or
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in related engineering field with five (5) years relevant working experience, or
• Associates Degree from an accredited institution and Professional Training in related engineering field with seven (7) years relevant experience or
• Technical/Trade School Certification and Professional Training in related engineering field with ten (10) years relevant experience is required.
• All relevant working experience would include maintenance/engineering roles such as controls, automation, project management, validation, electronics, refrigeration, and boiler operations.
• Working experience with Building Management/Automation Systems is required.
• Experience must include at least three (3) years in GMP regulated industry.
• Expertise with Siemens Apogee, Siemens Insight, and Siemens Desigo systems is highly preferred.
• Strong and effective inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group.
• Strong understanding of building and process automation systems and relation to bio-pharmaceutical industry validation / GMP requirements.
• General knowledge of…