Utilities Manager – HVAC​/Electrical

Utilities Manager – HVAC / Electrical Responsibilities

In this vital role you will provide technical and administrative leadership to a large and diverse group of craft-oriented personnel, with areas of focus including HVAC, refrigeration, environmental controls, electrical systems, and utility systems. You will lead the Amgen NC F&E utility staff supporting utility operations including HVAC and electrical systems at the site, providing support as required to maintain continuous and compliant (safety, quality, etc.)

utility operations. You will manage and monitor a robust utility system maintenance program consisting of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to maximize personnel safety, equipment reliability, overall equipment effectiveness, and product quality. You will lead maintenance strategies for Utility systems, including startup, commissioning, qualification support, daily operations, preventive/predictive/corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and vendor/service-provider oversight. You will provide leadership for HVAC and environmental control systems such as air handling and exhaust fan units, biosafety cabinets, air directional flow hoods, HEPA filtration/certification, walk‑in cold rooms and freezers, refrigeration/DX systems, environmental chambers, steam, chilled water, compressed air, cooling tower water, and heating hot water systems.

You will provide leadership for electrical systems including switch gear, MCCs, panel boards, lighting systems, UPSs, solar array inverters, emergency generators, motor starters, VFDs, low‑voltage control circuits, and related inspection, testing, troubleshooting, repair, and documentation activities. You will ensure HVAC and electrical maintenance program documentation is developed, implemented, and maintained, including SOPs, change controls (CCMS), non‑conformances (NCs), work orders (WOs), job plans (JPs), hazard risk assessments (HRAs), and job hazard assessments (JHAs).

Partner with Capital Project Delivery, Site Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, Manufacturing, equipment vendors, and maintenance service providers to support construction, startup, commissioning, qualification, safe operations, and ongoing reliability of HVAC and electrical assets. You will ensure that all staff are trained and comply with all safety and GMP standards and procedures, maximize staff productivity and the efficient use of available resources across facilities, analyse and accurately review engineering/construction/maintenance cost forecasts against scope, oversee and execute complex facilities/utilities/maintenance related initiatives and small projects, provide expertise and resources for capital project execution, work cross‑functionally with individuals, partners, clients, and others, maintain and improve plant capability and equipment reliability in partnership with engineering leadership and technical staff, identify areas of potential improvement, conduct analyses, recommend solutions, sponsor improvement projects and lead or support implementation, maintain and develop key performance indicators of maintenance performance, lead, assess, develop staff and ensure that all targets and milestones are completed on time and on budget, support network‑wide improvement in plant maintenance and operation, provide leadership and guidance to organisational resources to accomplish activities and objectives, and build a culture that cultivates and rewards creativity and innovation.

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance experience OR Associate’s degree and 8 years of Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance experience OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance experience
• Experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources
• 4+ years’ experience in engineering or utility operations within biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical or other regulatory environments, or Military…