Senior Facility Engineer

About the Role

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, and upgrades to critical utility systems including Water for Injection, Reverse Osmosis water, clean steam, process compressed air and HVAC systems. Serves as the primary engineering lead for site‑wide facility shutdowns, coordinating cross‑functional teams, managing risk, planning, and ensuring successful execution.

Manages relationships with external service providers and landlord‑managed resources, developing and monitoring KPIs for service excellence and operational reliability. Supports sustainability initiatives focused on utility optimization, energy reduction and infrastructure improvements. Provides technical leadership across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation and Maintenance, and supports capital planning and long‑term infrastructure strategies.

• Lead facility engineering projects that improve reliability, performance, compliance and operational efficiency of critical facility and utility systems.
• Serve as lead coordinator for annual facility shutdowns, including planning, scheduling, resource coordination, issue escalation and execution oversight.
• Manage and support critical utility systems (HVAC, clean steam, WFI, RO water, compressed air and related 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 ensuring GMP compliance.
• Manage external vendors, contractors and service providers to ensure adherence to safety, quality and technical standards.
• Partner with Validation, Quality, Manufacturing, Maintenance and Engineering teams to deliver compliant and sustainable solutions.
• Support deployment and continuous improvement of engineering standards, procedures, documentation and best practices.
• Provide technical expertise during regulatory inspections, audits and quality assessments related to facility systems.
• Lead sustainability and energy reduction projects supporting site performance goals and environmental commitments.
• Develop project schedules, cost estimates, budgets and implementation plans, ensuring projects are delivered safely and on time.
• Support facility security and infrastructure improvement projects, including access control and monitoring systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and serve as technical resource for cross‑functional teams.
• Identify risks proactively and implement mitigation strategies to support business continuity and operational excellence.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of engineering experience supporting facilities, utilities, infrastructure or manufacturing operations in a regulated environment.
• Experience managing facility and utility‑related engineering projects from planning through execution.
• Hands‑on experience with HVAC systems and critical facility infrastructure.
• Experience with clean utility systems including WFI, RO water, clean steam, compressed air or similar systems.
• Experience in GMP‑regulated industries (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, ability to influence and collaborate across functions.
• Ability to lead complex initiatives and drive results without direct supervisory authority.
• Preferred: pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing experience.
• Preferred: support of cleanroom environments and aseptic manufacturing.
• Preferred: knowledge of facility shutdown planning and execution.
• Preferred: experience managing external contractors and vendor…