Associate Director, Plant (Black) Utilities (m/w/d) (80-100%)
Core
Provide global technical leadership and engineering governance for reliable, fit-for-purpose and lifecycle-efficient plant utility infrastructure in complex manufacturing environments.
Role type
Senior IC plant utilities engineering director
Builds
Global standards, specifications, reference designs, and technical governance for utility infrastructure
Domain
Life sciences manufacturing / Industrial plant engineering
Required skills
Plant utility design, CAPEX delivery, infrastructure planning, reliability and lifecycle-cost improvement, senior technical leadership, thermal systems, central cooling, technical gases and vacuum, non-compendial water, wastewater, heat and energy recovery systems, utility monitoring, engineering standards and codes, supplier evaluation, utility metering and performance benchmarking
Preferred skills
Energy management certification
Technologies
EN, ISO, SIA, ASHRAE standards
Responsibilities
Lead and own global Plant Utilities standards, specifications and reference designs; Provide global technical leadership for Plant Utilities including thermal systems, cooling, technical gases and vacuum, water, wastewater, heat and energy recovery systems; Define and maintain clear technical system boundaries and interfaces with Clean Utilities, HVAC, Electrical, Automation, EHS and other engineering disciplines; Lead Plant Utilities technical assurance for CAPEX projects and infrastructure investments; Define global engineering requirements for commissioning, performance testing and technical handover of Plant Utilities; Support sites in the development of utility master plans, infrastructure renewal strategies and investment priorities; Develop global Plant Utilities reliability and lifecycle-management principles with Asset Management; Define global engineering requirements for wastewater systems and translate applicable environmental and discharge requirements into technical design criteria; Provide technical requirements for equipment standardization, supplier evaluation, utility metering, monitoring and performance benchmarking; Lead the global Plant Utilities technical network and capability development
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence