Sr Engineer 1, Facilities & Utilities

About This Role

This role provides technical support, guidance, and strategic vision for BioMarin's domestic facilities, utilities, warehouse, and laboratory equipment. The Senior Engineer will manage external vendors and contractors, ensuring operations align with regulatory agencies and best practices in asset lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Engineering, Facilities and Services department, collaborate, and provide advisement on non-GMP facility, utility, and equipment capital projects for Northern California campuses.
• Monitor and report on the status of the non-GxP campus goals and objectives to ensure alignment with BioMarin enterprise strategy.
• Act as the Facilities Engineering resource on cross-functional project teams.
• Collaborate, monitor, and evaluate the asset lifecycle management of non-GMP related facility systems, utility systems and equipment, assess failure risks and asset replacement planning activities.
• Consult on long-range planning to ensure asset replacement is scheduled and budgeted for business continuity.
• Partner with EHS&S to support the emergency response team and ensure all BioMarin safety policies, procedures, standards, and practices are followed.
• Successfully plan, execute, and deliver ad-hoc requests, tasks and activities as needed from end users and customers.
• Demonstrate leadership ability including the ability to lead, motivate, develop, and directly/indirectly manage others effectively.
• Support and drive the development of internal engineering practices and procedures.
• Identify and champion projects and continuous improvement (CI) initiatives that will successfully support BioMarin business goals and objectives.
• Stay current with leading edge technologies, alternative energy strategies, sustainability trends and best practices.

Requirements

• Minimum 5-7 years' experience in engineering, facilities/lab operations, and clean/dirty plant utilities, preferably in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Proficient in deploying, managing, and improving an asset lifecycle management framework, policies, procedures, and practices.
• Proficient in relevant aspects of cGMP, cGCP, and cGLP.
• Demonstrated successful engineering support of capital projects ranging from $1M to $10M.
• Engineering Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in at least one system (RO/DI, CDA, clean process gas, HVAC, Plant Steam, Chilled water, Condenser Water, Process Wastewater, refrigeration, or electrical systems).
• Proficiency with standard office software applications (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point).
• Proficient in utilizing Purchase Order and Spend Management Systems (e.g., Coupa, SAP, Ariba).
• Proficiency in creating, editing, and reviewing engineering/architectural drawings.
• Experience in the use of engineering software tools (e.g. CAD, Bluebeam).

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Chemical, Mechanical, or other Engineering degree from an accredited university.
• A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in engineering, facilities/lab operations and clean/dirty plant utilities, preferably in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.

Nice to Have

• Understanding and awareness of latest industry standards of environmental sustainability integration to the biopharmaceutical sector (e.g. knowledge of ISO 50001).
• BMS JCI MetaSys related experience.

Skills

* Required skills