A leading global organization is seeking a Senior Estates Engineer to support the operation and maintenance of critical utilities, building services and infrastructure across a highly regulated manufacturing and research environment.
Reporting to the Operations Engineering Manager, you'll lead engineering activities across HVAC, utilities and site infrastructure, ensuring compliance, reliability and operational excellence while supervising engineers and specialist contractors.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate planned, reactive and corrective maintenance activities.
- Act as the technical lead for HVAC and critical utilities infrastructure.
- Optimise BMS and control systems to improve performance and energy efficiency.
- Support fault finding, root cause analysis and technical problem-solving.
- Manage contractors and oversee engineering projects and shutdown activities.
- Ensure all work is completed in line with GMP, health & safety and regulatory requirements.
- Review maintenance procedures, permits and engineering documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the engineering function.
- Participate in the on-call rota (1 week in 6).
About You
- Mechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification (HNC, ONC, City & Guilds or equivalent).
- Experience leading engineering teams within a pharmaceutical, GMP or highly regulated environment.
- Strong knowledge of HVAC, utilities, building services and maintenance best practice.
- Experience using CMMS systems such as Maximo.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
Senior Estates Engineer | Pharmaceutical | GMP | HVAC | Utilities | Building Services | Maintenance Leadership | St Albans
About Planet Pharma:
Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.
Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognised by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.
We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
www.planet-pharma.com
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