Senior Executive/Assistant Manager, Engineering Projects

Curia India Pvt Ltd; Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,250,000; Full time

Job summary

Curia India Pvt Ltd is seeking an Engineering Operations and Maintenance lead to oversee safe and reliable plant utility systems, including HVAC, purified water, electrical, and instrumentation. You will plan preventive and predictive maintenance, coordinate shutdowns, and drive continuous improvement across QA-compliant processes.

You will manage qualification/validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) of systems, develop SOPs, support audits, and coordinate with authorities, vendors, and contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Electronics, or related engineering discipline.
• Experience in engineering, maintenance, and utility operations in pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing HVAC, purified water, electrical, instrumentation, PLC, boiler, cooling tower, and other utility systems.
• Experience with calibration planning, validation support, SOP preparation, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Experience coordinating with statutory authorities, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Previous experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering or maintenance team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, reliable operation and maintenance of plant equipment and utilities.
• Plan and oversee preventive, predictive, breakdown, and shutdown maintenance activities.
• Respond to breakdowns, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate electrical and civil maintenance across the facility.
• Maintain inventories of critical spares to minimize downtime.
• Monitor system performance and drive reliability and cost optimization.
• Oversee operation of HVAC/AHU, purified water systems, boilers, cooling towers, electrical/instrumentation/PLC systems.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support energy conservation and utility optimization initiatives.
• Coordinate qualification/validation of HVAC systems and utilities.
• Prepare and maintain IQ/OQ/PQ documentation for equipment and systems.
• Support production and quality in process validation studies.
• Coordinate installation, qualification, and validation of equipment/software.
• Liaise with Electricity Board and regulatory authorities for compliance.
• Assist audits with records, documentation, and evidence.
• Prepare and review SOPs for Engineering and Maintenance.
• Develop SOPs for utilities like purified water, HVAC, AHU, boilers, and electricals.
• Prepare preventive maintenance and calibration schedules with user departments.
• Maintain engineering records, equipment history, qualification documents, calibration records, and audit docs.
• Comply with SOPs, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate plant projects and equipment modifications.
• Assist Plant Head in identifying and procuring new equipment.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, vendors during projects.
• Review technical proposals and recommend solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement for reliability, efficiency, safety, and compliance.
• Raise and manage procurement/requisition processes for engineering materials and services.
• Verify work completion and coordinate vendor payments.
• Develop new vendors and service providers.
• Manage contractor activities ensuring safety and timelines.
• Maintain inventory control for spares, consumables, and utilities.
• Prepare annual budgets for maintenance spares, utilities, and projects.

Skills

HVAC systems

Maintenance planning

Electrical systems

Instrumentation & PLC

Team leadership

Vendor management

Documentation & SOPs

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree or diploma in Electrical/Mechanical/Instrumentation/Electronics

Tools

IQ/OQ/PQ processes

PLC systems

Calibration tools

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Operations and Maintenance

• Ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of plant equipment and utility systems.
• Plan and oversee preventive, predictive, breakdown, and shutdown maintenance activities.
• Respond promptly to equipment and utility breakdowns, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate electrical and civil maintenance activities across the facility.
• Maintain appropriate inventories of critical spares to minimize equipment downtime.
• Monitor engineering system performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

Utilities Management

• Oversee the operation and maintenance of HVAC and AHU systems, purified water systems, boilers, cooling towers, electrical systems, instrumentation, PLC systems, and other plant utilities.
• Ensure utility systems operate in accordance with approved procedures, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support energy conservation and utility optimization initiatives.

Qualification, Validation, and Compliance

• Manage the qualification and validation of HVAC systems, utilities, equipment, and related systems.
• Ensure Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification, and Performance Qualification documentation is available and maintained for existing equipment.
• Ensure qualification documentation is prepared and approved for newly installed equipment and systems.
• Support Production and Quality teams in conducting process validation studies.
• Coordinate the installation, qualification, and validation of equipment-related software and automation systems.
• Liaise with the Electricity Board and other statutory authorities to ensure smooth operations and regulatory compliance.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits through timely preparation of records, documentation, and supporting evidence.

Documentation and Quality Systems

• Prepare, review, revise, and implement Engineering and Maintenance Department SOPs.
• Develop and maintain SOPs for engineering utilities, including purified water systems, HVAC, AHUs, cooling towers, boilers, and electrical systems.
• Prepare and review annual preventive maintenance and calibration schedules in consultation with user departments.
• Ensure accurate and timely maintenance of engineering records, equipment history, qualification documents, calibration records, and audit documentation.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with approved SOPs, quality systems, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Projects and Continuous Improvement

• Coordinate engineering projects related to plant, equipment, and utility modifications.
• Support the Plant Head in identifying, evaluating, and procuring new plant equipment and machinery.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders during planning, installation, commissioning, and qualification.
• Review technical proposals and recommend suitable engineering solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability, operational efficiency, safety, and compliance.

Procurement, Inventory, and Vendor Management

• Raise and follow up on purchase requisitions for engineering materials, equipment, and services.
• Verify work completion and coordinate the processing and follow-up of vendor payments.
• Identify, assess, and develop new vendors and service providers.
• Manage contractor activities and ensure work is completed safely, effectively, and within agreed timelines.
• Maintain effective inventory control for engineering spares, consumables, and utility requirements.
• Prepare annual budgets for maintenance spares, utilities, projects, and other engineering needs.

Team Leadership

• Lead, train, guide, and motivate engineering and maintenance team members.
• Allocate responsibilities and monitor team performance to ensure timely completion of maintenance and project activities.
• Develop team capabilities through structured training, coaching, and on-the-job learning.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, compliance, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Electronics, or a related engineering discipline.
• Relevant experience in engineering, maintenance, and utility operations within a pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing HVAC, purified water, electrical, instrumentation, PLC, boiler, cooling tower, and other utility systems.
• Practical experience in preventive, predictive, breakdown, and shutdown maintenance.
• Knowledge of equipment and utility qualification, including IQ, OQ, and PQ.
• Experience with calibration planning, validation support, SOP preparation, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Experience coordinating with statutory authorities, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Previous experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering or maintenance team.