Facilities Engineer

Secant Group; Telford (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Secant Group in the United States is seeking an entry-level Facility Engineer I to support facility improvements and projects under guidance from a senior engineer. You will learn facility systems, assist with projects, and help optimize performance, compliance, and operating costs.

Responsibilities include learning BAS, HVAC, and other building systems, maintaining documentation, and collaborating with engineers and technicians. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 0–3 years’ related experience preferred.
• Experience in a regulated environment; ISO13485 or 21CFR820 is a strong plus.
• Experience with manufacturing support, facility commissioning, and FDA validation preferred.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD.
• Moderate MS-office product skills and proficiency in using CMMS.
• Strong safety awareness.
• Willingness to accept change, learn and work with new technology.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional time management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Ability to manage a technical project and understand client needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer service focus and professionalism.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and motivational disposition.
• Systems knowledge in HVAC, clean utilities, electrical distribution.

Responsibilities

• Learns Building Automation Systems, HVAC, Security, Access Control, and other building systems; modifications & upgrades.
• Supports facility engineering improvements and manages smaller facility projects.
• Evaluates risk and recommends engineered solutions to mitigate risk from shutdown, non-compliance, and under performance.
• Reviews, updates, and/or creates PMs for facility systems including HVAC, Air Compressors, Electrical distribution, process gases, and process waters.
• Ensures all documentation for assigned facility projects is available for maintenance technicians and backed up on network drives.
• Under senior engineer, creates/updates schematics and P&ID’s using AutoCAD; maintains facility documentation.
• Collaborates with engineers by providing technical review of new equipment.
• Fosters collaboration and teamwork with technicians, engineers, and all departments.
• Follows company work instructions, SOPs, and guidelines.
• Seeks and provides feedback from peers and management on performance.
• Performs all duties safely.
• Capable of occasional domestic and international travel.
• Assists with calibrations and maintenance system improvements.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Team collaboration

Safety awareness

Time management

Organizational skills

Project understanding

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related

Tools

AutoCAD

CMMS

MS Office

Job description

The Facility Engineer I position is an entry level technical position that supports facility improvements and projects. The position will support larger projects with guidance from a senior engineer. The position will learn facility systems and engineering processes to improve facility performance, compliance, and operating costs. The position may oversee the work of contractors and internal maintenance crews. The position will provide a senior engineer with project updates and advise on impacts to quality, schedule, and costs.

What you will do:

• Learns the Building Automation Systems, HVAC, Security, Access Control, and other building systems including modifications, enhancements, programming review and upgrades.
• Supports facility engineering improvement activities and manages smaller facility projects.
• Evaluates risk and recommends engineered solutions to mitigate the risk from facility shutdown, failures, non-compliance, and under performance.
• Reviews, updates, and/or creates PMs for facility systems including HVAC, Air Compressors, Electrical distribution, process gases, and process waters systems.
• Ensures all documentation for assigned facility projects is available for maintenance technicians and backed up on network shared drives.
• Under the direction of a senior engineer, creates and updates schematics, P&ID’s, and maintains facility documentation needs using AutoCAD.
• Collaborates with engineers by providing technical review of new equipment
• Fosters collaboration and teamwork with technicians, engineers, and all departments
• Follows all applicable Company work instructions, S.O.P.’s, and guidelines
• Seeks and provides feedback on a consistent basis from peers, and management regarding individual performance
• Performs all duties in a safe manner
• Has the ability to occasionally travel domestically and internationally
• Assists with calibrations as needed
• Assists with maintenance system improvements as needed

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related
• 0-3 years’ related experience preferred
• Experience in a regulated environment preferred; Facility engineering experiences in an ISO13485 or 21CFR820 regulated environment is a strong plus.
• Experience with manufacturing support, facility commissioning, and FDA validation requirements preferred
• Familiarity with AutoCAD
• Moderate MS-office product skills and proficiency in using CMMS.
• Must demonstrate a strong sense of safety awareness
• Willingness to accept change, learn, and work with new technology
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional time management
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to develop effective relationships with others and work in a team environment
• Ability to manage a technical project, understanding the clients’ needs, how the needs relate to the scope of the project and how changes will affect other systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service focus and professionalism
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and motivational disposition
• Systems knowledge and experience a plus: HVAC, clean utilities, electrical distribution, stationary systems, and structural design.