Facilities Engineer Project Manager

Davita Inc.; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Facilities Engineer who will manage engineering projects in GMP manufacturing and R&D facilities. Responsibilities include identifying engineering needs, managing capital projects, and optimizing facility operations. The ideal candidate possesses significant experience in facilities management and engineering principles, along with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years job related experience, with at least 3 years in facilities management.
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic understanding of facilities engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

• Identify engineering needs for site facilities and define projects.
• Manage capital projects including scheduling and budget tracking.
• Support troubleshooting and make recommendations for improvement.

Skills

Customer Focus

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

As an experienced Facilities Engineer you will take a leading role as a mentor to plan, conduct, and direct engineering projects or studies including complete projects requiring advanced knowledge of a specialized field. You will apply comprehensive and diverse knowledge of engineering principles and practices within broad assignment areas. These responsibilities will be performed in multiple site locations of GMP manufacturing facilities and R&D facilities.

Responsibilities

• Plant Engineering - Working in a regulated facility, identifies engineering needs for site facilities. Defines projects, develops innovative solutions, determines engineered solutions, develops project documentation, oversees capital or expense resources, obtains and evaluates competitive bids, and implements engineering changes/additions. Controls expenditures and project execution.
• Facility Support - Supports site facility infrastructure, including HVAC system. Reviews system status and analyzes to identify trends. Manages engineering programs. Facilitates operating units' capability to perform their functions. Optimizes space utilization and energy conservation. Maintains a working knowledge of facility systems on the site. Supports troubleshooting and makes recommendations for improvement in support of safe, compliant, and reliable operations. Participates in root cause analyses of system failures.
• Be responsible for overall management of capital projects including project scheduling, capital cost estimation, budget tracking, equipment specification, specific phases of design, resource planning, process development and equipment installation and qualification. Development of project costs and schedules will be based on customer driven needs.
• Administrative - Ensures adherence to capital and expense budgets. Researches information and presents data on a wide variety of facility related topics including planning of facility needs, master facilities plan, and the disaster recovery plan. May perform management functions, including managing performance and providing training and development opportunities for staff. May act as qualified trainer for Facilities related SOP's, programs to support site training needs.
• Partnering with Quality and Other Users - Ensures all change control processes are adhered to within regulated areas of the campus.
• Energy Conservation - Analyzes energy consumption, identifies energy savings opportunities, develops appropriate projects and implements controls to improve conservation activities. Develops cost savings metrics and reports.
• Green Operations - Analyzes facilities processes and equipment to identify opportunities for greener operation. Develops procedures, processes or projects to enhance Sustainability footprint.
• Train technical and non-technical personnel.
• Serve as facility technical liaison between, Production, QC, Engineering, R&D, and all indirect functional groups.
• Direct troubleshooting and maintenance duties such as mechanical and electrical repairs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• Typically 5 years job related experience, with at least 3 years facilities management, project engineering or equipment controls.

• Must be customer focused and possess: (1) the ability to identify issues, analyze and interpret data and develop solutions to a variety of complex problems; (2) excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills to accurately document, report, and present findings; (3) excellent interpersonal skills to guide employees, negotiate and resolve conflicts; (4) the ability to represent the company as a knowledgeable resource on external projects; and (5) excellent computer skills.

• Basic understanding of facilities engineering concepts and building systems.

• Knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets for data manipulation and reporting.

• Ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to data management and facilities maintenance.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint) for documentation and presentations.

• Experience with data configuration and reporting in a technical or operational environment.

Bonus Skills:

• Previous experience working for an organization that performs building renovations.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and develop system P&IDs.

• Expert level knowledge of building automation, software configuration and commercial building operations.

• Familiar with Industry Construction Standards and best practices

• Knowledge of security systems and controls

• Budgeting and supervisory/management experience.

• Knowledge of HVAC systems.

Who we are

GenMark is now a proud member of the Roche Group, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. As a global leader in healthcare, Roche Diagnostics offers a broad portfolio of products, tools and services that help in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, hepatitis and diabetes as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. With the addition of GenMark to the Roche Group, syndromic infectious disease diagnostics is now added to the long list of disease states and conditions that the Roche Group addresses. GenMark's ePlex true sample-to-answer system offers unique solutions to address the most significant challenges facing clinical laboratories, while supporting hospital systems to deliver patient-centered, value-based care. ePlex streamlines the diagnostic workflow from physician order entry to the final test report and is the true sample-to-answer solution designed to improve patient care, reduce costs, and increase lab efficiency. GenMark is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

GenMark is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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