Onsite GMP Utilities Commissioning Engineer – Clayton

Piper Companies; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Utilities Commissioning Engineer to join a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing organization in Clayton, NC. This onsite contract spans an initial one-year term with strong potential for extension and conversion to full-time, supporting commissioning, startup, and turnover of critical utility systems within a GMP environment.

You will collaborate with CQV, construction, operations, and maintenance teams to ensure readiness, perform system walkdowns, inspections, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related field) required.
• 5+ years in engineering, commissioning, startup, CQV in pharma or GMP environments.
• Experience with capital projects and facility expansions.
• Hands-on with clean utility systems such as Clean Steam, PW, WFI, Clean Compressed Air, and associated distribution systems.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning, startup, and turnover for clean utility, industrial utility, and HVAC systems across a large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
• Verify field installations against approved design documents, commissioning requirements, and startup readiness standards.
• Perform system walkdowns, field inspections, troubleshooting, and punch list resolution.

Skills

Commissioning

GMP environment

Cross-functional collaboration

Startup & turnover

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Utilities Commissioning Engineer to join a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing organization in Clayton, NC. This onsite contract spans an initial one-year term with strong potential for extension and conversion to full-time, supporting commissioning, startup, and turnover of critical utility systems within a GMP environment.

You will collaborate with CQV, construction, operations, and maintenance teams to ensure readiness, perform system walkdowns, inspections, and