Principal Engineer, Facilities

PowerToFly; New Jersey; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

PowerToFly is looking for an engineer responsible for maintaining building drawings and overseeing facility operations. The candidate will manage relationships with vendors and ensure compliance with established specifications.

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in engineering and over 6 years of experience in engineering or operations, demonstrating a strong technical background and interpersonal skills. The position offers a range of benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience.
• Possesses strong technical knowledge and application of concepts.
• Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the building drawings database.
• Manage engineering and facility modifications and operations.
• Provide off-hours support during emergencies and disasters.

Skills

Engineering and operational experience

Technical knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Maximo

Revit

Job description

Responsibilities

• The incumbent will develop, keep, and maintain the building drawings database, including building and equipment drawings, turnover packages, equipment manuals and specifications, and sequence of operations; ensure the building operates as designed and suggest and implement changes as needed; act as gatekeeper and approve any changes in conjunction with the AbbVie team.
• Produces unique and cost‑effective results; establishes alternate use possibilities and incorporates flexibility; balances system costs with benefits provided; oversees design work of internal and external consultants; creates or modifies designs for intermediate problems; integrates financial with technical data; analyzes complex interdisciplinary problems; identifies their impact; establishes probabilities; draws conclusions reflecting broad business needs.
• Represents engineering on corporate task forces; identifies customer/client needs and proposes solutions; makes alterations to products or services to better meet customer needs; participates in establishing strategic plans and objectives on administrative and operational matters and ensuring effective achievement of objectives.
• Works with outside vendors to prepare plans, budgets, and schedules for facility modifications including estimates, quotes, layout, contracts, calibrations, and maintenance requirements; coordinates with outside vendors to complete inspections of construction and installation progress to ensure compliance with established specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Manages engineering, maintenance, alteration, and relocation of office/laboratory areas and equipment as well as space assignments and layout arrangements for new employees; oversees the maintenance and monitoring of all building equipment including HVAC, hot water boilers, chillers, cooling towers, emergency generator, transfer switches, building automation, sprinkler system, utilities, plumbing, and electrical; interacts with vendors and contractors for routine requests.
• Provides off‑hours support during emergencies, disasters, and projects requiring non‑business hours supervision or coordination; develops, implements, and manages HS&E policies and procedures, benchmarks safety programs and techniques to ensure compliance, injury prevention, and risk mitigation; administers office, utilities, and laboratory safety and security plans and procedures, continually monitoring locations to keep them safe, secure, and well‑maintained.
• In conjunction with HS&E, performs injury and illness investigations, root cause analysis, data trending, program audits, and laboratory safety and compliance inspections; investigates accidents to identify causes and preventive measures; prepares and forwards reports on injuries to appropriate agencies; ensures all required written programs (e.g., hazard communication, contingency plan) are properly documented.
• Establishes budget and accurate spending projections, manages within capital and operating resources, and identifies significant capital spend requirements during budget preparation; develops policies and procedures for the facility, operations, and engineering team; communicates these to subordinates to ensure compliance using proper tools and safety procedures.
• Manages and coordinates year‑end shutdowns, including preventative maintenance, major projects, and lab modifications; is responsible for long‑range planning and delivery of multiple change programs on time, including project performance, risk management, administration, financial management, and issue resolution; develops and reports metrics for continuous improvement and maintenance of the facility; manages all daily operations for facility, engineering, maintenance, and metrology; performs other duties as assigned.
• Responsibilities at this engineering grade level include and expand upon responsibilities established for lower grades; provides mentorship and guidance to the integrated facility management (IFM) engineering team, including writing maintenance procedures and tracking KPIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, science, or a closely related discipline (or equivalent technical experience) plus a desired 6+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience.
• Possesses strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures; works on complex problems where analysis involves multiple competing factors.
• Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.
• Listens to and understands others’ points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one’s own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.
• Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast‑paced, goal‑driven environment.
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.

Preferred

• BS Engineering Degree in Biomedical, Chemical, or Mechanical that is highly desirable.
• 5+ years of experience in Large Capital Projects and Facility Upgrades, specializing in Clean Utility and HVAC Design, highly desirable.
• GMP experience in Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industry highly desirable.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Maximo, and Revit is desirable.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocated to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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