Senior Facilities & Utilities Engineering Leader

Harba Solutions Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Harba Solutions Inc. in Columbus, OH seeks an experienced engineering leader to oversee facility infrastructure, utilities, manufacturing equipment, and engineering support within a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

This role leads internal engineering resources and external technical partners while ensuring site systems operate safely, reliably, and in compliance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• 10+ years of pharmaceutical manufacturing, engineering, or production experience.
• 6+ years of supervisory or technical leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP requirements and regulated pharmaceutical operations.
• Experience with facility systems, utilities, manufacturing equipment, and infrastructure.
• Background in equipment design, instrumentation, computerized systems, electrical systems, validation, and facility engineering.
• Experience supporting capital projects, facility upgrades, design, and construction.
• Strong technical problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience preparing or reviewing engineering specifications, protocols, technical reports, and procedures.
• Knowledge of change control and documentation control practices.
• Experience with pharmaceutical equipment and facility qualification or validation.
• Cost estimating, capital planning, or financial analysis experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering support for facility systems, utilities, production equipment, and site infrastructure.
• Establish priorities based on operational needs, reliability, capacity, and long-term business objectives.
• Identify and implement equipment, process, and reliability improvement opportunities.
• Direct internal engineers, contractors, consultants, and engineering service providers.
• Apply strong project management practices to capital and engineering initiatives.
• Partner with Maintenance and Manufacturing to resolve equipment issues and improve system performance.
• Support equipment specifications, replacements, spare-parts strategies, and procurement decisions.
• Promote collaboration across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Technical Services, and other site groups.
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, cross-training, technical development, and structured problem solving.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with cGMP, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor the condition and reliability of critical facility and utility systems and develop improvement plans.
• Define project scope, cost, schedule, and technical requirements and manage projects through completion.
• Support deviations, investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions related to equipment and facility systems.
• Review and approve engineering specifications, design documents, procedures, and commissioning and qualification documentation.
• Develop and execute testing for troubleshooting, commissioning, qualification, and validation activities.
• Support the introduction of new technologies, equipment, manufacturing improvements, and new product requirements.

Skills

People leadership

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Harba Solutions Inc. in Columbus, OH seeks an experienced engineering leader to oversee facility infrastructure, utilities, manufacturing equipment, and engineering support within a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

This role leads internal engineering resources and external technical partners while ensuring site systems operate safely, reliably, and in compliance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.