Senior Utility Engineer

The Fountain Group; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fountain Group is seeking a Senior Utility Engineer for a prominent client in Durham, NC. This 100% onsite role focuses on managing site utilities, HVAC, electrical systems to ensure compliant manufacturing operations.

You will oversee installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and changes to equipment, generate and review procedures, and support regulatory inspections, with a 9-month contract and potential extension.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting utility, HVAC, electrical, or facility systems in regulated environments.
• Ability to maintain systems in validated states and produce regulated docs.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
• Hands-on troubleshooting with building management systems and PLCs.
• Solid project management from initiation to completion.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage site utility, electrical, and HVAC systems to ensure reliable manufacturing operations.
• Provide hands-on engineering oversight for installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of critical facility assets.
• Lead and control changes to utility and facility equipment to maintain validated and qualified system states.
• Create, review, and approve operational procedures, maintenance plans, drawings, and technical specifications.
• Analyze complex equipment issues and deliver robust engineering solutions that minimize risk and downtime.
• Support regulatory inspections and internal audits, responding to observations with effective corrective actions.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with good manufacturing practices, Code of Federal Regulations, and internal quality standards.
• Oversee external vendors and service providers to ensure safe, high-quality, and timely execution of work.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, efficiency, and operational excellence across utilities.
• Monitor equipment performance and implement maintenance and reliability strategies aligned with site and global standards.

Skills

Project management

Technical writing

Root cause analysis

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Utility systems

Job description

The Fountain Group iscurrently seeking a Senior Utility Engineerfor a prominent client of ours. This position is located in Durham, NC. Details for the position are as follows:

Pay Range: $51 - 71/hr depending on experience
Contract: 9 months with possible extension and/or conversion
100% onsite in Durham, NC (non-local candidates must be willing to relocate at own expense)
Job Description:

• Own and manage site utility, electrical, and HVAC systems to ensure reliable, compliant manufacturing operations\\Provide hands-on engineering oversight for installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of critical facility assets\\Lead and control changes to utility and facility equipment to maintain validated and qualified system states\\Create, review, and approve operational procedures, maintenance plans, drawings, and technical specifications\\Analyze complex equipment issues and deliver robust engineering solutions that minimize risk and downtime
• Support regulatory inspections and internal audits, responding to observations with effective corrective actions.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with good manufacturing practices, Code of Federal Regulations, and internal quality standards
• Oversee external vendors and service providers to ensure safe, high-quality, and timely execution of work
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, efficiency, and operational excellence across utilities
• Monitor equipment performance and implement maintenance and reliability strategies aligned with site and global standards

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience supporting utility, HVAC, electrical, or facility systems within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or similar regulated environments
• Proven ability to own, maintain, and improve equipment and systems in a validated state
• Strong technical writing skills with experience creating, reviewing, and approving regulated documentation
• Applied knowledge of root cause analysis and structured problem-solving to resolve complex technical issues
• Hands-on experience with equipment troubleshooting, building management systems, and industrial programmable logic controllers
• Solid project management capabilities with experience leading projects from initiation through completion
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and cross-functional teams