Sr Specialist Tech Engineering

Weil Group, Inc; Juncos (PR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Weil Group, Inc. seeks a Sr Specialist Tech Engineering to lead and implement optimization strategies for site utilities, HVAC systems, cooling towers, and chilled water distribution. The role emphasizes problem solving and supports design and capital projects within a regulated biotech environment.

You will supervise contractors, align with engineering policies, and act as a technical expert while driving continuous improvement and on-schedule project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience with pharmaceutical/biotech processes.
• Specialized industrial chilled water, cooling towers and HVAC systems expertise.
• Familiarity with validation and documentation processes in a highly regulated environment.
• Deviations and CAPA management capabilities.
• Problem solving skills with engineering science for process improvements and troubleshooting.
• Flexibility to work extended shift and/or weekends as per business needs.
• Skills in Negotiation, Persuasion, Collaboration, Project cost development, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Team building & Schedule and Resources loading development.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and optimize Preventive & Predictive maintenance Plans for HVAC/Chilled Water & Cooling Towers.
• Support maintenance teams on corrective and troubleshooting activities.
• Align with corporate and site engineering policies impacting multiple units.
• Supervise, coordinate and review work of contractors and suppliers.
• Serve as technical expert for chilled water, cooling towers and HVAC; determine methodologies.
• Promote problem solving and continuous improvement culture.
• Collaborate with project managers to meet design, budget and schedule constraints.
• Coordinate consultants and engineering firms on standard design documents.

Skills

HVAC expertise

Troubleshooting

Optimization strategies

Problem solving

Leadership

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Doctorate + exp

Master's + exp

Bachelor's + exp

Job description

The Sr Specialist Tech Engineering role will provide and/or direct process optimization strategies and/or troubleshooting of operational issues in the site utilities operation, HVAC systems, Cooling Towers, and chilled water distribution. Applies advanced and diverse maintenance principles to the design and implementation of major system modifications, experiments, process and/or capital projects. This role is crucial for Amgen’s success, and it will be a key individual contributor leader in the Facilities and Engineering organization, reporting to the Central Utilities Plan Team.

FUNCTIONS

• Evaluate and optimize Preventive & Predictive maintenance Job Plans at the HVAC/Process Chilled Water & Cooling Towers systems.
• Support Maintenance technical teams on the corrective and troubleshooting activities on the exposed systems above.
• Align within Corporate and site engineering policies and procedures that impact multiple organizational units.
• Supervise, coordinate and review work contractors/suppliers on an ongoing basis as well as on a project basis.
• Serves as a peer recognized as technical expert in the area of chilled water, cooling towers and HVAC, with overall responsibility for determining methodologies in that area.
• Operate under a culture of problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Work with project managers to complete design and engineering projects within schedule, budget and quality constraints.
• Coordinate the work of consultants, architects and engineering firms on development of standard design documents.
• Develop technical solutions to complex problems using ingenuity, innovation and creativity.

EDUCATION/LICENSES

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of Engineering experience OR Master’s degree and 6 years of Engineering experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of directly related experience

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical/biotech processes.
• Specialized industrial chilled water, cooling towers and HVAC systems expertise.
• Familiarity with validation and documentation processes in a highly regulated environment.
• Deviations and CAPA management capabilities
• Problem solving skills with the ability to develop solutions to routine technical problems and apply engineering science for process improvements and troubleshooting.
• Flexibility to work extended shift and/or weekends as per business needs.
• Skills in the following areas: Negotiation, Persuasion, Collaboration, Project cost development, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Team building & Schedule and Resources loading development.

*Weil Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.*