Utilities Engineer: Critical Plant Systems & Compliance

Sanofi Group; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Group in Framingham, MA is seeking a Utilities Energy Engineer to own technical performance and lifecycle strategy for campus utility systems. You will monitor performance, lead complex troubleshooting, and drive maintenance strategy and risk assessments to support regulated manufacturing operations.

The role requires a BS in engineering and 3+ years in utility/facility contexts, with strong problem‑solving, writing, and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, electrical, environmental, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 3 years of engineering experience supporting utility, facility, manufacturing, or process systems.
• Experience in a regulated environment with knowledge of cGMP, OSHA, environmental, and engineering requirements.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more utility areas, such as HVAC, high‑purity water, clean steam, compressed gases, plant steam, chilled water, or heating water.
• Experience with engineering calculations, equipment sizing, troubleshooting, design reviews, project execution, and equipment lifecycle management.
• Working knowledge of deviations, CAPAs, change control, commissioning, qualification, and maintenance strategies.
• Strong problem‑solving, technical‑writing, project‑management, collaboration, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical performance, capacity, reliability, compliance, and lifecycle strategy for assigned utility systems.
• Monitor system performance, alarms, trends, sampling results, energy consumption, maintenance history, and emerging risks.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and provide evidence-based assessments for failures, excursions, deviations, recurring alarms, and manufacturing interruptions.
• Perform or review engineering calculations, equipment sizing, capacity evaluations, design reviews, and technical risk assessments.
• Define maintenance requirements, acceptance criteria, post‑maintenance testing, condition‑monitoring activities, and critical‑spare strategies.
• Develop lifecycle plans and recommendations addressing equipment condition, obsolescence, redundancy, vendor support, and business‑continuity risks.
• Lead or support utility projects and modifications from requirements and design through implementation, testing, qualification, and turnover.
• Own or support deviations, CAPAs, change controls, investigations, and effectiveness checks.
• Maintain accurate, current, and inspection‑ready drawings, specifications, calculations, system descriptions, and lifecycle records.
• Support planned shutdowns, utility outages, start‑ups, emergency response, restoration, and system return‑to‑service.
• Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, energy efficiency, water consumption, sustainability, and lifecycle cost.
• Manage technical vendors and provide guidance and mentoring to engineers and technical personnel.

Skills

problem solving

technical writing

project management

collaboration

communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, electrical, environmental engineering

Professional Engineer certification or equivalent

Tools

BMS

EMS

DCS/PLC interfaces

CMMS

data historians

engineering drawing systems

Job description

Sanofi Group in Framingham, MA is seeking a Utilities Energy Engineer to own technical performance and lifecycle strategy for campus utility systems. You will monitor performance, lead complex troubleshooting, and drive maintenance strategy and risk assessments to support regulated manufacturing operations.

The role requires a BS in engineering and 3+ years in utility/facility contexts, with strong problem‑solving, writing, and project management skills.