Utilities Engineer

Career Category

Maintenance

**Job Description**:
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Amgen is one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies. For over 4 decades, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology breakthroughs, to bring state-of-the-art medicines from laboratory to the patient. Amgen has not only discovered and developed innovative human therapeutics, but has invested in cutting edge manufacturing capability and support services to deliver these exciting therapies to medical teams around the world. Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) is the fastest growing region in Amgen. Now we are hiring an Utilities Engineer in Singapore.

Utilities Engineer

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What you will do

The Utilities engineer will be responsible for ensuring the facility, equipment and systems are constructed in accordance with the detailed design and that GMP qualification is achieved and complied. This will also include ensuring the design meets the requirements of Manufacturing, Quality, Information Systems, and Engineering groups.

This position will interface with the design team, construction management firm, equipment vendors, system integrators, and the commissioning agent as part of the project execution team. Another key role will be interfacing with Amgen’s Corporate Engineering Subject Matter Experts (SME).

Engineer shall interface with external vendor to ensure delivery of highest service level of performance in accordance with contractual requirements. The Engineer will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Utilities system operations, maintenance and provide technical/expertise support to site’s during the project phase from construction, commissioning, qualification phase and also ensures readiness for routine operations.

Engineer shall ensure adherence to standards and good engineering practices. Ensure designs optimize the total life cycle cost of the asset. Lead resolution of complex technical issues and conflicts. Support development of commissioning and qualification documents to ensure the utilities system is qualified per regulatory requirement. Independently resolve technical issues, escalate problems, work in teams, and promote sharing of lessons learned.

Main Responsibilities:
General
- Leverage technical expertise to ensure project success and system operation in safe and compliance manner for clean and/or black utilities system.
- Communicate effectively across multi-functional teams across the company (remote or otherwise).
- Supervise, coordinate and review work of other team members or third-party resources on an ongoing basis as well as on a project basis.

Project Engineering
- Participate in project as system SME provides technical, safety and compliance aspect as applicable.
- Participate in the system walkdown, ensure the closing of punch items and support the takeover of the systems from the Project team.
- Interface with Commissioning team to support the commissioning of all Utilities system.

System Owner and Routine Support
- Primary role as Subject Matter Expert (SME), provides technical and compliance support for clean and/or black Utilities Equipment system.
- Lead or support deviation investigation and ensure Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) is in place to prevent recurrence of similar incident.
- Lead or support safety incident investigation and ensure Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) is in place to prevent recurrence of similar incident.
- Drive or support the Continuous improvement of Utilities system operation, maintenance and validation perspective.
- Lead, support and coordinate qualification/validation activities for the responsible utilities system.
- Key interface with the external vendor to ensure that respective Utilities system maintenance are in compliance with cGMP quality and regulatory requirements.
- Own or support to the development, revision, review, and approval of Standard Operating Procedures, Risk Assessment, Preventive maintenance program and Job Plans.
- Systems engineering audit to ensure compliance to all relevant site SOPs, global SOPs, GEP and GDP.
- Establish metrics that ensure optimal utility operational performance.

Sustainability
- Lead/ Support Site Sustainability program - Analyze Energy consumption data, benchmark the overall usage/consumption, and evaluate opportunities to optimize usage.
- Lead/ Support the development of business case to drive the site goal on sustainability targets.
- Generate utilities consumption data for authority submissions or internal analysis.
- Lead or support utilities system sustainability initiatives and project.

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

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What we expect of you

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 2 years of directly related experience OR
- Associate’s degree in Engineering and/or 4 year