Head Facilities Utilities Design

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Objectives / Purpose:

• Lead the Facilities & Utilities function within the GCC and ensure delivery of high-quality engineering services across HVAC Clean Utilities and Black Utilities disciplines.
• Build and develop organizational capability technical expertise leadership pipelines and resource capacity within the Facilities & Utilities function.
• Drive engineering excellence innovation standardization and continuous improvement across all Facilities & Utilities engineering activities.
• Ensure engineering solutions meet GMP quality regulatory safety sustainability and business requirements.

Accountabilities:

Functional Leadership:

• Lead and develop the Design Leads for HVAC Clean Utilities and Black Utilities.
• Establish organizational capability workforce planning career development and succession strategies.
• Support recruitment onboarding engagement and retention of engineering talent.
• Foster a culture of collaboration innovation accountability and continuous learning.

Engineering Delivery:

• Accountable for overall Facilities & Utilities engineering performance across all projects and programs.
• Ensure adequate resource capacity and effective workload balancing across disciplines.
• Drive consistency scalability and efficiency of engineering delivery.
• Support project execution across Concept FEED Detailed Design Construction Support Commissioning and Qualification.

Quality Compliance & Governance:

• Ensure compliance with GMP requirements Takeda standards EHS requirements and applicable industry regulations.
• Ensure engineering practices align with ISO standards ISPE guidance ASME requirements and engineering best practices.
• Oversee quality assurance technical reviews risk management and lessons learned processes.
• Support audits inspections quality investigations and regulatory readiness activities.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement:

• Define and drive the Facilities & Utilities innovation and continuous improvement strategy.
• Promote adoption of digital engineering automation AI-enabled tools and data-driven decision making.
• Drive standardization modularization and reuse of engineering solutions across projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity sustainability energy efficiency water efficiency and engineering quality.

Stakeholder Management:

• Serve as primary GCC point of contact for Facilities & Utilities engineering.
• Collaborate with Global Design Engineering Project Teams Manufacturing Sites Discipline Authorities and external partners.
• Support strategic initiatives related to capital projects sustainability operational excellence and network expansion.

Education Behavioural Competencies and Skills:

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Process Engineering or related discipline.
• Masters Degree preferred.

Experience:

• 15 years of engineering experience within pharmaceutical biotechnology or other regulated industries.
• Significant experience in Facilities & Utilities systems including HVAC Clean Utilities and Black Utilities.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations and complex project portfolios.
• Experience across Concept FEED Detailed Design Construction Support Commissioning and Qualification.
• Experience within EPCM engineering consultancy or owner-side project organizations preferred.

Behavioural Competencies

• Strategic leadership and organizational development.
• People leadership and talent management.
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Business and financial acumen.
• Change leadership and continuous improvement mindset.
• Innovation and digital mindset.
• Strong communication and decision-making capabilities.

Technical Skills

• HVAC Clean Utilities and Black Utilities system design and engineering.
• Pharmaceutical and GMP facility design.
• Knowledge of ISO standards EU GMP ISPE Baseline Guides ASME ASHRAE and applicable industry regulations.
• Engineering governance quality management and risk management.
• Commissioning Qualification and lifecycle management principles.
• Digital engineering BIM engineering data management and innovation methodologies.