Head Facilities Utilities Design
Takeda Pharmaceutical · Bengaluru, Karnātaka, India ·
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Design
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Job Description
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:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or related discipline.
- Master's 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.