Associate Director, Critical Utilities

Role Summary

We are looking for an Associate Director, Critical Utilities to be responsible for maintaining the daily operation and material condition of the infrastructure / systems used to deliver power, chilled water, and natural gas to Regeneron's campuses and facilities in the US. The position requires significant industry knowledge to articulate the function and design of utility systems and the operation of critical systems. This role will collaborate with our Engineering and Design & Construction teams and act as an advocate reliability, maintainability and operability of our critical utilities. Additionally, this role will coordinate with third party operators to ensure efficient, sustainable, resilient plant practices.

Responsibilities

• Provides engineering support required for specific assigned utility infrastructure(s), systems and equipment
• Develop user requirements for new & existing equipment and/or in response to planned modifications to systems from concept installation
• Troubleshoot campus electrical and chilled water infrastructure issues
• Provides technical support for equipment ensuring continued compliance to regulatory, company and site policy/procedure.
• Develop strategies to reduce equipment downtime and increase plant efficiency
• Identify and implement new capital projects and performs project management for non-capital modification projects
• Responsible for communication and relationships with local utilities and third-party contractors
• Validates existing plant operating practices and creates labor contingency plans to ensure uninterrupted plant operation
• Determines preventative and corrective maintenance requirements of plant and emergency generation equipment
• Audits and optimizes campus hydronic balancing annually

During Construction

• Supports project engineers with developing scope and justification
• Provides design consultation
• Assists in the preparation of equipment and load specifications to meet site requirements
• Participates in factory acceptance tests for utility equipment
• Establishes spare part requirements
• Assists in the generation of PM activities and schedules
• Reviews as-built drawings
• Supports commissioning and validation activities for specified equipment
• Performs project acceptance reviews prior to turnover and onboard projects upon satisfactory completion of project acceptance process
• Coordinates warranty issues with appropriate partners
• Uphold department customer service standards

This Role Might Be For You If You Have

• A minimum of a bachelors' degree, preferably in an engineering/technical subject area
• 10+ years of relevant experience managing critical utilities for a large campus
• Availability 24/7 for assistance and emergency response