Head Facilities Utilities Design

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or related discipline.

Master's Degree preferred.

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.

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.