Associate Director, Plant (Black) Utilities

• Lead and own global Plant Utilities standards, specifications and reference designs, defining requirements for system sizing, capacity margins, resilience and risk-based redundancy, maintainability, energy efficiency and lifecycle cost;
• Provide global technical leadership for Plant Utilities, including thermal systems, cooling, technical gases and vacuum, water, wastewater, heat and energy recovery systems, and utility monitoring, from incoming supply and generation through distribution and discharge;
• Define and maintain clear technical system boundaries and interfaces with Clean Utilities, HVAC, Electrical, Automation, EHS and other engineering disciplines, including the distinction between technical and process gases and between plant and compendial water systems; support technical deviations within delegated authority and escalate significant capacity, reliability, compliance and ownership risks;
• Lead Plant Utilities technical assurance for CAPEX projects and infrastructure investments, assessing utility balances, central utility concepts, capacities, tie-ins, resilience and expansion requirements, challenging overdesign and evaluating lifecycle-efficient investment alternatives;
• Define global engineering requirements for commissioning, performance testing and technical handover of Plant Utilities, supporting projects and sites in demonstrating that systems meet approved design and performance requirements;
• Support sites in the development of utility master plans, infrastructure renewal strategies and investment priorities, identifying systemic risks, capacity constraints and lifecycle improvement opportunities in collaboration with Site Engineering and Asset Management;
• Develop global Plant Utilities reliability and lifecycle-management principles with Asset Management, while sites retain accountability for maintenance strategies, execution, asset performance and local reliability; provide expert support for significant failures and systemic root-cause investigations;
• Define global engineering requirements for wastewater systems and translate applicable environmental and discharge requirements into technical design criteria in collaboration with sites and EHS;
• Provide technical requirements for equipment standardization, supplier evaluation, utility metering, monitoring and performance benchmarking, partnering with Procurement, Sustainability and relevant functions while sites retain accountability for implementation, operational performance and improvement actions;
• Lead the global Plant Utilities technical network and capability development, driving standardization, knowledge sharing, lessons learned and cross-site adoption of engineering good practices and relevant industry standards.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor or Master degree in the field of Mechanical, Chemical, Process Engineering or related discipline;
• Energy management certification is an asset;
• Experience in Plant utility design, commissioning and operational support in complex manufacturing environments;
• CAPEX delivery, infrastructure planning, reliability and lifecycle-cost improvement experience;
• Demonstrated senior technical leadership and influence across sites and multidisciplinary teams without line authority;
• Broad technical expertise across Plant Utilities (Black Utilities), including thermal systems, central cooling, technical gases and vacuum, non-compendial water, wastewater, heat and energy recovery systems, and utility monitoring;
• Apply relevant engineering standards, codes and regulatory requirements for plant utility infrastructure, including applicable EN, ISO, SIA and ASHRAE standards and local requirements;
• Evaluate utility generation, distribution and recovery concepts and translate complex technical risks, alternatives and investment options into clear recommendations for site, project and senior leadership;
• Provide technical governance and expert support while recognizing that sites retain accountability for utility operation, maintenance, local performance and implementation
• English fluent;
• Willingness to travel approximately 20%.