Facilities Engineer

Position Title: Facilities Engineer

Location: Boston, MA

Req Id: JR100215

Time Type: Full time

Description:

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 20 rankings in ENR. With over 50 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

In this role, you will be a member our rapidly growing program and project management team. The PM team's standard is to 'manage each project like we own it.' We are unique in that we supplement our program and project management services with in-house cost management and project scheduling, in a fully integrated package. We utilize this competitive advantage to meet client needs efficiently, expertly, and ethically — all of which, together, has enabled us to achieve sustained success.

We are currently adding a Project Engineer to our team in the Burlington, MA area. In this client facing role, you will be exposed to projects within the semi-conductor sector, along with the opportunity to support a variety of other projects and grow your portfolio.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitor key performance indicators to meet strategic goals.
• Perform regular audits of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and/or work instructions.
• Review and approve documentation needed for qualification of equipment and processes.
• Write, review, and revise SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for maintenance of equipment, systems, and/or facilities.
• Prepare documentation of activities, actions, and/or results.
• Read SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and excerpts from technical documentation.
• Complete required training.
• Guide others on SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), control documents, and/or other work instructions.
• Ensure proper documentation practices during job activities.
• Perform visual inspections.
• Conduct troubleshooting activities.
• Gather, organize, and communicate operational information to others.
• Lead and coordinate investigations and studies with little supervision.
• Use CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to manage logistics.
• Identify temporary and permanent fixes to address issues.
• Initiate appropriate action when process deviations occur.
• Monitor records to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with representatives from other departments.
• Attend team meetings to discuss progress, initiatives, and/or other matters.
• Monitor equipment and/or systems for performance and problem indicators.
• Perform data entry.
• Read, understand, and comply with cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), including general safety, lock outs, and so on.
• Report process deviations when they occur.
• Wear gowning, sterile garments, and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as required by specific activities.
• Coordinate preventative (scheduled) and corrective/emergency (unscheduled) maintenance of equipment, systems, and/or facilities without supervision.
• Ensure proper cGMP documentation practices during maintenance processes.
• Maintain equipment and systems along with their certification records.
• Read and interpret diagrams, drawings, and other schematics.
• Recommend and initiate activities to ensure area and equipment is maintained in a state of compliance.
• Monitor routine sampling activities.
• Monitor high purity water testing.
• Train others on systems, software, equipment, machines, procedures, and/or processes.
• Answer compliance and process questions from others.
• Communicate policies and procedures to employees.
• Establish visual tracking and other tools to enhance audit readiness and trend analysis.
• Lead process improvement activities and teams to meet strategic goals.
• Participate in spill control, handling of hazardous materials, and first aid.
• Communicate priorities and progress to team on a continuing basis.
• Facilitate team meetings to discuss progress, initiatives, and/or other matters.
• Coordinate activities of support groups.
• Analyze trends in data in order to provide accurate descriptions, identify root causes, and/or identify solutions or improvements.
• Close out deviations, CAPAs, and/or pAFCAs as needed.
• Interact with regulatory agency personnel during audits and inspections.
• Assist with recruiting/interviewing/evaluating prospective employees.
• Attend inter-departmental meetings to discuss matters involving the coordination of multiple departments.
• Facilitate inter-departmental meetings to discuss matters involving the coordination of multiple departments.
• Interact with other departments to implement corrective/preventative actions.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to meet strategic goals.
• Participate in new equipment design specification.
• Read technical publications and manuals and write associated procedures.
• Review and approve OCMs, change controls, and document revisions.
• Collect, record, and report metrics.
• Execute validation protocols for processes, equipment, packaging, and/or cleaning.
• Generate validation protocols for processes, equipment, and/or packaging.
• Assess and implement improvements in productivity, waste generation, quality and cost.
• Provide input on the engineering of replacement parts.
• Assist process engineering and managers with improvement projects.
• Lead committees or groups of employees tasked with accomplishing some objective(s).
• Conduct presentations (other than training) for different audiences.
• Consult cross-functionally as an SME (Subject Matter Expert) on systems and/or processes within a functional area.
• Coordinate qualification activities.
• Create specifications for equipment.
• Create, generate, type, proof, and distribute correspondences.
• Design and deploy new machines.
• Answer questions from others regarding parts, capital, sending parts out for repair, purchasing, and/or reliability.
• Lead change control activities.
• Lead teams in root cause analysis sessions.
• Manage small- and mid-scale capital projects to ensure on-time and in-budget completion.
• Coordinate the activities of third-party personnel.
• Manage the design, implementation, and support of site-wide process automation, supervisory control, and data acquisition (SCADA) solutions.
• Manage supplier activities during design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and qualification.
• Coordinate shut downs and/or maintenance windows.
• Coordinate validation activities.
• Perform gap analyses and assessments for integration.
• Provide 24/7 "on-call" support to others.
• Provide, verify, measure, and revise drawings.
• Recommend compliance resolutions to management.
• Review and approve requirements, specifications, drawings, coding procedures, and guidelines.
• Serve as SME (subject matter expert) and/or primary point of contact for various safety initiatives (for example: quarterly departmental safety inspections, fire and light safety, industry safe program, process safety management program).

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• CMMS Experience
• 5+ years of experience in supporting Facilities Engineering in a regulated cGMP environment
• 5+ years Process and Utilities Experience (MEP, WFI, USP, Clean Steam, CDA)
• Large Complex Cap Ex Project Experience
• Experience supporting Facilities Engineering
• Cap Ex Project Management Experience

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Engineering, or related field, a combination of education and work experience will also be considered in lieu of degree
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience in project construction

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About_Us:

At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development.

Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 1,950 team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.

Learn more about what a great organization we are at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumming-group/about/

Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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