HVAC Design Lead

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Objective / Purpose:

• Lead the HVAC discipline within the GCC and ensure delivery of high-quality engineering services for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
• Build and develop HVAC engineering capabilities talent and technical expertise within the team.
• Drive engineering excellence innovation and continuous improvement through digital and data-driven engineering practices.
• Ensure HVAC designs meet GMP quality regulatory safety sustainability and business requirements.

Accountabilities:

Leadership:

• Lead coach and develop HVAC engineers.
• Support recruitment onboarding succession planning and capability development.
• Manage discipline workload resource planning and delivery priorities.

Engineering Delivery:

• Accountable for HVAC engineering deliverables across project phases.
• Ensure designs are fit for purpose operable maintainable and scalable.
• Coordinate interfaces with Process Utilities CSA Automation Digital Factory and CQV teams.

Quality Compliance & Governance:

• Ensure compliance with GMP requirements Takeda standards and applicable industry regulations.
• Ensure designs align with ISO standards cleanroom classification requirements EHS requirements and engineering best practices.
• Lead technical reviews quality assurance activities and lessons learned.
• Support regulatory inspections audits and quality investigations as required.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Drive standardization modularization and reuse of engineering solutions.
• Promote digital engineering innovation and data-driven decision making.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity sustainability and engineering quality.

Education Behavioural Competencies and Skills:

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Masters Degree preferred.

Experience:

• 10 years of HVAC engineering experience in pharmaceutical biotech or other regulated industries.
• Experience across Concept FEED Detailed Design Construction Support and Commissioning.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and project delivery.

Competencies:

• Leadership and talent development.
• Stakeholder management and collaboration.
• Strategic thinking and decision making.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Innovation and digital mindset.

Technical Skills:

• Cleanroom HVAC design and environmental control systems.
• Pressure cascades containment and airflow management.
• HVAC load calculations and system sizing.
• GMP manufacturing facility design.
• Knowledge of ISO cleanroom standards EU GMP Annex 1 ASHRAE ISPE Baseline Guides and applicable industry codes and regulations.
• Engineering design software BIM and digital engineering tools.