Sustainability Engineer

Career Category

Job Description

Lets do this. Lets change the world. Amgen is searching for an Engineer responsible for planning design construction and operational support to world-wide Amgen clients with emphasis on environmental sustainability related projects and initiatives. This Engineer willwork out of Amgen Capability Center Portugal (ACCP).

The Engineer will be part of the Engineering Operations and Services (EOS) department with a focus on technical assessment planning oversight and design for projects and initiatives that reduce carbon footprint water consumption and waste generation. This role collaborates with Corporate and Site Engineers and is a member of Sustainability Engineering team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Corporate Environmental Sustainability program by developing and providing updates to strategic energy/carbon water and waste reduction targets across global sites
• Engineering Project and Proposal Development: Identify energy and water consumption improvement initiatives and innovative alternative technologies to optimize utility usage
• Develop the assessment cost analysis technical feasibility and lifecycle impact of potential energy water and waste reduction related projects. This would include generating HVAC heat-load energy related and mass/energy balance calculations
• Develop presentations and reports to facilitate the business case development of project proposals
• Work with system subject matter experts (SMEs) and clients to develop and specify opportunities for integration of projects within capital planning and equipment lifecycle-based replacement projects
• Analyze the system and facilities energy and water usage as well as utility costs to find opportunities for performing energy and water audits on sites and drive energy efficiency and decarbonization initiatives across international locations
• Identify system retro-commissioning opportunities to support advancement of monitoring based commissioning process/digitalization of equipment performance monitoring
• Work with project design teams and external consultants to design develop and support engineering project development plans standards and equipment selection
• Ensure commissioning and qualification standards are developed and used. Provide support & lead aspects of C&Q (Commissioning & Qualification)
• Investigate technology and issues as a technical SME for initiative and project design teams. Designs include new and renovated systems as well as new technology deployment. Ensure designs optimize the total equipment life cycle
• Develop and approve procedures for the safe efficient and effective operation of systems
• Ensure the delivery of system maintenance plans including Computerized Maintenance Management System database build-out spare parts identification and stocking strategies and maintenance plans
• Contribute to sustainability initiative development planning and execution aligned with business strategy and commitments
• Sustainability Program Reporting and Communications
• Connect with state and local utility companies to identify and understand available incentives for implementing energy and water reduction projects or pilot project opportunities
• Collaborate with site engineering teams as well as site and corporate EHS teams to develop annual corporate sustainability reports (which include reporting and verification of global energy water and waste reduction projects)
• Perform and support the measurement and verification of site sustainability projects to verify the actual energy water and waste reduction goals are achieved
• Provide engineering support and complex issue resolution during build and installation processes
• Assist sites in operational troubleshooting

WIN

WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU

We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Preferred requirements

• Masters degree in Engineering Physical or Life Sciences
• Bachelors degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering with 2 years of engineering/scientific experience
• Demonstrated behaviors consistent with Amgens Values
• Passion and interest in environmental sustainability
• Experience in sustainability assessments (including carbon footprint elimination water consumption reduction and waste minimization)
• Experience and/or knowledge of industrial laboratory and relevant manufacturing environments and systems including but not limited to: boilers chilled water plants refrigeration compressed air process heating/cooling motors pumps HVAC and lighting
• Knowledge of engineering principles to determine attainable usage reductions/savings (energy and utility costs) for various energy and water conservation measures
• Ability to develop and support detailed engineering analysis spreadsheets to support project justification design development and capital planning
• Experience or exposure to measurement and verification (M&V) and international measurement and verification protocols such as IPMVP (International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol)
• Experience or exposure to Certified Energy Manager (CEM) program concepts including energy auditing cost analysis and sustainability best practices
• Successful completion of EIT with intention to pursue a PE (Professional Engineer) license or equivalent designation
• Experience in implementing engineering projects
• Ability to lead and deliver results in an interactive matrixed environment
• Strong written and oral communication skills relationship building and leadership skills
• Experience with general office software applications (e.g. MS Word Excel PowerPoint) and familiarity with popular AI tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT
• Fluency in English both written and spoken

THRIVE

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OF US

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others we also care deeply for our teammates well-being and growth.

• Vast opportunities to learn develop and move up and across our global organization.

• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging where colleagues are empowered to bring ideas to the table take risks and act.

• Generous AMGEN Total Rewards Plan comprising healthcare finance wealth and career benefits.

• Flexible work arrangements.

Objects in your future are closer than they us.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

AMGEN is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform crucial job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.