Specialist - Utility User Lead

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. Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities
A. Utility Ownership – PAT Expansion
•    Act as site owner for all utilities in the PAT expansion, including: 
o    Electrical power & distribution
o    Steam & thermal utilities
o    Water systems (raw, RO, DM)
o    ETP / STP and environmental utilities
•    Define and own utility user requirements, capacity needs, redundancy philosophy, and operability expectations.
•    Ensure utilities comply with GMP, EHS, statutory, and environmental regulations.
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B. CAPEX Project Leadership (User Role)
•    Represent utilities in engineering led CAPEX execution.
•    Collaborate closely with Engineering Project Managers throughout: 
o    Concept & basic design
o    Detailed engineering
o    Installation and construction
o    Commissioning and validation
•    Review and approve: 
o    Utility design packages, layouts, PFDs
o    Equipment specifications and vendor documents
•    Support preparation and validation of business case assumptions related to utilities (capacity, energy, sustainability).
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C. Utility Tie ins, Shutdowns & Risk Management
•    Plan and coordinate utility tie ins, cutovers, and shutdowns with zero or minimal production impact.
•    Identify utility related risks, constraints, and interdependencies and ensure mitigation plans are in place.
•    Actively participate in HAZOP, safety reviews, and commissioning risk assessments.
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D. Commissioning, Handover & Operational Readiness
•    Own utility commissioning and operational readiness.
•    Ensure completion of: 
o    SOPs, maintenance strategies, spare philosophy
o    Training plans for operations and maintenance teams
o    As built drawings and asset data integration
•    Lead utility handover from project to operations and maintenance.
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E. Sustainability & Continuous Improvement
•    Embed energy efficiency, water optimization, and sustainability targets into utility design and operation.
•    Support long term reliability, lifecycle cost optimization, and performance monitoring.
•    Contribute to site master planning and future utility scalability.
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3. Skills Requirements
Technical & Functional Skills
•    Strong knowledge of industrial utility systems in large manufacturing environments.
•    Ability to interpret and challenge: 
o    Utility load calculations
o    Equipment sizing and redundancy concepts
o    P&IDs, layouts, and technical specifications
•    Understanding of CAPEX project lifecycle and site engineering interfaces.
•    Familiarity with maintenance systems (SAP PM or equivalent).
Project & Collaboration Skills
•    Stakeholder management across Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, EHS, Quality.
•    Ability to orchestrate cross functional user groups.
•    Structured problem solving and risk based decision making.
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4. Expertise & Experience Requirements
•    10+ years of industrial experience in utilities, maintenance, or operations.
•    Hands on exposure to large scale brownfield or greenfield expansion projects.
•    Proven experience working with engineering consultants, EPCs, and utility vendors.
•    Strong site level operational background preferred over pure project management profiles.
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5. Education & Qualification Requirements
Mandatory
•    Bachelor’s degree in: 
o    Mechanical Engineering
o    Electrical Engineering
o    Chemical Engineering
o    Utilities / Energy Engineering
Preferred
•    Certifications in: 
o    Energy management
o    Utility operation or safety
o    CAPEX or project fundamentals
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6. Leadership & Stakeholder Requirements
•    Recognized as a site authority for utilities.
•    Ability to influence without direct reporting authority.
•    Strong interface with: 
o    Engineering Project Managers
o    Maintenance & Reliability teams
o    EHS, Quality, and external authorities (as required)
•    Acts as a mentor and capability builder for site utility teams during expansion.
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7. Cultural & Behavioural Fitment
•    Strong safety first and compliance mindset.
•    Ownership mentality with focus on long term operability, not just project delivery.
•    Pragmatic, hands on, and solution oriented.
•    Comfortable working in matrix organizations and high change environments.
•    Demonstrates company values related to quality, sustainability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

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