Engineering Director Mt View, CA ref

Engineering Director

Location: Mt View, CA

Job Purpose:

Accountable for facility design and renovation, construction project management, and the harmonization of facility engineering systems and maintenance, as well as Health, Safety, and Environmental procedures and practices to assure proper office accommodation, cleanroom manufacturing space, warehousing, and a safe work environment in compliance with all state, federal, and regulatory governing agencies.

Responsibilities:

1. Construction project management for facility design/renovation performed on time and on budget.
2. Engineering consultation on new facility projects at all sites.
3. Environmental permitting at all sites up to date and current as required by state and federal authorities.
4. Safety program that meets OSHA and state requirements to assure a safe work environment for all employees.
5. Harmonized facility maintenance procedures and practices to cover critical systems such as HVAC, sanitization, security, safety program, metrology, preventative/predictive maintenance program, contract services, environmental permitting, critical facility documentation, space planning, facility asset management (excluding IT related assets), building and maintenance monitoring systems in compliance with local and federal regulatory authorities such as OSHA, state permits, FDA, EMA, etc.
6. Continuous improvement program to review opportunities to assure that facility maintenance, safety, and environmental related systems and procedures across all sites run in an efficient, cost-effective, and compliant manner.
7. GMP compliant metrology process for all equipment and instrumentation.
8. Maintain as-built drawings and process flow diagrams in an up-to-date status and readily retrievable.
9. Performance metrics for Facility and HSE systems/programs.
10. Develop and implement an emergency response plan.
11. Ensure a safe work environment for department employees.
12. Prepare annual proposed expense and capital budget for the Engineering/HSE department.
13. Ensure department staff compliance with corporate and site-specific HR, safety, and business policies and practices.
14. Develop job-specific curriculum for the training and professional development of department staff.

Education Level: Bachelor's in Engineering

Experience: 10 years related experience and/or training. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience will be considered.

Skills Required:

• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Expert computer applications skills (Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint).
• Excellent team facilitation skills.
• Excellent documented leadership skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills, with the ability to speak and communicate effectively with both senior management and front-line staff personnel.
• Ability to assign priorities in a fast-paced and changing environment.