Senior Utility Engineer - PM Group

The Senior Utility Engineer position is an exciting opportunity to join one of PM Group’s global life science clients project team in the greater Boston area. This is a full-time on-site position with some remote flexibility following onboarding.  

As this a senior client-side leadership position, we are looking for a Senior Utility Engineer who enjoys client interaction as well as the technical aspects of the position. Expect project work to include all levels of design: feasibility studies, conceptual & schematic design, construction documentation, and construction administration. Project sizes will vary and will consist primarily of life science industry projects doing both existing building improvements and new construction.

PM Group is an employee owned, international project delivery firm with a team of 3,500+ people.  We are world leaders in the pharma, food, medtech and mission critical sectors. From our network of offices in USA, Europe and Asia, we work with the world's leading organizations.  We are focused on growing a sustainable business centered on our people, our clients and trade partners.

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with our clients
• Interface with site utilities lead to understand the scope of services and site-specific utility specifications and user requirements
• Coordination with other project partners to understand the scope of work, deliverables, time lines, hours etc.
• Carry out utility load assessments for the site to enable preliminary central plant design to be evaluated
• Preparation of process flow diagrams (PFD’s) and (P&IDs’) for black utilities design including steam, condensate, chilled water, cooling water generation and distribution systems, Domestic hot & cold water and compressed air system
• Act as a P&ID owner for the Black Utility services being designed
• Act as a Package owner for the Black Utility equipment
• Producing detailed flow rate calculations of site utility users
• Working with AE partners lead black utility equipment selections of steam boilers, chillers, compressed air plant and associated hydronic design including pumps, flow-measuring stations, control valves etc.
• Pump hydraulic calculation, pump selection and pipe size calculations
• Good understanding of utility generation equipment sizing and selection (chillers, cooling towers, boilers, hot water generators and air compressors)
• Preparation of Specifications, Request for Quotations and Technical Bid analysis for black utility equipment. Coordination with vendors for submission of the documents
• Coordination of design with other design disciplines and equipment suppliers
• Train and guide the Intermediate Engineers on Black Utility design
• Special projects as assigned

• A degree in Chemical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering
• 10+ years’ experience with an EPC firm working on utility designs / upgrade projects
• 5 + years’ acting as an owners representative responsible for ongoing maintenance and upgrade projects is desirable
• Professional Engineering (PE) licensure is strongly preferred
• Design Experience on industrial plants such as Pharmaceutical, Food and / or Mission Critical (Data Centers) / Oil and Gas
• Ability to work independently on utility design interfacing with client team to understand the scope and produce preliminary and detailed design deliverables including P&IDs, specifications and schedules of equipment
• Provided technical support during the procurement process and worked effectively with equipment vendors during detailed design to achieve the client requirements
• Good interpersonal and communication skills. Remote working skills are key

All of your information is confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Why PM Group?

As an employee-owned company, we are inclusive, committed and driven. Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability are the heart of our new 2025 business strategy. Click here to read more in our Corporate Responsibility and Heath, Safety & Well-being Report 2022.

Inclusion and Diversity are core to our culture and values. Wherever we work, we commit to a culture of mutual respect and belonging by building a truly inclusive workplace rich in diverse people, talents and ideas. Valuing the contributions of all our people and respecting individual differences will sustain our growth into the future.

PM Group is committed to ensuring our hiring process is fair and accessible to all and will provide candidates with disabilities with reasonable accommodations required to participate in the recruitment process. If you require any assistance in this regard, please let us know.

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