Clean Utilities Engineer

About the role

Piper Companies is seeking a Clean Utilities Engineer to support a large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing expansion project in Clayton, NC. This 10‑month contract role supports execution, commissioning, startup readiness, data management, and turnover activities across critical utility systems. The ideal candidate brings extensive utility engineering experience, strong documentation capabilities, and the ability to contribute immediately in a fast‑paced project environment with minimal ramp‑up time. Location: Clayton, North Carolina. Employment type: Contract (10 months), November 2026 – September 2027.

Responsibilities

• Drive utility engineering activities supporting project execution, commissioning readiness, system turnover, and operational startup for critical clean utility systems.
• Manage asset and equipment data migration into SAP, including functional location development, criticality evaluations, maintenance strategy reviews, and spare parts assessments.
• Perform ETOP evaluations and support approval processes by validating equipment information, reviewing risk impacts, and coordinating care, custody, and turnover requirements.
• Execute calibration assessments, critical component analyses, and maintenance classification reviews through interpretation of P&IDs, field verification efforts, and collaboration with metrology, engineering, and quality teams.
• Review and support commissioning deliverables including Factory Test Protocols (FTP), Building Management System (BMS) documentation, Statements of Operation (SOO), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), software impact assessments, GDP documentation, FMEA development, and startup readiness plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of utility engineering experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience supporting commissioning, qualification, startup, energization, turnover, or operational readiness activities for utility systems.
• Hands‑on knowledge of clean utility systems with additional experience supporting wastewater treatment, compressed air systems, chilled water loops, heating hot water systems, cooling towers, or related infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to perform SAP asset data management, ETOP reviews, calibration assessments, risk evaluations, quality documentation reviews, and engineering record management.
• Capable of working independently in an onsite environment, quickly integrating into project teams and contributing immediately without extensive training or onboarding.

Pay

Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000 annually (equivalent hourly rate for a 10‑month contract).

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Sick leave (if required by law)
• 401K

Schedule

Onsite, 5 days per week.