Lead Facilities Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead site resilience initiatives throughout the manufacturing and distribution network.

• Evaluate sites based on ASCE 7-22 wind, snow, and seismic criteria, as well as FEMA flood zone requirements.

• Create prioritized mitigation roadmaps, redundancy plans, business continuity strategies, escalation frameworks, and recovery time objectives.

• Establish and uphold global standards for fire suppression, sprinkler systems, fire alarms, clean agent systems, and smoke control measures.

• Analyze design packages, contractor proposals, and AHJ submissions in accordance with NFPA standards and local regulations.

• Outline inspection, testing, and maintenance programs, ensuring tracking of deficiency closure and compliance.

• Collaborate with property insurers and AHJs on loss prevention strategies and closing compliance gaps.

• Provide technical oversight and support for facilities capital projects from scope definition through to project closeout, without overseeing project delivery.

• Review scopes, RFPs, SOWs, design packages, contractor proposals, and bid evaluations related to facilities systems and site work.

• Create reusable templates for scope, RFP, SOW, and contractor qualifications.

• Assist in contractor selection, performance management, and resolving technical issues in the field.

• Support initiatives related to standby generation, transfer switches, UPS, backup power, energy solutions, solar, microgrids, self-generation, process water, cooling towers, and Legionella prevention.

• Conduct structured site assessments and engineering peer reviews.

• Maintain site condition scorecards and compliance matrices.

• Define measurement and verification protocols and evaluate results of completed projects.

• Develop facilities engineering standards and lead their updates through the standards publishing process.

• Collaborate on international projects with regional teams, ensuring compliance with local codes and AHJ requirements.

• Review capital justification documents, ROI models, and bid comparison matrices.

• Assist with three-year capital planning and maintain portfolio-level reporting for senior leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must possess an active Professional Engineer (PE) license in a U.S. state.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical, Civil, Architectural, or Fire Protection Engineering.

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in facilities, plant, or infrastructure engineering, including management or oversight of capital projects in an industrial, manufacturing, or distribution setting.

• Proficient technical understanding of HVAC, roofing, building envelope, civil, and fire protection systems.

• Experience in conducting site assessments, audits, or resilience and vulnerability studies, with the ability to translate findings into actionable funded plans.

• Proven experience in developing or reviewing contractor scopes, RFPs, and project budgets while holding contractors accountable for scope, schedule, and cost.

• Capability to influence site and project teams through technical credibility and sound engineering judgment without direct authority.

• Familiarity with NFPA 13 and 25, ASCE 7-22, OSHA 29 CFR, and local AHJ requirements.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite for project tracking and executive communication.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Willingness to travel up to 50%, including international travel as required by projects.

• Highly valued qualifications include a PE license in Mechanical, Civil, Structural, or Fire Protection Engineering; experience with greenfield construction or major facility expansions; knowledge of FM Global standards; NFPA 72, 101, 110, 70 (NEC), IBC, and CMMS platforms; expertise in measurement and verification; on-site power generation, compressed air optimization, and process cooling water systems; familiarity with international codes and standards; experience with AI tools, Power BI, Power Automate, and SharePoint; and certifications such as CFM, CPE, CEM, CFPS, or NIMS/ICS training.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Opportunities for international travel as projects demand.

• Access to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing work environment.

• Chance to utilize AI-enabled workflows and digital tools.

• Opportunity to have an impact on engineering standards and programs at a network scale.