Piper Companies is seeking a Clean Utilities Engineer to support a large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing expansion project in Clayton, NC. This Clean Utilities Engineer opportunity is a 10-month contract supporting execution, commissioning, startup readiness, data management, and turnover activities across critical utility systems. The ideal candidate will bring extensive utility engineering experience, strong documentation capabilities, and the ability to immediately contribute within a fast-paced project environment with minimal ramp-up time.
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.
CompensationSalary Range: $150,000 - $175,000 annually equivalent hourly rate (10-month contract)
Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, sick leave if required by law, and 401K
Application DetailsLocation: Clayton, North Carolina
Work Schedule: Onsite 5 Days per Week
Employment Type: Contract (10 Months)
Contract Duration: November 2026 - September 2027
Posting Date: October 6, 2026
Apply By Date: November 6, 2026
KeywordsClean Utilities, Utility Engineer, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Commissioning, Startup Readiness, System Turnover, SAP PM, SAP Asset Management, Functional Locations, ETOP, Engineering Turnover Packages, Calibration Assessment, CCA, MCA, Metrology, GDP Review, Good Documentation Practices, FMEA, Risk Assessment, Quality Systems, Validation Support, BMS, Building Management System, Statement of Operation, SOO, SAT, Site Acceptance Testing, FTP, Wastewater Treatment, Chilled Water, Heating Hot Water, Cooling Towers, Compressed Air Systems, Utility Infrastructure, Care Custody and Control, Maintenance Planning, Spare Parts Management, P&ID Review, Software Impact Assessment, Life Sciences Engineering
