Senior Facilities Engineer – Facilities Maintenance Operations
Construction, Engineering & Trades · Skilled Trades · Facilities Maintenance · Electrical Engineering
In short
Senior Facilities Engineer responsible for electrical infrastructure, power management, engineering design, and project management. Ensures compliance with regulations, drives sustainability initiatives, and leads operational excellence and digital transformation using AI/ML.
Responsibilities
- Manage HT/LT electrical systems, transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, and power monitoring systems.
- Perform power load assessments for new business requirements and expansion projects.
- Monitor electrical reliability, power quality, and system availability via BMS.
- Implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies and conduct energy audits.
- Develop SOPs and standardization for all activities and lead root cause analysis for electrical incidents.
- Lead electrical engineering design reviews for expansions, fit-outs, renovations, data centers, and workplace infrastructure.
- Prepare and validate electrical load calculations, power distribution schemes, UPS integration, and DG integration.
- Review and approve MEP drawings, layouts, specifications, and engineering submissions.
- Ensure compliance with NBC, BIS, IEC, ECBC, LEED, and local statutory requirements.
- Coordinate with consultants, contractors, landlords, and project teams.
- Drive engineering innovation and standardization across facilities.
- Ensure compliance with Indian Electricity Rules, NBC, Fire & Life Safety, Environmental Regulations, OHS, and Corporate Engineering Standards.
- Manage statutory inspections, audits, certifications, and regulatory approvals.
- Maintain documentation, SOPs, permits, and compliance records.
- Develop and monitor corrective action plans from audits and inspections.
- Lead sustainability initiatives aligned with organizational ESG objectives.
- Develop energy reduction roadmaps and carbon footprint reduction strategies.
- Drive programs for energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, circular economy, and renewable energy integration.
- Promote Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle initiatives.
- Track and report sustainability KPIs and environmental performance metrics.
- Lead workplace safety programs and engineering risk assessments.
- Ensure compliance with fire safety, electrical safety, and emergency preparedness requirements.
- Support Emergency Response Team (ERT) programs and mock drills.
- Conduct hazard identification and risk assessments.
- Develop engineering controls to eliminate unsafe conditions.
- Drive a proactive safety culture throughout facility operations.
- Establish best-in-class facility management practices.
- Develop KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting mechanisms.
- Enhance equipment uptime, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Lead continuous improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and RCM.
- Standardize maintenance processes and engineering procedures.
- Manage vendor performance through measurable SLAs and KPIs.
- Prepare and manage engineering operating budgets and capital expenditure plans.
- Identify cost saving opportunities without compromising safety or service quality.
- Optimize utility consumption, maintenance expenses, service contracts, asset lifecycle costs, and capital investments.
- Deliver measurable annual cost savings and operational efficiencies.
- Lead smart facility initiatives using digital technologies.
- Deploy AI and ML solutions for predictive maintenance, energy optimization, space utilization, automation, cost reduction, and experience improvement.
- Develop intelligent dashboards and automated reporting systems.
- Leverage IoT and BMS for data-driven decision-making.
- Drive innovation through predictive analytics and smart building technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering / Power System.
- 3+ years of Facilities Engineering or related work experience.
- OR Associate's degree and 5+ years of Facilities Engineering or related work experience.
- 10–15+ years of experience in engineering in Property and facilities management.
- Experience supporting corporate campuses, R&D facilities, technology workplaces or critical infrastructure environments.
- Hands-on experience managing large-scale engineering projects and facility operations.
- Experience with HT/LT electrical systems, transformers, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, and power monitoring systems.
- Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
- Experience in energy audits and identifying improvement opportunities.
- Experience in leading root cause analysis (RCA) for major electrical incidents and outages.
- Experience in electrical engineering design reviews.
- Experience in preparing and validating electrical load calculations, power distribution schemes, UPS requirements, DG integration, and redundancy planning.
- Experience reviewing and approving MEP drawings, layouts, specifications, and engineering submissions.
- Knowledge of NBC, BIS, IEC, ECBC, LEED and local statutory requirements.
- Experience coordinating with consultants, contractors, landlords, and project teams.
- Knowledge of Indian Electricity Rules, National Building Code (NBC), Fire & Life Safety Standards, Environmental Regulations, Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, and Corporate Engineering Standards.
- Experience managing statutory inspections, audits, certifications, and regulatory approvals.
- Experience developing and monitoring corrective action plans.
- Experience leading sustainability initiatives and developing energy reduction roadmaps.
- Experience driving programs related to energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, circular economy practices, and renewable energy integration.
- Experience leading workplace safety programs and engineering risk assessments.
- Experience ensuring compliance with fire safety, electrical safety and emergency preparedness requirements.
- Experience supporting Emergency Response Team (ERT) programs and mock drills.
- Experience conducting hazard identification and risk assessments.
- Experience developing engineering controls to eliminate unsafe conditions.
- Experience establishing best-in-class facility management practices.
- Experience developing KPIs, dashboards and performance reporting mechanisms.
- Experience enhancing equipment uptime, reliability and operational efficiency.
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and RCM.
- Experience preparing and managing engineering operating budgets and capital expenditure plans.
- Experience identifying cost saving opportunities.
- Experience optimizing utility consumption, maintenance expenses, service contracts, asset lifecycle costs, and capital investments.
- Experience leading smart facility initiatives using digital technologies.
- Experience deploying AI and ML solutions for facility management.
- Experience developing intelligent dashboards and automated reporting systems.
- Experience leveraging IoT and Building Management Systems (BMS) for data-driven decision-making.
- Experience with predictive analytics and smart building technologies.
Desired Qualifications
- Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.
- Experience supporting corporate campuses, R&D facilities, technology workplaces or critical infrastructure environments.
- Hands-on experience managing large-scale engineering projects and facility operations.
Benefits
- Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
- Commitment to providing an accessible process for individuals with disabilities.
- Reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to participate in the hiring process.
#Facilities Engineering#Facilities Maintenance#Electrical Infrastructure#Power Management#Engineering Design#Project Management#Compliance#Risk Management#Sustainability#Workplace Safety#Operational Excellence#Cost Optimization#Digital Transformation#AI#Machine Learning
Company
Qualcomm
Job Posted
1 month ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Chennai, India
Qualification
Bachelor, Diploma
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