Utility - Technical Lead

Company Description

Job Description

🔹 Role Purpose

Lead the planning, operation, optimization, and statutory compliance of all plant utilities while ensuring high reliability, cost efficiency, sustainability, and seamless coordination with government authorities.

🔹 Key Responsibilities

1. Utility Operations & Reliability Leadership

• Ensure 100% utility availability with zero impact on production
• Drive uptime improvement actions and system stabilization
• Monitor critical parameters and implement control strategies

2. Maintenance & Reliability Engineering

• Own Preventive, Predictive, and Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)
• Lead advanced RCA (5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, A3 Analysis)
• Improve MTBF and reduce repeat failures

3. Utility Systems Ownership

End-to-end responsibility for:

• Compressed Air Systems
• Cooling Towers & Chilled Water Systems
• HVAC & Ventilation, Air Handling Units
• Water Treatment (RO, DM, Softener, Chemical dosing)
• Electrical Systems (Transformers, DG, Panels, UPS, Servo, LT /HT, Open Access)

4. Energy Management & Sustainability

• Drive plant energy efficiency roadmap
• Optimize consumption (kWh, Nm³, KL) and reduce costs
• Lead sustainability initiatives (water reuse, energy reduction, decarbonization)

5. Government Liaison & Statutory Compliance

• Act as single point of contact with authorities:
  • Pollution Control Board
  • Electrical Inspectorate (DHBVN)
  • HSPCB, Waste Management
  • Fire & Safety Department
  • Local Municipal / Water Authorities- HSIDC
• Manage:
  • Licenses, renewals, and statutory documentation
  • Inspections, audits, and compliance closure
  • Environmental reporting (water discharge, emissions)
• Obtain approvals for new installations / expansions
• Ensure zero regulatory non-compliance risk

6. ESH Governance

• Ensure compliance with ESH standards and regulatory norms
• Implement LOTO, PTW, confined space practices
• Support ESH audits and zero-incident culture
• Support Sustainability initiatives along with ESH team.

7. Vendor & Contract Management

• Manage vendors, AMC/ CMC contracts, and service providers
• Validate technical solutions and execution quality
• Ensure cost and safety compliance

8. Digitalization & Monitoring

• Develop utility dashboards and KPIs
• Implement IoT / automated monitoring systems
• Drive data-driven decision making

9. Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Lead capex and utility improvement projects
• Drive Six Sigma / Kaizen initiatives
• Support plant expansion and infrastructure projects

10. Facility & Infrastructure Support

• Ensure proper workplace environmental conditions
• Support facility maintenance and future expansion planning

🔹 Technical Knowledge Requirement (Advanced & Expert Level)

✅ Advanced Level Knowledge (Must Have)

• Utility system fundamentals:
  • Compressed air system design, leak analysis, pressure optimization
  • Cooling tower performance, heat load calculations
  • HVAC load calculations and air balancing
• Water chemistry & treatment:
  • RO/DM operations, scaling, dosing control, TDS/pH optimization
• Electrical systems:
  • Load calculations, DG synchronization basics, power factor control
• Maintenance systems:
  • Preventive & predictive maintenance planning
  • Basic vibration, thermography, and condition monitoring
• Data analysis:
  • Trend analysis of utility consumption and performance
• Safety systems:
  • Electrical safety, pressure systems, chemical handling

✅ Expert Level Knowledge (Should Know)

Advanced system optimization:

• • Energy optimization (specific energy reduction: kWh/Nm³, kW/TR)
  • System integration & automation (BMS / SCADA / IoT-based monitoring)
• Utilities design & sizing:
  • Compressor sizing, piping networks, pressure drop calculations
  • Chiller & cooling tower selection and system balancing
• Advanced electrical knowledge:
  • Load flow concepts, HT/LT systems, reliability planning
• Water treatment expertise:
  • Chemical dosing strategy (corrosion, scaling, bio-control)
  • Effluent management and reuse strategies
• Reliability engineering:
  • FMEA, RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance), lifecycle costing
• Regulatory expertise:
  • Deep understanding of statutory norms (PCB, electricity, boiler laws)
• Project management:
  • Capex planning, ROI evaluation, supplier technical validation
• Digital transformation:
  • Data-driven optimization using dashboards & predictive analytics

🔹 Key KPIs

• Utility uptime (%)
• Corrective & Preventive Maintenance Cost
• Spare Part Management
• Energy consumption per unit
• Water consumption per unit
• Cost savings (₹ and %)
• MTBF / MTTR
• Statutory compliance score (100%)
• Audit observations (zero major NC)
• Sustainability metrics (water reuse %, energy reduction %)

Qualifications

🔹 Education

• BE/ B. Tech in Electrical / Mechanical.
• Add on Certifications for Electrical Safety Handling/ ESH Governance ( Plus point)

🔹 Experience

• 10–12 years in plant utilities / maintenance
• Proven experience in:
  • Independent utility management
  • Government liaison & statutory compliance
  • Energy / cost optimization

Additional Information

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: Plant IE Head
• Interfaces with: Production, Facility , HR,  ESH, Projects, Finance, Test labs Government Authorities

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