BMS / EMS Subject Matter Expert

BMS / EMS Subject Matter Expert 

Location: Albemarle County, Virginia / Remote with future site requirements
Contract: Initial 6 months, potential continuation through a multi-year program
Hours: 40 hours per week
Rate: $110-140 all in rate
Industry: Pharmaceutical / GMP Manufacturing
Project: Major $4.5 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing development

The Opportunity

We are seeking a specialist BMS / EMS Subject Matter Expert with genuine pharmaceutical GMP experience to support a major new manufacturing development in Virginia.

This is not simply a commercial building-management position. The BMS/EMS systems will operate within a validated GMP environment, making previous experience designing, specifying, implementing and commissioning BMS/EMS systems within pharmaceutical manufacturing essential.

The successful candidate will take an established concept and progress the BMS/EMS scope through subsequent design, installation and commissioning phases.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for BMS and EMS systems across a multi-building GMP development.
• Progress established BMS/EMS concepts through detailed engineering and implementation.
• Develop and review BMS/EMS design specifications and technical requirements.
• Ensure systems meet GMP and validation requirements.
• Review BMS descriptions of operation and EMS User Requirement Specifications.
• Review control strategies, system architecture, instrumentation and interfaces.
• Work with HVAC, utilities, electrical, controls and C&Q teams to ensure successful system integration.
• Review design-contractor drawings, specifications and calculations.
• Work with system integrators, vendors, design contractors and client stakeholders.
• Support technical bid evaluations and vendor selection.
• Support system installation and resolve technical queries.
• Review and support FAT and SAT activities.
• Support DQ, IQ and OQ activities where applicable.
• Provide technical support through commissioning and qualification.
• Manage BMS/EMS requirements across several buildings and simultaneous workstreams.

The original Electrical/Controls agreement specifically identifies BMS and EMS within the SME scope and requires the GMP-critical SME to prepare or assure URSs, translate requirements into engineering deliverables and support FAT, SAT, DQ, IQ, OQ, commissioning and qualification.

Candidate Requirements

• Relevant Electrical, Controls, Automation or related engineering degree.
• Minimum 5 to 10 years of relevant experience.
• Genuine pharmaceutical GMP BMS/EMS experience is essential.
• Previous responsibility for design and specification of BMS/EMS systems operating within validated GMP boundaries.
• Experience following systems through design, installation, commissioning and qualification.
• Strong understanding of environmental monitoring requirements within pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience working with design contractors, system integrators and automation vendors.
• Strong understanding of interfaces between BMS/EMS, HVAC, utilities and automation systems.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder-management capability.
• Previous major CAPEX/project experience.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous project workstreams.
• Willingness to spend extended periods onsite in Virginia when required.