Utility - Technical Lead

🔹 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

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• Energy Management & Sustainability

Drive plant energy efficiency roadmap

Optimize consumption (kWh, Nm³, KL) and reduce costs

Lead sustainability initiatives (water reuse, energy reduction, decarbonization)

• 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

• 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.

• Vendor & Contract Management

Manage vendors, AMC/ CMC contracts, and service providers

Validate technical solutions and execution quality

Ensure cost and safety compliance

• Digitalization & Monitoring

Develop utility dashboards and KPIs

Implement IoT / automated monitoring systems

Drive data-driven decision making

• Projects & Continuous Improvement

Lead capex and utility improvement projects

Drive Six Sigma / Kaizen initiatives

Support plant expansion and infrastructure projects

• 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 %)

🔹 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

Reporting Structure

Reports to: Plant IE Head

Interfaces with: Production, Facility , HR, ESH, Projects, Finance, Test labs Government Authorities

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