Utilities Director

Job Description

Position Summary

The Director of Utilities will lead the utility engineering team to meet the beer division goals. They will support brewery operations and execute the capital plan, setting measurable objectives and fostering individual development within the group. The Director will collaborate with other engineering leaders to achieve corporate engineering department objectives.

The Director will ensure the team stays updated on new technologies to enhance utility operations. They will also develop and maintain design and operating standards for utility systems, complying with all regulations.

Additional duties include working with project management to ensure efficient project execution from concept to commissioning and maintaining clear communication with all project team members.

Responsibilities

Lead the company utility engineering group (or department) by managing a team of utility engineering experts to achieve the beer companies’ objectives.

• Manage his/her group to ensure that the breweries have access to and utilize the necessary utility process operating and PSE standards and training when self-executing capital projects.
• Ensure that the Utilities engineers stay abreast of new technologies that may improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the utility operation of the breweries.  Equipment design advances, alternate fuels, and improved ventilation systems are just a sample of technologies to monitor in this area.
• Ensure that the Utilities group as the company’s experts are readily available to assist the breweries with operations issues both routine and on an emergency basis.
• Ensure that he/she and the utility group is involved in the selection process of outside engineers, contractors or consultants working on the utility systems given they are the company experts.
• Ensure that his/her group works with all design firms, and contractors, employing the best tools, and methodologies, that the CBI PSE standards have been communicated and are being incorporated into all the project designs from the beginning of the project through completion.
• Manage his/her group to identify standard process gaps and create defined workflows.  Ensure all processes are communicated to all stakeholders and followed.
• Implement a formal “Request for Design Change” process and approval flow
• Support the development and deployment of CBI’s “PSM” Program
• Track and supervise proper and timely “PSM” document control, backed by the document control area.
• Ensure designs and construction are executed following corporate safety standards
• Develop and maintain a positive and trusting working relationship with all stakeholders
• Model appropriate behavior
• Ensure the CBI culture is followed
• Responsible for development of 3yr CapEx plan for Utilities.
• Mentor on Engineering and Leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Mechanical or Electrical preferred
• 10+ years of industry specific experience
• Experience in Engineering Utilities Area
  • Significant experience preferred in one or more of the following areas:
    • Ammoina refrigeration
    • CO2 distribution and recovery
    • Electrical distribution and cogeneration
    • Well water treatment
    • Wastewater treatment
    • Water recovery
• Experience in a Managerial Role
• Experience in Team Building
• Demonstrated ability to effectively organize and manage multiple tasks as projects, ensuring completion to meet deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail on multiple simultaneous tasks
• Excellent verbal presentation skills. Excellent written communications skills and ability to document system procedures in an understandable format
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Willing to travel for extended periods of time, 50-75%
• Passport and Visa is a plus
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus

Physical Requirements/Other

• Must be able sit and/or stand for long periods of time, and work on a computer for extended periods. 
• Valid Driver’s license in the state employed, must have acceptable driving record, and must have automobile liability insurance (when using a personal vehicle on Company business) OR have the ability to travel. 

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The salary range for this role is:

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  Our compensation is based on cost of labor. For remote locations or positions open to multiple locations, the pay range may reflect several US geographic markets, including the lowest geographic market minimum to the highest geographic market maximum. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.  At Constellation Brands, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).