Water Engineer

at  Johnson Johnson

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The Engineering & Property Services (E&PS) department is the backbone of our critical infrastructure, leading all aspects of the design, operation, and maintenance of buildings, HVAC systems, utilities, and installations across our sites in Beerse, Geel, Olen, and Gent. From centralized production and distribution systems to chemical and pharmaceutical production and R&D facilities.
Our mission at E&PS is to manage the infrastructure lifecycle with reliability, sustainability, and efficiency. We strive to build an outstanding workplace experience while contributing to the global Facilities organization through knowledge sharing and expertise.
Within E&PS Belgium we are seeking a Water Engineer to lead and strategically craft the (future of) water management across our Belgium sites, with focus on the Beerse site. This role is pivotal in ensuring operational excellence, environmental compliance, and the resilience of critical water systems, with growing importance due to evolving regulations and climate challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise multidisciplinary external teams: Oversee the operation, management, and optimization of water systems and processes, ensuring business continuity, safety, quality, energy efficiency, economic viability, and environmental sustainability. Use diverse partners, making efficient and effective contractor management essential.
• Water Quality Monitoring and Compliance: Ensure consistent monitoring of incoming, generated, distributed, and outgoing water to meet quality and compliance standards (GxP).
• Identify and scope opportunities for improvement: Align with existing and emerging (J&J) standards and legislation. Coordinate the realization of these improvements while ensuring all applicable GxP requirements for systems and installations within the projects are met.
• Wastewater Treatment and Soil Remediation: Responsible for wastewater treatment and soil remediation at the Beerse site.
• Water Supply Systems: Develop and implement standards and designs for water systems and networks, including treatment facilities and storage solutions.
• Environmental Impact Assessment: Assess current and future environmental impacts, including regulatory and climate-related risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Water Strategy Development: Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for water-related projects, initiatives, and the Belgium Masterplan for water management.
• Project and facility management: Act as an expert within projects in an operating area, thereby contributing to safety, quality, sustainability, operational reliability, and energy efficiency of the installations
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with campus management, governmental bodies, social partners, EHS teams, and Supply Chain customers to align water management strategies with broader objectives.
• Infrastructure Optimization and Climate Adaptation: Leverage hydraulic, groundwater, flood, drought, and flow modeling to optimize infrastructure and address site needs while developing site-hardening strategies to mitigate risks from floods, water shortages, and extreme weather.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• A Master level engineering degree (bio, civil, industrial) or equivalent through experience
• A broad multidisciplinary knowledge (process techniques, mechanics, hydraulics, environmental technologies, …)
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience in a strong regulated environment
• Confirmed expertise in water management, including wastewater treatment, soil remediation, and critical water systems for GxP utilities.
• Familiarity with EU and Flemish environmental regulations and compliance requirements.
• Effective communication skills in written and spoken Dutch and English.

Preferred:

• Experience in the chemical, pharmaceutical or other highly regulated industry
• Knowledge of CMMS system SAP
• The ability to adapt emerging approaches and industry innovations to facilities management
• Financial knowledge, such as understanding of cost-benefit and life cycle cost analyses
• Leadership skills, with the ability to engage and align diverse stakeholders.

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• Supervise multidisciplinary external teams: Oversee the operation, management, and optimization of water systems and processes, ensuring business continuity, safety, quality, energy efficiency, economic viability, and environmental sustainability. Use diverse partners, making efficient and effective contractor management essential.
• Water Quality Monitoring and Compliance: Ensure consistent monitoring of incoming, generated, distributed, and outgoing water to meet quality and compliance standards (GxP).
• Identify and scope opportunities for improvement: Align with existing and emerging (J&J) standards and legislation. Coordinate the realization of these improvements while ensuring all applicable GxP requirements for systems and installations within the projects are met.
• Wastewater Treatment and Soil Remediation: Responsible for wastewater treatment and soil remediation at the Beerse site.
• Water Supply Systems: Develop and implement standards and designs for water systems and networks, including treatment facilities and storage solutions.
• Environmental Impact Assessment: Assess current and future environmental impacts, including regulatory and climate-related risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Water Strategy Development: Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for water-related projects, initiatives, and the Belgium Masterplan for water management.
• Project and facility management: Act as an expert within projects in an operating area, thereby contributing to safety, quality, sustainability, operational reliability, and energy efficiency of the installations
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with campus management, governmental bodies, social partners, EHS teams, and Supply Chain customers to align water management strategies with broader objectives.
• Infrastructure Optimization and Climate Adaptation: Leverage hydraulic, groundwater, flood, drought, and flow modeling to optimize infrastructure and address site needs while developing site-hardening strategies to mitigate risks from floods, water shortages, and extreme weather