For an international industrial company operating in a highly automated process environment, we are currently looking for an Energy & Utilities Manager to join the Maintenance team of one of its key production sites.

The position will play a key role in ensuring the reliability of site utilities while driving energy efficiency, cost optimization and sustainability initiatives across a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Your Responsibilities

As Energy & Utilities Manager, you will take ownership of the site's utilities reliability and energy performance.

Your main responsibilities will include:

· Develop and implement the site Utilities Reliability Plan, ensuring continuous availability of energy and water in a 24/7 production environment.

· Define and follow preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for utilities in collaboration with Reliability and Maintenance teams.

· Monitor utilities performance through key indicators such as MTTR and MTBF.

· Lead root cause investigations following breakdowns or utilities-related quality issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.

· Design and implement energy efficiency plans covering steam, chilled and hot water, compressed air, HVAC, electricity and other utilities.

· Conduct and coordinate energy audits and identify improvement opportunities with quantified savings, required investments and expected payback.

· Establish and maintain energy monitoring and metering plans.

· Analyze energy and water consumption data and KPIs, identify trends and deviations, and provide recommendations to management.

· Monitor and report energy and ESG performance indicators.

· Prepare the site's energy budget and contribute to the management of an annual energy spend

· Manage technical purchasing activities, supplier negotiations and Total Cost of Ownership optimization.

· Identify and propose energy and utilities CAPEX projects, preparing technical and financial business cases.





· Supervise utilities installation, maintenance and commissioning activities in coordination with Engineering and Maintenance teams.

· Evaluate emerging technologies such as heat recovery, high-efficiency utilities, monitoring systems and renewable energy solutions.

· Ensure compliance with applicable energy, environmental, safety and food safety regulations and standards.

· Promote energy awareness across the site and train operational teams on efficient and responsible use of energy.

· Contribute actively to continuous improvement initiatives and share best practices across international sites.

Your Profile

· Bachelor's degree in Energy Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or another relevant technical field.

· Minimum 3 years of experience in Energy Management / Utilities within a process industry, ideally in highly regulated manufacturing environment.

· Strong understanding of industrial utilities such as steam, chilled/hot water, compressed air, HVAC and electricity.

· Experience with energy consumption analysis, monitoring and reporting.

· Knowledge of national/international energy regulations and standards.

· Familiarity with ISO 50001 or similar energy management systems/certifications.

· Experience working with SCADA systems and CMMS.

· Good understanding of preventive/predictive maintenance and utilities reliability.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

· Experience managing technical projects and translating analysis into concrete action plans.

· Hands-on mindset with a strong affinity for industrial operations and the shop floor / Gemba.

· Autonomous, proactive and results-oriented, with the ability to collaborate effectively across Maintenance, Engineering, Production, HSE and Operational Excellence teams.

· Good communication skills in Spanish and English.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 35,000.00€ - 40,000.00€ per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Energy & Utilities Manager – Industrial Site (Valencia)
🏢 Axepta
📍 Valencia