Director, Engineering. HVAC & Mechanical (HVAC)

Location: North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Salary: $182,000–$346,000 annual base pay

Company

hirify.global develops medicines and healthcare solutions across areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and aesthetics.

What you will do

• Set global engineering strategy, standards, governance, and multi-year roadmaps for HVAC, mechanical systems, facility interfaces, reliability, maintainability, sustainability, and Building Management Systems.
• Lead technical support for new facilities, major capacity programs, technology platforms, critical infrastructure, and lifecycle asset strategies.
• Define HVAC and mechanical design strategies covering zoning, pressure cascades, environmental controls, mechanical utilities, energy performance, and BMS integration.
• Govern technical decisions, risks, standards deviations, project deliverables, and operational-readiness requirements across strategic capital programs.
• Coordinate Strategic Investments, manufacturing, quality, validation/CQV, EHS, site engineering, digital/automation, suppliers, EPCM firms, and external engineering partners.
• Build engineering capability through mentoring, knowledge sharing, lessons learned, technical reviews, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a relevant technical discipline.
• Typically 12–15+ years of relevant engineering, manufacturing, capital project, technical operations, or regulated manufacturing experience.
• Strong technical capability in HVAC, mechanical static and rotating systems, facility integration, reliability, maintainability, sustainability, and project delivery.
• Experience working across global functions, manufacturing sites, project teams, suppliers, vendors, and external engineering partners.
• Strong strategic thinking, technical judgment, risk management, stakeholder engagement, communication, and structured problem-solving skills.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical device, API, peptides, biologics, sterile, or similarly regulated manufacturing environments is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Enterprise-level leadership role operating across a global matrix and strategic investment portfolio.
• Focus on safety, quality, compliance, integrity, inclusion, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
• 401(k) and eligibility for long-term incentive programs.