Senior Facilities Manager

Do you want to lead facilities operations in a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing setting?

Are you ready to manage maintenance, calibration, construction, and technical services for a high-performing site?

Do you enjoy building safe, compliant, and efficient operations that support quality manufacturing?

Fraser Dove International is partnering exclusively with a growing pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation.

Our client is seeking a safety-focused leader to oversee all aspects of facility operations, including equipment, utilities, infrastructure, maintenance, calibration, construction projects, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) activities, and technical services.

Discover more about our Senior Manager of Facilities opportunity; its objectives, duties/responsibilities and the skills, experience and competencies needed to succeed.

• Maintain safe, compliant, and reliable facility operations across equipment, utilities, infrastructure, maintenance, and calibration activities.
• Deliver Capital Expenditure (Cap Ex) and facility projects on time, within budget, and in line with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expectations.
• Build and lead a high-performing Facilities team that supports operational excellence, audit readiness, and continuous improvement.

• Lead the technical management of the site, ensuring facilities operations meet safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the maintenance programme, including staff direction, unscheduled requests, work delegation, and maintenance documentation.
• Lead the execution of the site Capital Expenditure (Cap Ex) plan, including facility expansions, new production equipment installation, and engineering projects.
• Manage construction projects from design through execution, turnover, and qualification of new spaces.
• Oversee the calibration programme, including assigning activities, directing staff, managing urgent requests, and maintaining calibration records.
• Write, review, and approve Facilities Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the site.
• Partner with Quality Assurance (QA) to support commissioning, qualification, customer audits, and regulatory inspections as the Facilities subject matter expert.

• 8-10 years of experience in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing, facilities management, technical services, or related regulated operations.
• Strong experience managing maintenance, calibration, construction, utilities, infrastructure, and equipment-focused workflows.
• Proven experience managing Capital Expenditure (Cap Ex) and Operating Expenditure (OpEx) budgets, including planning, forecasting, and tracking spend.
• Strong understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expectations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with experience supervising technical staff and contractors.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Experience supporting chemical process safety, Process Hazard Assessments (PHAs), commissioning, qualification, and regulated audits is desirable.

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