Technical Facilities Manager

We are excited to announce an opportunity for a Technical Facilities Manager in a permanent role located in Severn Beach, Bristol. This is a chance to lead a cutting‑edge technical site from the ground up, overseeing specialised environments such as clean rooms, engineering labs and manufacturing areas.

• Accountability for site operations and technical infrastructure – engineering integrity across mechanical, electrical, controls, and life safety systems.
• Technical leadership across all engineering systems, setting standards aligned to statutory compliance, manufacturer guidance and industry best practice.
• Act as technical authority for safe systems of work, isolation management, switching protocols and engineering change control.
• Ensure engineering teams operate within defined authorisation structures with formal competency frameworks and documented evidence.
• Oversee technical risk assessments and manage maintenance and operational activity to prevent safety, resilience or compliance issues.
• Own day‑to‑day management of building services and technical systems – HVAC, cleanroom environments, gas systems, water systems and electrical infrastructure.
• Ensure uptime, reliability and performance of critical systems supporting manufacturing and R&D.
• Develop and implement planned preventive maintenance strategies, driving reliability‑centred and condition‑based maintenance.
• Manage reactive and emergency works with clear prioritisation based on safety risk and business impact.
• Maintain accurate CAFM data reflecting asset criticality, redundancy and maintenance history.
• Ensure resilience of critical infrastructure – HV/LV distribution, UPS, generators, chillers, boilers, clean utilities, BMS, life safety systems.
• Oversee redundancy strategies (N+1, 2N, etc.) and validate through testing regimes.
• Lead incident response and root‑cause analysis with structured post‑incident reviews, lessons learned and risk register updates.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, sustainability and cost‑effectiveness without compromising safety.
• Mention Cleanroom & specialist environment responsibilities: maintain performance to required classifications, monitor environmental parameters, control contamination, comply with ISO cleanroom standards.
• Partner with Engineering, Innovation and Operations to ensure lab requirements are met.
• Manage outsourced facilities service providers – maintenance, security, waste and cleaning – establishing and managing SLAs, KPIs and performance reviews.
• Drive value and performance from supplier relationships.
• Develop and manage facilities budget, support capital investment planning and business cases for infrastructure upgrades.
• Maintain accurate asset data reflecting condition, criticality, redundancy and useful life, aligned to lifecycle modelling and business continuity planning.
• Work with the site SHE Manager to ensure adherence to UK legislation and regulations (EaWR, PUWER, LOLER, PSSR, COSHH, DSEAR, HSG
  274/ACoP L8, Fire Safety and others).
• Own facilities‑related risk assessments, permits to work and safe systems of work.
• Ensure compliance with statutory inspections and regulatory requirements across electrical, mechanical, pressure systems, water hygiene, fire safety, F‑Gas and specialist plant.
• Maintain documented contingency and emergency response plans.
• Support internal, external and customer audits; ensure continuous readiness.
• Develop and lead internal facilities team, setting objectives, performance standards and development plans and fostering a proactive, safety‑first, service‑oriented culture.

• Membership of a relevant professional body (IWFM, CIBSE) – desirable.
• Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management or related field – desirable.

• Proven experience in facilities management within a technical environment (semiconductor, pharmaceutical, advanced manufacturing).
• Strong understanding of critical building systems.
• Experience managing cleanroom or similar controlled environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing contractors and service providers.
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety and compliance requirements.
• Experien…