Head of Facilities & Utilities Engineering

About the role

We are seeking a senior engineer to own and lead the critical utilities and facilities infrastructure for a GMP‑manufacturing site in Northern Germany. This position is responsible for delivering capital projects, ensuring compliance, and driving reliability and efficiency across the plant’s utility systems.

Key responsibilities

• Own utilities, facilities, and building infrastructure supporting GMP manufacturing.
• Manage engineering and capital‑investment projects from design through commissioning and qualification.
• Commission, qualify, and maintain facility and utility systems.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot, and optimise critical systems.
• Conduct risk assessments, FMEA, and root‑cause investigations.
• Support GMP compliance and keep systems in a qualified state.
• Identify and implement continuous‑improvement opportunities.
• Manage contractors, vendors, and technical stakeholders.

Required profile

• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food & beverage, chemicals, or similar.
• Background in utilities and facilities engineering, including HVAC, clean utilities, media systems, or process‑support infrastructure.
• Proven track record of engineering project delivery and capital‑investment management.
• Hands‑on experience with qualification, commissioning, FMEA, risk assessment, and reliability improvement.
• Familiarity with SAP PM or comparable CMMS.
• Fluent in German and English.

Required skills

• HVAC systems
• Clean utilities
• Media systems
• Process‑support infrastructure
• Engineering project delivery
• GMP/regulated manufacturing compliance
• Qualification and commissioning
• FMEA and risk assessment
• Reliability improvement
• SAP PM (or similar CMMS)
• German language
• English language

What we offer

• Opportunity to become a recognised technical expert within a global organisation.
• Long‑term career path with strong internal progression.
• Highly visible engineering role influencing plant performance.