Technical Facilities Manager

We are supporting a leading advanced engineering and manufacturing organisation with the appointment of a Technical Facilities Manager to oversee a highly specialised technical site in Bristol.

This is a key role managing critical facilities across cleanrooms, engineering labs, manufacturing areas and technical infrastructure. You will lead outsourced service partners and develop an internal facilities team, ensuring the site operates safely, efficiently and reliably.

Key Responsibilities

Lead technical facilities operations across mechanical, electrical, controls and life safety systems
Manage critical infrastructure including HVAC, cleanrooms, gas systems, water systems, BMS and electrical distribution
Ensure uptime, resilience and reliability of systems supporting manufacturing and R&D activity
Develop and manage PPM, reliability-centred and condition-based maintenance strategies
Act as technical authority for safe systems of work, isolation, switching, permits and engineering change control
Ensure statutory compliance, technical risk management and audit readiness
Manage outsourced providers across maintenance, security, cleaning and waste services
Set and monitor SLAs, KPIs and supplier performance
Maintain cleanroom performance, environmental monitoring and contamination control standards
Manage facilities budgets, asset data, lifecycle planning and infrastructure upgrade business cases
Support compliance with UK legislation including EaWR, PUWER, LOLER, PSSR, COSHH, DSEAR, ACoP L8 and fire safety requirements
Lead incident response, root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities
Develop, mentor and lead the internal Facilities Team

Experience Required

Proven facilities management experience within a technical environment such as semiconductor, pharmaceutical, advanced manufacturing, aerospace or similar
Strong understanding of critical building services and infrastructure
Experience managing cleanrooms or controlled environments
Knowledge of UK health, safety and statutory compliance requirements
Experience managing contractors, suppliers and service providers
Strong leadership and team development skills
Knowledge of sustainability and energy management practices would be advantageous

Qualifications

Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management or a related subject desirable
IWFM, CIBSE or similar professional membership desirable

Benefits

Competitive salary
Career development opportunities
Private healthcare
Share incentive plan
25 days annual leave
Half day Fridays
Pension scheme
Flexible benefits package
Good work-life balanceApply now to discuss this Technical Facilities Manager opportunity in more detail