Senior Engineering Manager

MSI Pharma; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MSI Pharma in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead engineering services, maintenance, utilities and facilities within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

You will review and optimise engineering structures, drive asset reliability, implement best practices, and work with senior stakeholders to ensure safe, compliant and efficient operations across the site. Strong leadership and regulatory knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive engineering leadership experience in regulated environments.
• Experience leading transformation and organisational design reviews.
• Background in pharmaceutical/biotech/life sciences or GMP-regulated environments.
• Engineering degree (HND/HNC/degree) preferred; Chartered status beneficial.
• Advanced English language skills; eligible to work Inside IR35.
• Knowledge of asset management frameworks and maintenance best practices.
• Proven ability to drive improvement and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across engineering services, maintenance, utilities and facilities.
• Review and restructure engineering organisations to improve capability and performance.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Oversee planned, preventive, predictive and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Drive engineering projects, operational improvements and asset management.
• Monitor KPIs and implement corrective actions where needed.
• Ensure HSE, GMP and regulatory compliance across activities.
• Lead investigations and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Asset management

Compliance

GMP

CMMS

SAP PM

Reliability program

Regulatory compliance

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer

Tools

CMMS

SAP PM

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager (Engineering Services & Operations)

Overview

We are partnered with a leading biotechnology operating within a highly regulated manufacturing environment seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager (Engineering Services & Operations) to provide leadership across engineering services, operational engineering, maintenance, utilities and facilities functions.

In this strategic and hands-on leadership role, you will be responsible for reviewing and enhancing engineering structures, driving operational effectiveness, improving asset reliability and supporting the delivery of engineering excellence across the site. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to implement engineering best practices, strengthen organisational capability and ensure engineering operations remain safe, compliant and efficient.

Requirements

• Provide leadership and direction across engineering services, maintenance, utilities and facilities operations.
• Review existing engineering organisational structures and recommend improvements to capability, efficiency and performance.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies aligned to business objectives and future growth plans.
• Oversee planned, preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Drive engineering projects, operational improvements and asset management initiatives.
• Monitor engineering performance through KPIs and implement corrective improvement plans where required.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, GMP and regulatory requirements across engineering activities.
• Lead engineering investigations, root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

Hard Skills

• Significant experience in senior engineering leadership or engineering management roles.
• Strong background overseeing engineering services, utilities, maintenance, facilities and operational engineering functions.
• Experience reviewing, restructuring or transforming engineering organisations.
• Strong knowledge of asset management, reliability engineering and maintenance strategies.
• Proven experience delivering operational and strategic engineering improvement programmes.
• Understanding of HSE legislation, compliance requirements and engineering governance.
• Experience within manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotech, FMCG, utilities or other highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of CMMS platforms, SAP PM, reliability programmes or asset management frameworks preferred.

Soft Skills

• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong ability to influence senior leadership teams and drive organisational change.
• Strategic mindset combined with hands‑on operational delivery capability.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work across multiple functions and departments.
• Strong decision‑making, problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the confidence to challenge existing processes and drive positive change.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within engineering leadership, engineering management or operational engineering environments.
• Experience leading engineering transformation, organisational design reviews or operational excellence initiatives is highly desirable.
• Background within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences or GMP‑regulated environments would be advantageous.
• Degree, HNC or HND qualification within Engineering or a related discipline preferred.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional qualification would be beneficial.
• Experience with asset management frameworks, reliability‑centred maintenance and engineering best practice methodologies preferred.
• Advanced English language skills required.
• Must be eligible to work on an Inside IR35 contract basis.