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Site Engineering Manager

Lonza

Slough

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GBP 60,000 - 100,000

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6 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Site Engineering Manager to lead engineering functions at a new site in Reading, UK. This role is pivotal in ensuring operational readiness and involves close collaboration with various teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, proven leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex projects. This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking company dedicated to improving lives through innovative solutions in life sciences. If you are passionate about engineering and ready to make a meaningful impact, this position is for you.

Qualifications

Significant experience in leading engineering functions.
Proven track record of managing complex initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering functions for Maintenance, Facilities, and Utilities.
Coordinate with cross-functional project teams.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication Skills

Change Management

Team Building

Education

Engineering Degree

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United Kingdom, Slough

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The Role

The Site Engineering Manager holds the overall responsibility for leading all engineering functions associated with Maintenance, Facilities, Utilities, and Reliability to support the establishment and successful start-up of Lonza’s new site in Reading, UK (Project Falcon).

Reporting directly to the Operations Leader, the Site Engineering Manager is a core member of the Operations Leadership Team. The role requires close collaboration with the cross-functional project team—including Manufacturing, Development Services, Capital Projects, and Quality Control—as well as coordination with the Slough Site Engineering team and other relevant Operations functions.

Candidate must have significant experience in leading engineering functions e.g Maintenance, Reliability, Utilities or Facilities!

Key Responsibilities

Act as the primary interface between engineering end-users and the project team, ensuring seamless communication and alignment.
Provide essential end-user input and consultation across all project phases—from design through operational deployment.
Take charge of developing and implementing strategies for Maintenance, Reliability, and Utilities, following standard processes.
Successfully implement the Business Readiness Programme within the project, ensuring operational preparedness at debut.
Develop, implement, and coordinate all operational documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Conduct and contribute to safety, process, and technical risk assessments to ensure compliance and mitigate risks.
Drive alignment and engagement of the engineering team with the Business Readiness and Organisational Efficiency programmes.
Partner with the HR team to support the engineering-related elements of the Change Management Programme.

Key requirements:

An engineering degree or equivalent experience.
Proven track record of leading multiple complex initiatives simultaneously to successful completion as a change leader within Engineering.
Experience in building and managing diverse teams to improve global competitiveness and fuel innovation.
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels in verbal and written form.
Capability to manage multiple cross-functional teams simultaneously
Proven track record of planning and delivering projects and programmes to agreed timescales and being results-focused

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Reference: R67401

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Seniority level

Seniority level
Not Applicable

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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