Pharma Site Engineering Director: Growth & Reliability Lead

HRM Search Partners; Dublin; On-site; EUR 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

HRM Search Partners is seeking an Engineering Director for a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Dublin. This role provides strategic and operational leadership of the site Engineering function, guiding CAPEX governance, maintenance and reliability initiatives, and driving the organisation’s growth and productivity.

As a key member of the Site Leadership Team, you will set the engineering strategy, oversee project delivery, and build a high-performing team across project

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Significant senior engineering leadership experience in pharmaceutical, biologics or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience at Site Leadership Team / Director level, or readiness to progress to a site-level Engineering Director position.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the Engineering function within a complex Pharma manufacturing environment.
• Operate as a key member of the Site Leadership Team, contributing to broader site strategy, performance and decision-making.
• Develop and own the site's engineering strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with operational and business priorities.
• Lead CAPEX planning, budgeting and engineering governance, establishing clear priorities and ensuring effective allocation of investment.
• Lead the planning and delivery of engineering, capital and supporting site projects required to improve operational performance and enable increased production.
• Establish a disciplined project delivery framework, ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on time and against agreed objectives.
• Develop and implement a progressive maintenance and reliability strategy, incorporating Total Productive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance and Lean principles.
• Drive improvements in equipment reliability, engineering effectiveness, right-first-time performance and overall manufacturing capability.
• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary Engineering organisation spanning areas including Project Engineering, Maintenance and Cleaning Validation.
• Build organisational capability through effective leadership, coaching, performance management and succession planning.
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture characterised by accountability, pace, collaboration, continuous improvement and delivery.
• Work closely with Operations, Quality, Technical Services and other site functions to identify and resolve engineering challenges and support manufacturing priorities.
• Ensure engineering activities are delivered in accordance with applicable regulatory, quality, safety and compliance requirements.
• Support manufacturing scale-up and significant operational change while maximising the capability of the existing site infrastructure.
• Maintain strong technical visibility across the operation, combining senior-level leadership with a willingness to engage directly with processes, equipment and engineering challenges.

Skills

Leadership

Regulated manufacturing

CAPEX governance

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

HRM Search Partners is seeking an Engineering Director for a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Dublin. This role provides strategic and operational leadership of the site Engineering function, guiding CAPEX governance, maintenance and reliability initiatives, and driving the organisation’s growth and productivity.

As a key member of the Site Leadership Team, you will set the engineering strategy, oversee project delivery, and build a high-performing team across project