Senior Engineering Leader: Pharma Facilities & Maintenance

Viatris; Inverin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Bonus scheme

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Viatris is seeking an Associate Director of Engineering (Equipment, Facilities & Utilities Maintenance) in Ireland. This senior role leads maintenance strategy, drives reliability and compliance for pharmaceutical operations, and oversees large capital projects and valuation of facilities upgrades.

The role requires extensive pharma leadership, GMP knowledge, and strong communication to partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and MS&T teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Extensive plant engineering leadership in the pharmaceutical industry with sterile drug manufacture and cGMP requirements.
• Strong understanding of Annex I, US and EMA GMP regulations, with experience in regulatory audits (HPRA, FDA).
• Proven experience in aseptic process and contamination control strategies, including cleaning and disinfection validation.
• Experience planning, designing and managing significant capital expansion projects with equipment qualification, validation and facilities upgrades.
• Strong people leadership with a track record of building high-performing teams.
• PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean Manufacturing certification preferred.
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills with strong problem-solving and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary maintenance, engineering and facilities teams for high performance.
• Develop and execute multi-year engineering and capital investment strategies.
• Drive reliability, asset lifecycle management and preventive maintenance across site infrastructure.
• Develop and promote an RCM strategy using FMECA/FMEA, trend analysis and control charts.
• Oversee validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) for equipment and facilities.
• Ensure full compliance with HPRA, FDA, GMP, cGMP, ISO and other standards. Audit readiness.
• Manage annual and multi-year capital budgets and capital projects.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and MS&T to align needs and sustainability goals.
• Opportunity for progression to Site Engineering Director based on performance.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory audits

Project management

GMP knowledge

Quality systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

PMP

Six Sigma Black Belt

Lean Manufacturing certification

Job description

Viatris is seeking an Associate Director of Engineering (Equipment, Facilities & Utilities Maintenance) in Ireland. This senior role leads maintenance strategy, drives reliability and compliance for pharmaceutical operations, and oversees large capital projects and valuation of facilities upgrades.

The role requires extensive pharma leadership, GMP knowledge, and strong communication to partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and MS&T teams.