Senior Facilities Engineering Lead — GMP Pharma

Sigmar Recruitment; Ringaskiddy; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare package

Day-shift working hours

Permanent senior technical opportunity

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is seeking a Facilities Engineering Lead to oversee day-to-day coordination of critical engineering systems supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing. You will lead shift engineers and specialists, manage critical utilities, and ensure GMP compliance in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating permits, validation activities, and ensuring continuous coverage of engineering operations across clean utilities and HVAC systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in pharmaceutical manufacturing or life sciences facilities.
• Strong GMP knowledge within regulated critical facilities environments.
• Experience with WFI, clean steam, clean utilities, compressed gases and cleanroom HVAC.
• Electrical or mechanical engineering qualification or equivalent technical background.
• Experience with PPM, reactive maintenance, CMMS and critical engineering systems.
• Exposure to validation, equipment qualification and change-control processes.
• Previous experience leading or coordinating engineers, technicians and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Shift Engineers, technicians and service providers.
• Oversee critical utilities including WFI, clean steam, compressed air, nitrogen, UPS and generators.
• Ensure reliable operation of cleanroom HVAC and environmental controls in manufacturing areas.
• Drive PPM and reactive maintenance within GMP and SLA standards.
• Coordinate permits, validation activities and engineering works in controlled areas.
• Maintain effective shift handovers and continuous engineering coverage.
• Support GMP documentation, change control, audits and regulatory inspections.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality and external service providers.

Skills

GMP compliance

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Shift coordination

Critical facilities

HVAC systems

WFI/clean steam familiarity

Education

Electrical or mechanical engineering qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Sigmar Recruitment is seeking a Facilities Engineering Lead to oversee day-to-day coordination of critical engineering systems supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing. You will lead shift engineers and specialists, manage critical utilities, and ensure GMP compliance in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating permits, validation activities, and ensuring continuous coverage of engineering operations across clean utilities and HVAC systems.