Facilities Leader: Brownfield Site Startup & Ops

Advanced Energy; Calamba; On-site; PHP 3,200,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy in Cavite, Philippines, seeks a seasoned Facilities Manager to lead design, build, and operation of a strategic brownfield manufacturing site. You will shape infrastructure, set service strategies, and assemble a capable two‑shift team from scratch, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance from startup onward.

This high‑impact role requires 15+ years in manufacturing facilities leadership, strong EHS governance, and proven ability to deliver complex projects on time and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline; advanced degree advantageous.
• 15+ years in facilities leadership within complex manufacturing.
• Experience leading brownfield design, expansion, startup, or ramp programs.
• Deep knowledge of manufacturing infra and critical utilities; design, redundancy, lifecycle.
• Ability to collaborate with IE and cross‑functional partners; decisive execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead brownfield site design input with IE, Manufacturing, EHS, Quality, IT, Security.
• Develop basis of design, utilities, capacity, layouts, and lifecycle considerations.
• Provide decisive leadership through design reviews, risk assessments, and scope decisions.
• Build a two‑shift facilities organization from scratch: staffing, onboarding, training.
• Define operating model, governance, maintenance strategy, and performance metrics.
• Oversee contractor selection, service providers, and governance of external partners.
• Manage construction, commissioning, acceptance, and documentation turnover.
• Own facilities performance, cost, compliance, and business continuity post‑startup.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Brownfield design

Project leadership

Safety & EHS

Staffing & training

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial/Facilities

Job description

Advanced Energy in Cavite, Philippines, seeks a seasoned Facilities Manager to lead design, build, and operation of a strategic brownfield manufacturing site. You will shape infrastructure, set service strategies, and assemble a capable two‑shift team from scratch, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance from startup onward.

This high‑impact role requires 15+ years in manufacturing facilities leadership, strong EHS governance, and proven ability to deliver complex projects on time and