Facilities Leader - Global Manufacturing Site Startup

Advanced Energy; Cavite City; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy in Cavite, Philippines, seeks a Facilities Manager to lead the design, development, and long-term management of a strategically important brownfield site. You will shape facilities infrastructure, service strategies, and organizational capability from the outset, partnering with IE and key stakeholders to build a capable two-shift team.

Once operational, you will be accountable for facilities performance, reliability, cost, and compliance, while driving energy efficiency and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related).
• 15+ years of progressive facilities leadership in complex manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading brownfield design, construction, and startup programs.
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing infrastructure and utilities.
• Ability to lead multi-shift facilities teams and partner across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design input for the brownfield Cavite site in collaboration with IE, Manufacturing, EHS, Quality, IT and Security.
• Develop facilities basis of design, utility requirements, capacity assumptions, redundancy, and lifecycle considerations.
• Provide decisive leadership through design reviews, risk assessments, and change control.
• Build and scale a two-shift facilities organization from scratch, including staffing and training.
• Oversee commissioning, start-up, and transition to reliable operations; ensure safety and regulatory compliance.
• Drive maintenance strategy, cost control, and continuous improvement for the site.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Brownfield design

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Advanced Energy in Cavite, Philippines, seeks a Facilities Manager to lead the design, development, and long-term management of a strategically important brownfield site. You will shape facilities infrastructure, service strategies, and organizational capability from the outset, partnering with IE and key stakeholders to build a capable two-shift team.

Once operational, you will be accountable for facilities performance, reliability, cost, and compliance, while driving energy efficiency and