Controlled Environment Facilities Lead

Bayer AG; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision, dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer seeks a Controlled Environment Facilities Coordinator to ensure that plant biology greenhouses, growth chambers, and CE infrastructure operate reliably to support research, seed production, phenotyping, and product development.

Responsibilities include coordinating operations, maintaining utilities, and serving as a liaison between research teams, utilities, and facility operations to minimize disruptions and optimize performance.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of HVAC, environmental controls, irrigation, lighting, and utilities in CE infrastructure.
• Strong coordination, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience coordinating contractors, vendors, preventive maintenance, and facility service providers.
• Experience planning shutdowns, outages, and recovery activities.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in complex technical or research environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate greenhouse, growth chamber, and CE facility operations to support research, phenotyping, seed production, and product development.
• Liaise between research teams, utilities, contractors, and facility operations to align infrastructure with priorities.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance, shutdowns, access, and upgrades to minimize disruption.
• Support facility improvement projects from planning through implementation.
• Monitor performance, identify risks, and drive improvements and issue resolution.
• Coordinate vendor activities including PMs, service visits, inspections, and follow-ups.
• Ensure safety, access controls, training standards, and site procedures are met.
• Communicate project status, impacts, priorities, and risks to stakeholders.

Skills

Controlled environment infrastructure

Project coordination

Vendor management

Safety and compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Bayer seeks a Controlled Environment Facilities Coordinator to ensure that plant biology greenhouses, growth chambers, and CE infrastructure operate reliably to support research, seed production, phenotyping, and product development.

Responsibilities include coordinating operations, maintaining utilities, and serving as a liaison between research teams, utilities, and facility operations to minimize disruptions and optimize performance.