Senior Facilities Director – Life Sciences Operations

Trevett Facilities Recruitment; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 3,600,000 - 4,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Trevett Facilities Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Facilities Manager to lead facilities operations across a large, highly technical life sciences/R&D campus in Greensboro, NC. The role emphasizes critical environments, client service and operational excellence.

You will lead a multidisciplinary facilities team, oversee hard and soft FM services, and manage the account's financial performance while serving as a senior client contact with key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive facilities management leadership experience in life sciences or critical environments.
• Experience with large, complex campuses and multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven P&L/budget management experience, with strong financial acumen.
• Experience with working for FM service providers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and operational direction for facilities management across a large-scale R&D/laboratory campus.
• Lead a multidisciplinary facilities team of approximately 18 employees.
• Take overall responsibility for operational performance and service delivery of the account.
• Manage an annual operating budget/P&L of approximately $4 million, ensuring strong financial control and commercial performance.
• Act as the senior client-facing representative, developing trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and ensuring consistently high levels of service.
• Oversee technical facilities operations, maintenance, engineering and workplace services across the campus.
• Ensure critical systems and infrastructure are operated and maintained to the required standards of safety, reliability, compliance and business continuity.
• Drive preventative and planned maintenance, asset management, continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
• Manage vendors, contractors and service partners, ensuring contractual, safety, quality and performance expectations are met.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant HSE, regulatory, quality and site-specific requirements.
• Lead operational reviews, performance reporting, KPI/SLA management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery, efficiency and the overall client experience.
• Support projects, capital improvements and other site initiatives as required.
• Provide leadership during incidents, emergencies and other operational events, ensuring appropriate escalation and resolution.

Job description

Trevett Facilities Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Facilities Manager to lead facilities operations across a large, highly technical life sciences/R&D campus in Greensboro, NC. The role emphasizes critical environments, client service and operational excellence.

You will lead a multidisciplinary facilities team, oversee hard and soft FM services, and manage the account's financial performance while serving as a senior client contact with key stakeholders.