Site-Based Health, Safety & Facilities Manager

Sartorius North America; Royston (GA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal and Professional Development

Impact from day one onboarding

Welcoming culture

Health & Well-Being

Job summary

Sartorius North America is seeking a Health and Safety/Facilities Manager to lead safety and facilities across our Royston site. The role combines Environmental, Health and Safety leadership with facilities and general services, overseeing contractors and services to keep site operations safe and efficient.

The successful candidate will manage risk assessments, audits, budget, and multi-disciplinary teams while ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement in a regulated

Qualifications

• NEBOSH National Certificate or Diploma or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on facilities management and safety leadership experience in pharmaceutical/biopharma or regulated manufacturing.
• Line management experience of a small team; ability to stay calm under pressure and prioritise competing demands.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of environmental, health and safety law.
• Experience with budget management and data-driven decision making.
• Highly organised, logical, practical and solutions-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead Environmental, Health and Safety policies and initiatives to build a proactive safety culture and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Oversee Health and Safety activities through the Assistant Health and Safety Manager, including risk assessments, audits and incident investigations.
• Manage facilities and general services across distributed buildings, ensuring maintenance of offices, labs and welfare facilities.
• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance; oversee cleaning, waste, pest control and energy expenditure; support business continuity and site resilience.
• Lead multi-disciplinary resources, including reception staff and facilities contractors; monitor service levels, budgets and timelines.
• Manage and optimise the facilities budget, balancing value, quality and speed; maintain records and reporting.
• Plan and deliver facilities and infrastructure projects with scopes, business cases and procurement documentation.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Budget management

Project planning

People management

Organisational skills

Regulatory knowledge

Education

NEBOSH National Certificate or Diploma or equivalent experience

Job description

Sartorius North America is seeking a Health and Safety/Facilities Manager to lead safety and facilities across our Royston site. The role combines Environmental, Health and Safety leadership with facilities and general services, overseeing contractors and services to keep site operations safe and efficient.

The successful candidate will manage risk assessments, audits, budget, and multi-disciplinary teams while ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement in a regulated