Facilities Engineer - Senior

Job Summary

The Facilities Engineer - Senior is responsible for managing and maintaining plant facilities, building systems, infrastructure, and site services while ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient operations.

The role provides technical and project leadership for complex facilities and capital projects, including planning, design, budgeting, execution, contractor management, risk management, and project closeout. The position works closely with Operations, Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement, Security, Engineering, and site leadership to deliver infrastructure solutions aligned with business requirements, operational continuity, sustainability objectives, and long-term site strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Facilities Operations & Maintenance

• Oversee the operation, maintenance, repair, and reliability of plant facilities, buildings, grounds, and associated infrastructure.
• Manage building systems including electrical, HVAC, structural, mechanical, fire/life safety, and other facility systems.
• Ensure preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities are planned and completed effectively.
• Identify facility risks and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions to maintain safe and reliable operations.
• Document repairs, maintenance activities, inspections, and facility-related work completed.
• Provide technical guidance on complex facility maintenance and repair requirements.
• Train, coach, and mentor less experienced Facilities Engineers, technicians, and line personnel on complex maintenance activities and facility systems.

Capital Project & Project Governance

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of complex facilities and capital projects, including planning, scope definition, design, budgeting, execution, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables.
• Establish appropriate project governance, decision-making processes, reporting mechanisms, and stakeholder alignment.
• Prioritize facilities projects based on business requirements, operational needs, site infrastructure strategies, risk, cost, and available resources.
• Oversee complex renovation and infrastructure projects involving mechanical, structural, HVAC, electrical systems, production floor arrangements, and other facility modifications.
• Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and business objectives.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and changes and implement appropriate mitigation and corrective actions.
• Ensure effective project closeout, documentation, lessons learned, and realization of intended project outcomes.

Financial & Resource Management

• Develop and manage capital expenditure and operational budgets for facilities projects and activities.
• Monitor project costs, forecasts, commitments, cash flow, and financial performance.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization while maintaining safety, quality, compliance, and project requirements.
• Manage resource requirements across multiple projects and ensure effective allocation of internal and external resources.
• Support business cases, investment evaluations, project prioritization, and financial decision-making as required.

Contractor, Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and oversee contractors, consultants, suppliers, and service providers involved in facilities projects and maintenance activities.
• Define expectations, monitor performance, manage deliverables, and ensure contractor compliance with site requirements.
• Support procurement and vendor selection activities in collaboration with Procurement and other relevant functions.
• Manage vendor risks, project dependencies, and performance issues to maintain project continuity.
• Serve as a key interface between Facilities, Operations, Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement, Security, Engineering, and site leadership.
• Communicate project status, risks, decisions, financial performance, and key issues to appropriate stakeholders.

Safety, Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure facilities operations and projects comply with applicable corporate policies, statutory requirements, building codes, environmental regulations, and health and safety standards.
• Support site emergency preparedness programs and identify risks associated with events such as power outages, flooding, fire, and other facility emergencies.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation plans and ensure emergency systems are maintained and available.
• Monitor and report impairments affecting fire protection, flood protection, emergency systems, or other critical infrastructure.
• Ensure construction and renovation activities are executed safely and in compliance with applicable standards.
• Support regulatory inspections, audits, permits, compliance activities, and required documentation.

Sustainability & Environmental Stewardship

• Support and drive site environmental stewardship and sustainability initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency, resource utilization, environmental performance, and facility sustainability.
• Incorporate sustainability considerations into facilities planning, design, construction, and operational decisions.
• Support implementation of recognized environmental and sustainability programs applicable to the site.

Facilities Technology & Infrastructure

• Plan, manage, and support facility management technologies and operational systems.
• Evaluate and implement appropriate facility management technologies and integrated workplace management solutions.
• Assess facility technology requirements, including audio-visual systems, IT capacity, communication/phone systems, and related workplace technologies.
• Collaborate with relevant IT and business stakeholders to ensure facility technology supports operational and workplace requirements.

Continuous Improvement & Business Support

• Identify opportunities to improve facilities processes, reliability, cost effectiveness, service quality, and operational efficiency.
• Support infrastructure planning aligned with future business growth, capacity requirements, employee experience, and operational needs.
• Develop and maintain appropriate facilities standards, processes, procedures, and documentation.
• Provide technical expertise and decision support for facilities-related business requirements.
• Ensure continuity of critical facility services and minimize potential disruption to business operations.

Competency

Technical & Functional Competencies

• Facilities Design and Development: Plans and manages facility design and development activities considering the needs of owners, occupants, operations, and applicable building standards.
• Project Management: Manages project scope, schedule, resources, budget, risks, stakeholders, and deliverables across the project lifecycle.
• Project & Program Governance: Establishes appropriate governance, decision-making, reporting, and prioritization processes for facilities projects and programs.
• Strategic Planning & Execution: Aligns facilities infrastructure plans and project portfolios with business objectives, operational requirements, and long-term site strategies.
• Emergency Preparedness: Plans and supports emergency preparedness programs, risk assessments, emergency systems, and response readiness.
• Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability: Supports environmental performance and sustainability initiatives through appropriate programs, practices, and facility solutions.
• Facility Technology Management: Evaluates and manages facility management technologies and workplace infrastructure to meet operational requirements.
• Financial & Resource Management: Manages budgets, resources, cost controls, forecasts, and financial priorities across facilities activities and projects.
• Risk & Change Management: Identifies, assesses, and manages project, operational, safety, compliance, and change-related risks.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensures facilities activities and projects meet applicable statutory, environmental, building, safety, and corporate requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Builds effective relationships and aligns diverse stakeholders to support timely decisions and successful project execution.
• Vendor & Contractor Management: Establishes accountability and manages contractor, consultant, and supplier performance.

Behavioral Competencies

• Action Oriented: Takes ownership of opportunities and challenges with urgency, energy, and accountability.
• Collaboration: Builds effective partnerships and works across functions to achieve shared objectives.
• Effective Communication: Communicates project, technical, financial, and operational information clearly to different audiences.
• Customer Focus: Understands stakeholder needs and delivers practical, reliable, and customer-focused facilities solutions.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement, efficiency, and cost optimization.
• Situational Adaptability: Adjusts approach effectively based on changing operational, project, and business requirements.
• Decision Quality: Makes timely, fact-based decisions considering safety, cost, quality, compliance, and business impact.
• Team Leadership & Coaching: Develops technical capability and provides guidance, mentoring, and coaching to team members.
• Values Differences: Recognizes and leverages diverse perspectives and experiences across teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent college/university degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or another relevant technical discipline.
• Relevant professional certifications in facilities management, project management, safety, energy management, or related areas may be advantageous.
• Additional qualifications or certifications may be required based on applicable statutory, regulatory, safety, or site requirements.
• The position may require licensing or other compliance credentials depending on local regulations and responsibilities.

Skills & Experience

Required

• 7-8 years of relevant experience in facilities engineering, plant engineering, infrastructure management, or a similar field.
• Strong experience managing facility operations, plant infrastructure, building systems, and maintenance activities.
• Hands-on understanding of electrical, HVAC, mechanical, structural, fire/life safety, and other facility systems.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex capital projects and facility renovation projects from planning through execution and closeout.
• Strong project management skills, including scope, schedule, budgeting, resource allocation, risk management, contractor coordination, and project governance.
• Experience managing significant capital expenditure and operational budgets, including cost control, forecasting, and financial tracking.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, suppliers, and other external service providers.
• Strong knowledge of applicable facilities, construction, environmental, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with emergency preparedness, business continuity, facility risk management, and critical infrastructure.
• Understanding of sustainability, environmental stewardship, energy efficiency, and resource optimization.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining operational continuity.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Ability to lead, coach, and mentor Facilities Engineers, technicians, and other team members.
• Strong documentation, reporting, and project governance capabilities.

Preferred

• Experience with large manufacturing plants or industrial facilities.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary infrastructure projects involving HVAC, electrical, mechanical, structural, production floor layouts, and fire/life safety systems.
• Experience with facility management or integrated workplace management technologies.
• Knowledge of facility-related IT, audio-visual, communication, and workplace technology requirements.
• Experience supporting sustainability or environmental management programs.
• Experience working with cross-functional leadership teams on long-term infrastructure planning and business growth initiatives.