Job Details
Posted 09 April **** – Salary Negotiable – Location Dublin – Job type Permanent – Discipline Engineering Leaders and Specialists – Reference BBH*****_********** – Contact Emma Mullen
Job Description
We are partnering with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation to appoint a
Maintenance & Utilities Lead
for a critical site-based role.
This is a senior, hands-on engineering leadership position with full responsibility for maintenance, utilities, and reliability across a complex GMP-regulated environment.
Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring asset reliability, maximising uptime, and supporting production delivery across multiple manufacturing modules.
This is a broad and high-impact role requiring a technically credible leader who can operate at both strategic and operational levels – driving performance, leading teams, managing vendors, and fronting audits and regulatory interactions.
This organisation develops and manufactures innovative therapeutics for patients with rare health conditions, with a strong commitment to quality, science, and responsible operations.
Responsibilties
Lead all maintenance and utilities activities across the site, ensuring high equipment reliability and uptime
Own and optimise preventative and corrective maintenance programmes across process and utility systems
Manage and develop a multidisciplinary team including technicians, engineers, and third-party vendors
Oversee utility systems including HVAC, clean utilities (e.g. purified water, steam), and site services
Drive reliability initiatives and continuous improvement programmes across engineering systems
Act as SME during audits and inspections, supporting regulatory compliance (GMP, EHS, ISO, etc.)
Manage engineering KPIs, performance metrics, and maintenance systems (e.g. CMMS)
Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and deviation investigations across equipment and utilities
Own and manage the engineering maintenance budget
Coordinate vendor activities and ensure service delivery standards are maintained
Manage the on-call engineering structure and support out-of-hours escalation as required
Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, quality, validation, and engineering teams
Prepare and present technical reports, including audit readiness and system performance updates
Experience
8-10+ years' experience in a maintenance, utilities, or engineering leadership role within pharma, biotech, or API manufacturing
Strong working knowledge of GMP environments, audits, and regulatory compliance
Proven experience managing maintenance and utility systems in a manufacturing setting
Demonstrated people leadership experience across technicians, engineers, and contractors
Technically strong with experience across key systems such as HVAC, purified water, steam, and process utilities
Experience with CMMS platforms (e.g. SAP, Maximo, Blue Mountain or similar)
Familiarity with automation and control systems (e.g. BMS, process control platforms)
Experience driving reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, KPIs, structured problem solving)
Strong communication skills with the ability to present to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Degree-qualified in engineering or a related technical discipline
Benefits
Competitive base salary
Attractive benefits package
To learn more about this role, apply online or contact Emma Mullen on **************** for a confidential discussion.
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