Thermo Fisher Scientific
Facilities Manager
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As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Hemel Hempstead team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Job Description
As a Facilities Manager at Hemel Hempstead, you'll contribute to creating and maintaining world-class operating environments that enable our mission of making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. You'll guide a team responsible for ensuring optimal facility operations across building systems, infrastructure, and services. This role combines strategic planning with operational leadership to support our research, development, and manufacturing facilities. Working closely with site leadership and cross-functional teams, you'll implement continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
You'll manage critical facility systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and building automation systems, while overseeing contracted services such as security, janitorial, and grounds maintenance. The role requires project management skills to coordinate facility modifications, space planning, and capital improvements that support business growth. You'll develop and implement preventive maintenance programs, manage operational budgets, and build strong relationships with vendors and service providers. As a valued member of the site leadership team, you'll promote workplace safety, sustainability initiatives, and emergency preparedness while creating an environment that supports employee productivity and satisfaction.
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Requirements
- Advanced degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of experience in facilities management in regulated environments, preferably life sciences/pharmaceutical
- Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Facilities Management, or related technical field
- Professional certifications in facilities management or related disciplines beneficial
- Strong knowledge of building systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and BMS
- Experience managing facility maintenance programs and contracted services
- Project management expertise, including capital project planning and execution
- Leadership abilities and experience managing cross-functional teams
- Proficiency with CMMS, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of GMP, ISO, FDA, OSHA, DSEAR and other relevant regulatory requirements
- Financial acumen including budget development and management
- Laboratory Gas Safety Awareness – Essential. The role is responsible for the safe handling, storage and connection of compressed gas cylinders, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and company procedures.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Experience with energy management and sustainability initiatives
- Knowledge of construction codes, standards and contract management
- Experience implementing continuous improvement programs
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell?
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.
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