Facility Engineering Lead

Our client is a global pharmaceutical organization developing and manufacturing medicines in a GMP environment. The Haarlem site is expanding its facilities to support high-potency secondary packaging operations. As Facility Engineering Lead, you will lead the facility engineering scope for a major GMP facility project. You will coordinate Civil, Structural & Architectural (CSA), HVAC, utilities, fire protection, and related building systems from design through construction, commissioning, and qualification.

Key responsibilities include: leading facility engineering activities across the project lifecycle; reviewing designs, calculations, specifications, and vendor documentation; coordinating CSA, HVAC, utilities, fire protection, and building systems; ensuring compliance with Dutch regulations, GMP, EHS, and engineering standards; coordinating interfaces with process equipment, automation, utilities, and site operations; supporting design reviews, risk assessments, constructability reviews, and GMP reviews; supporting commissioning, qualification, turnover, and operational readiness; coordinating with contractors, engineering partners, Quality, EHS, Operations, and Procurement; and owning assigned facility workstreams and resolving technical issues.

Requirements include: strong experience in facility engineering within pharmaceutical or GMP environments; proven experience with large-scale engineering or construction projects; strong knowledge of HVAC, utilities, building systems, and/or CSA; experience across design, construction, commissioning, and qualification phases; knowledge of Dutch regulations, GMP, and EHS requirements; strong stakeholder and contractor coordination skills; ability to work independently and take ownership of technical workstreams; strong technical documentation and communication skills; and availability to work at the Haarlem site at least 3 days per week.