Position Summary

The College Park Facilities Engineer is responsible for supporting the safe, compliant, reliable and efficient operation of site facilities and Facilities Management services within a cGMP pharmaceutical environment. The role coordinates facilities maintenance, building services, workplace activities and external service providers, while ensuring compliance with health, safety, quality and regulatory requirements. The Facilities Engineer builds effective relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers, uses data and digital tools to improve service performance, and supports continuous improvement, sustainability and effective lifecycle management of facilities systems.

Key Accountabilities

Manage assigned Facilities Management services and coordinate planned and reactive maintenance activities to maintain safe, compliant and effective site operations.

Supervise site-based FM partners, monitor supplier performance and ensure services are delivered to defined quality, safety, cost and schedule expectations.

Ensure the site Pest Control Programme is compliant, effective and measurable against relevant conformance standards.

Complete annual reviews of facilities training curricula and ensure required FM training is completed on time.

Implement and maintain procedures for building fabric, structures and workplace facilities in accordance with AstraZeneca standards.

Plan and coordinate furniture installations, refurbishments, office-space allocation, desk-utilisation reviews and workplace standards.

Manage parking allocation, waste collection, cleanroom garment supply and catering services, including service quality, stock availability, health and nutrition requirements.

Establish and monitor KPIs, including FM Helpdesk response performance, to drive service improvement and ensure standards are met or exceeded.

Support facilities compliance monitoring, deviations, investigations, change controls and timely closure of associated actions.

Ensure buildings and facilities services comply with applicable health and safety legislation, cGMP requirements and site procedures.

Identify and implement practical sustainability opportunities across facilities services and building operations.

Use Smartsheet, Power BI, SharePoint and other approved digital tools to improve data visibility, reporting efficiency and information management.

Perform facilities analysis and forecasting, support budget planning, ensure purchase orders are in place and complete monthly accruals in line with budget expectations.

Education and Experience

Qualification in facilities management, engineering, business administration or a related discipline, with relevant facilities experience.

Experience supporting facilities engineering or Facilities Management services in a cGMP pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical or similarly regulated environment.

Working knowledge of technical and engineering operations, building services and recognised facilities-management practices.

Experience coordinating external suppliers and monitoring service delivery against agreed requirements.

Practical understanding of budgeting, purchase orders, accruals and basic accounting or finance principles.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience using digital reporting and information-management tools.

Technical Competencies

Facilities technical knowledge: Awareness of facilities engineering principles, including mechanics and thermodynamics, and site systems such as HVAC, plumbing, building fabric, security and waste management. Supports maintenance, compliance monitoring, deviation management, audit readiness, validation and lifecycle activities as directed.

GxP, safety and regulatory compliance: General awareness and practical application of cGMP, SOP and SHE requirements relevant to facilities work, including documentation, data generation, review and interactions with other functions.

Supplier interface: Basic knowledge of vendor-management processes and policies; communicates engineering and service requirements, monitors deliverables against expectations and escalates issues appropriately.

Digital fluency and stewardship: Identifies digital solutions that improve facilities performance and efficiency and supports structured learning and change management to encourage adoption.

Lean mindset: Understands the application of lean concepts to facilities activities and participates in structured problem-solving and level-zero improvement initiatives.

Leadership Competencies

Critical and strategic thinking: Reviews varied data sets critically, identifies less-obvious insights, connects information to the broader operating context and makes informed decisions within the role’s sphere of influence, escalating when required.

Results and execution focus: Balances competing priorities, sets realistic targets and defines plans, milestones and resources with a focus on quality. Resolves problems promptly, anticipates risks and makes informed trade-offs to achieve the right result.

Communication, collaboration and influence: Uses active listening to enable clear two-way communication, presents information effectively and collaborates proactively with cross-functional peers, leaders and service partners to achieve common goals.

Adaptability and change orientation: Challenges assumptions constructively, supports innovation, remains open to change and revises plans in response to evolving priorities.

Leading self and mentoring others: Seeks and provides balanced insights and feedforward, takes ownership of continued learning and guides colleagues where additional expertise or support is needed.

Planning and organisation: Demonstrates strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills and maintains effective delivery under changing operational demands.

Date Posted

23-Oct-2026

Closing Date

05-Nov-2026

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

College Park Facilities Engineer

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