Facilities Engineering Manager

We're looking for a Facilities Engineering Manager to lead our Engineering team. You will manage a diverse group responsible for facility operations, maintenance, utilities integration, and capital projects that ensure advanced electrolyzer manufacturing and testing. You will provide both strategic leadership and hands-on support, ensuring our facilities are safe, reliable, and scalable to meet company growth.

You will work onsite at our Devens, MA office reporting into the Director, Service Engineering & EHS.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the facilities engineering team by setting priorities, delegating work, and providing career development

• Establish and maintain processes for preventative maintenance, facility upgrades, and capital projects

• Foster a culture of safety, responsiveness, and continuous improvement

• Oversee daily facility operations, ensuring uptime, compliance, and safety 

• Manage relationships with landlord, fire department, and other authorities with jurisdiction (AHJs)

• Manage on-call rotation for facility emergencies and coordinate response protocols

• Develop preventative maintenance programs for building labs, machine shops, facility equipment, and critical utilities

• Ensure readiness and utility requirements for new equipment installation in collaboration with manufacturing and R&D teams

• Integrate facility utility systems such as: HVAC, electrical distribution, cooling water, compressed air, high and low pressure nitrogen, R&D, and test stand operations

• Collaboration with manufacturing, process, and facilities engineers to define and provide project solutions to support new or modified production lines, equipment placement, and testing operations

• Lead integration of facility systems such as: power, water, HVAC, compressed air with manufacturing equipment and test stands

• Manage facilities equipment moves, installations, and decommissioning

• Oversee documentation of facility layouts, schematics, and utility integration

• Partner with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to maintain compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements

• Ensure facilities meet building codes and industry best practices, promoting sustainability and energy efficiency

• Lead Emergency Response team alongside EHS leadership

• Manage building fire prevention programs, including fire alarm and fire suppression systems

• Be a main contributor to ISO 14001 certification and Environmental Management System compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related engineering discipline

• 7+ years of facilities engineering experience in a manufacturing or R&D environment, 3+ years in a supervisory or managerial role

• Strong technical expertise with facility utility systems (HVAC, electrical distribution, water/gas systems) and their integration with industrial equipment

• Proven project management skills with experience leading capital projects and programs

• Experience building design software (ex: Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam)

• Experience managing CMMS (ex: Upkeep, Limble)

• Experience in controlled manufacturing, or hydrogen/chemical processing facilities

• Knowledge of building automation systems (BAS/BMS)

• LEED certification knowledge of sustainable HVAC design practices

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