Facilities - Utilities Maintenance Program Manager

About the role

The Facilities Maintenance Manager oversees and coordinates the operations of multiple facilities maintenance disciplines, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. This role includes managing high-voltage electrical distribution systems, overseeing the operation and maintenance of steam turbines, gas turbines, and large industrial boilers, and coordinating cross-functional activities to align with organizational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate the operations of multiple facilities maintenance disciplines, including electricians, HVAC, general maintenance, plumbing, Building Management Systems (BMS), LIS, asset management, Reliability, planning/scheduling, vendor management, and Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO).
• Oversee the operation and maintenance of steam turbines, gas turbines, and large industrial boilers to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Manage high-voltage electrical distribution systems, ensuring safe and efficient power delivery.
• Monitor and analyze plant performance metrics, implementing strategies to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Plan and execute preventive and corrective maintenance programs for turbines, boilers, electrical distribution and ancillary systems.
• Ensure proper operation of reverse osmosis, deionization, and wastewater treatment systems to support boiler feedwater and cooling tower requirements.
• Manage cooling towers, chillers, and associated heat exchangers to support plant processes.
• Coordinate with maintenance teams to schedule outages and repairs, minimizing operational disruptions.
• Understand the site's safe work requirements and ensure work is performed in accordance with safety procedures.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to align with organizational priorities and minimize downtime.
• Oversee vendor selection, contract negotiations, and performance evaluations to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Manage inventory, procurement, and distribution of MRO supplies and spare parts.
• Implement strategies to optimize MRO processes, reduce costs, and ensure availability of critical materials.
• Monitor and track MRO performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Track and report on asset performance, lifecycle costs, and reliability metrics.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with relevant regulations.
• Promote a culture of safety by enforcing protocols, conducting training, and performing regular audits.
• Maintain accurate documentation for inspections, permits, and compliance records.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and a high-performance culture.
• Conduct performance reviews, set goals, and identify training needs.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on program performance, budgets, and key metrics.
• Prepare and present reports on maintenance activities, reliability trends, and vendor performance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Create an inclusive, high-performance work environment through strong leadership.
• Collaborate with Human Resources to ensure work activities exceed customer’s expectations.
• Promote employee career development plans and providing mentorship.
• Initiate and communicate a variety of personnel actions including employment, termination, performance reviews, disciplinary actions, and scheduling and/or approving overtime.
• Oversee employees on-boarding and supporting the hiring process.
• Create and maintain a succession plan.
• Maintain consistent communication with management and client on key issues, potential client issues, approach to resolutions, and quickly addressing any issues with an action plan.
• Support and/or conduct formal presentations to clients and management.
• Establish an organizational structure that ensures the most efficient utilization of resources while fulfilling the contractual requirements.
• Ensure 24 x 7 operational availability of critical facility systems.
• Identify potential project problems or opportunities, analyzing the issues using all appropriate resources, developing alternatives, and arriving at the most optimum approach to mitigate problems or exploit opportunities.
• Oversee implementation of planned, preventative, and predictive maintenance programs.
• Ensure workload is effectively prioritized, assigned, tracked, and executed.
• Ensure workflows are defined, implemented, and effective.
• Ensure predictive technologies are effectively used and results are used to drive Reliability Centered Maintenance.
• Ensure plans are aggressively monitored and requirements are enforced.
• Anticipate operation’s needs and provide direction.
• Manage performance and progress against the plan and ensuring accurate forecasts with commensurate action plans.
• Track and report status against key performance indicators or contractual metrics on a routine basis.
• Implement corrective measures when measures are outside service levels or bandwidths.
• Meet or exceed KPI's.
• Provide accurate monthly forecasts of cost, schedule, and resource utilization.
• Manage multiple subcontractors supporting the operations and maintenance functions.
• Work with Business Development to increase scope of services on existing contracts.
• Support BD and Group management in Contract negotiations with customers.
• Establish annual operating budgets in cooperation with customer, business manager or group financial department.
• Develop detailed budget with labor, materials, and subcontract costs identified by month for project.
• Control costs by planning work, effectively using resources, and executing to budget.
• Identify and implement cost savings initiatives in all areas of the project.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Facility/Management, Maintenance Management, Engineering, or a related discipline, or demonstrated equivalent combination of education, training and experience in process or production maintenance - OR - 8 years of experience in industrial facilities or production maintenance related work.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive career experience in industrial, pharmaceutical, biomedical, or research & development facility maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and general maintenance systems.
• Familiarity with BMS software (e.g., Siemens, Johnson Controls) and LIS standards.
• Proficiency in CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) and data analytics tools.
• Understanding of reliability engineering principles (e.g., RCM, predictive maintenance).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to pass a medical evaluation for respirator use and be able to successfully complete a fit test for several types of respirators.
• Ability to obtain a security access badge at our client’s location.
• Ability to read and understand information contained in a variety of documents or displayed on a computer screen.
• Demonstrated fluency in computer use including the full Microsoft product line.
• Ability to obtain an appropriate driver's license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles, as requested.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.

Qualifications

• Technical degree preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced degree or MBA preferred.
• Strong knowledge of power generation equipment, including turbine and boiler operations.
• Familiarity with high-voltage electrical systems (e.g., 13.8 kV and above) and associated safety protocols.
• Proficiency in distributed control systems (DCS), SCADA, and other plant control technologies.
• Experience working in a GMP or similar regulated environment such as hospitals, biomedical or pharmaceutical campuses.
• Experience working with heavy industrial or manufacturing plant steam systems, centrifugal chillers, air handling units, turbines, boilers, cooling towers, air compressors, air dryers, heat exchangers, exhaust systems, pneumatic controls, and building automation control systems.
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS); EAMS experience is a plus.
• Experience interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint.
• Ability to communicate clearly via phone.
• Ability to work closely with customer during site emergencies.
• Excellent oral and written communications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, i.e., listening to customer needs, articulating path forward and giving solutions that provide value to the customer, etc.
• Accurately document electronic and paper cataloging system to provide information to customer or regulatory personnel.
• Strive for quick complaint resolution; to resolve problems on the first call and avoid escalation of issues through operational knowledge.

Benefits

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com

Pay

Hiring hourly range: $115,000-135,000 (hourly/salary rate to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data).

Schedule

The work schedule for this role is Monday - Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, however, various hours may be required based on business demand.