Regional Facilities Site Manager - Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
CFO Organization – CFO Organization /
Full Time /
On-site
For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutions for the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn’t do it without our extraordinary workforce – and that’s where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career!
Cirrus Logic is looking for a Regional Facilities Site Manager to lead facilities operations at our Edinburgh office and share operational accountability for our other sites across the UK, Europe and Asia. In Edinburgh, you will be responsible for the safe, reliable and efficient operation of workplace services, laboratories, critical utilities and the Receiving department.
Reporting to the Director of Global Facilities and EH&S, you will lead local teams and service partners, manage facilities projects and vendors, and put global Facilities standards into practice across the region.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead day-to-day facilities operations in Edinburgh, including laboratories, workplace areas, amenities and employee services, working closely with landlords and internal stakeholders.
- Lead the Receiving department, overseeing safe and accurate scheduling, receipt, storage, distribution, shipment documentation and inventory control, and ensuring agreed service levels are met.
- Coordinate Facilities Engineers, Technicians, coordinators, vendors and couriers, with clear ownership of site risks, work orders, inspections and emergency response.
- Ensure the reliable operation and maintenance of critical building and laboratory-support systems, including electrical systems, UPS and backup power, HVAC, chilled water, compressed air, fire and life safety, building management systems (BMS), plumbing and security systems, as applicable.
- Manage planned preventative maintenance, statutory testing, inspections and corrective work, keeping computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) records, asset data and technical documentation up to date.
- Work with Engineering on system criticality, failure analysis, alarm response, system ownership, lifecycle planning, reliability improvements and capital requirements.
- Lead facilities projects from scope definition, planning and procurement through execution, commissioning, handover and close-out. Maintain schedules, budgets, risk registers, decision logs, change control and stakeholder communications.
- Manage contractors, suppliers, landlords and consultants against agreed scope, safety requirements, service levels, quality, documentation and cost.
- Partner with Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) to maintain UK compliance through inspections, training, permits, risk assessments, audits, emergency preparedness and business continuity planning. Ensure incidents, near misses, equipment failures and security events are escalated, investigated, documented and closed out.
- Apply Cirrus Logic requirements for access control, visitors, contractors, restricted areas, keys, security events and safe systems of work.
- Share operational accountability for other sites across the UK, Europe and Asia, working with regional colleagues on facilities coverage, vendor strategy, projects, staffing decisions and consistent application of global standards.
- Maintain and participate in an on-call rota with Facilities Engineers and Technicians. Drive continuous improvement in maintenance, technician capability, contractor performance, energy and resource efficiency, system uptime, response times, repeat failures and employee experience.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- A degree or equivalent experience in facilities management, engineering, building services, operations or a related discipline.
- Significant experience leading facilities or building operations in laboratory, manufacturing, semiconductor, data-centre or other technical workplace environments.
- Experience managing facilities teams, contractors, landlords, service agreements, operating budgets and capital projects, with operational leadership skills transferable to receiving or materials operations.
- Proven project management skills, including scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, risk management, stakeholder coordination, commissioning and close-out.
- Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical building systems, HVAC, controls/BMS, life-safety systems, physical security and maintenance planning.
- Experience using CMMS or work management systems and operational metrics to improve service delivery.
- Knowledge of UK health, safety, environmental, building, fire and contractor management requirements.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain plans, risks, performance and recommendations to technical teams, site leadership and senior stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and collaboration tools such as Zoom.
- Ability and willingness to travel periodically across the UK, Europe and Asia.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Previous experience managing receiving or materials operations.
- Professional qualifications in facilities management, engineering, building services, health and safety or a related field.
- Experience supporting R&D laboratories or other uptime-sensitive environments.
- Experience with BMS/controls, critical-utilities reliability, energy management, lifecycle planning, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 or comparable management systems.
This position is based primarily on site at our Quartermile office in Edinburgh, UK, with regular presence in plant rooms, utility areas, laboratories, construction areas, receiving areas and other operational spaces.
The role involves periodic travel across the UK, Europe and Asia, participation in an on-call rota, and occasional work outside normal business hours for emergencies, shutdowns, critical incidents or projects.
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Export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit candidates who are nationals of certain embargoed countries from working in this position without Cirrus Logic first obtaining an export license. Candidates for this role must be able to access technical data without a requirement for an export license. We are unable to sponsor or obtain export licenses for this role.
At Cirrus Logic, we believe that diversity drives innovation, and we are committed to encouraging an open and collaborative culture where different approaches, ideas, and points of view are respected and valued. We aim to promote a workplace where everyone can contribute irrespective of race, colour, national origin, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or disability.
