Senior Facilities Manager

Senior Facilities Manager – Life Sciences

Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

Work Type: Full-time | On-site, Monday–Friday

Travel: Very limited to no travel

About the Role

Boden Talent is partnering with our client to recruit an experienced Senior Facilities Manager to lead facilities operations at a flagship Life Sciences headquarters in Greensboro, NC.

This is a senior operational leadership position with responsibility for both hard and soft facilities services, ensuring the site operates safely, efficiently, and in line with the high standards expected within a regulated Life Sciences environment.

The successful candidate will combine strong facilities management expertise with proven people leadership, vendor management, financial oversight, and client relationship skills.

What You'll Do

• Lead and manage the on-site facilities team, including training, development, performance management, coaching, and recruitment.
• Coordinate daily facilities operations, establishing work schedules, assigning responsibilities, and ensuring operational priorities and deadlines are achieved.
• Oversee both hard and soft services across the site, maintaining high standards of service delivery and operational performance.
• Manage facility repairs, preventive maintenance, and improvement works in partnership with technicians, vendors, and contractors.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a senior point of contact for facilities-related matters and resolving escalated issues.
• Develop and manage operating budgets, variance reporting, and significant capital projects.
• Conduct facility inspections and quality assurance activities, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, asset performance, service delivery, and overall site standards.
• Support the development and implementation of environmental, health, and safety procedures.
• Develop and manage vendor relationships, including procurement, invoicing, purchase orders, contracted services, and project-related labor.
• Lead and resolve complex technical and operational challenges, considering their wider impact across the facility and organization.
• Review and improve existing facilities processes, procedures, and operational standards.
• Provide visible leadership and create a culture focused on safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree preferred, with approximately 5–8 years of relevant facilities management experience. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will also be considered.
• Valid driver's license.
• Facilities Management certification is preferred.
• Previous experience leading Facilities Management operations within Life Sciences, pharmaceutical, healthcare, manufacturing, or another regulated environment is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of both hard and soft facilities services.
• Proven experience managing and developing teams, including recruitment, training, coaching, performance management, and retention.
• Ability to communicate sensitive or complex information effectively and manage challenging operational situations.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate multidisciplinary teams and deliver against operational targets.
• Experience managing vendors, contractors, budgets, and capital projects.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience with budgets, variance reporting, percentages, and other facilities-related financial calculations.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Facilities Management leader to take ownership of operations at a high-profile Life Sciences headquarters, leading a multidisciplinary team and playing a key role in the performance, safety, and continuous improvement of a critical client environment.

Boden Talent is supporting our client throughout the recruitment process and welcomes applications from experienced facilities leaders looking to take the next step in their career.