Maintenance Manager

• Contract with attractive professional development opportunities
• Joining an innovative, cutting-edge project focused on sustainability, value creation, and collaborative ecosystems that promote people development and diversity.
• Professional and personal development
• Integrated, enthusiastic, and multidisciplinary environment.

CIC energiGUNE is looking to hire a maintenance manager to coordinate the proper functioning, availability, and safety of its technical facilities, laboratories, and research spaces.

The selected person will lead a team of 3 maintenance officers, coordinate suppliers and subcontractors, and act as the technical reference for interventions, laboratory renovations, and critical incidents.

We are looking for a solid technical profile, with practical vision, organizational skills, and the ability to work in a scientific-technical environment with complex facilities.

Main duties

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise preventive and corrective maintenance of the center.
• Organize and prioritize the daily work of the internal maintenance team.
• Coordinate interventions with trades, suppliers, and subcontracting companies.
• Supervise electrical, mechanical, HVAC, automation, technical gas, and fire detection systems.
• Participate in renovations, adaptations, and commissioning of laboratories and technical facilities.
• Act in the event of technical incidents or emergencies, making initial decisions based on safety criteria and operational continuity.
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures, regulatory inspections, and occupational health and safety standards.
• Keep technical documentation, intervention records, and incident tracking up to date.
• Propose improvements to increase the reliability, safety, and efficiency of the facilities.

All interested individuals are invited to submit a detailed curriculum vitae and a cover letter through this website.

The selection process ends once the candidate has been selected.

CIC energiGUNE is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. Therefore, as part of our commitment to inclusion, we accept applications regardless of gender identity, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability and age.

• Technical engineering degree in industrial engineering or higher-level vocational training (FP Superior) in a technical field with equivalent experience.
• More than 5 years of experience in maintenance of industrial facilities, laboratories, technology centers, hospitals, pilot plants, or complex technical environments.
• Solid knowledge of electricity, mechanics, and HVAC.
• Working knowledge of automation, technical gases, and fire detection systems.
• Experience coordinating technical teams, suppliers, or subcontractors.
• Strong commitment to safety, risk prevention, and regulatory compliance.
• Communication skills with both technical and non-technical profiles.

Valuable requirements:

• Previous experience in research centers, laboratories, or facilities with critical activity.
• Experience in renovations or adaptations of laboratories.
• Additional training in occupational health and safety (PRL), coordination of business activities, thermal installations, low voltage, fire protection systems (PCI), ATEX, or technical gases.
• Technical English for reading documentation, manuals, or basic communication with suppliers.
• Experience in managing maintenance contracts or monitoring area KPIs.

• Operational leadership and ability to coordinate a small technical team.
• Technical judgment to diagnose, prioritize, and escalate incidents.
• Organizational and planning skills.
• Decision-making under pressure.
• Clear communication with internal users, suppliers, and contractors.
• Service orientation and commitment to the continuity of scientific activity.
• Safety culture, responsibility, and continuous improvement.

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