Facilities & Infrastructure Manager

What we do for you We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world's premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you'll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth. We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits.

Facilities & Infrastructure Manager (imec Malaga)

What you will do

The FAIN (Facilities and Infrastructure) department in imec has the mandate to develop, engineer, manage, maintain and operate buildings and facilities required for the imec activities to excell. As a Facilities & Infrastructure Manager you report to the imec FAIN Ops Director in Leuven, Belgium (with functional reporting to the Regional Managing Director in Spain). You play a key role in managing, maintaining, operating, improving the imec building as well as the cleanroom processes in Malaga by: Lead, coach and inspire a team of internal and external FAIN professionals by fostering a safe, inclusive and diverse working environment where the imec culture is actively lived. You create strong team engagement, support individual development, and act as a change ambassador within your team. Managing relationships with relevant business owners (internal customers) within the site to ensure that needs are documented and delivered upon, by agreeing on targets, organizing regular follow-ups and adapting if necessary. Ensuring that each asset (building, installations, outdoor areas...) is well managed throughout the lifecycle by proper engineering, construction, maintenance, repairs & improvements/innovations according to the applicable regulations, imec's ambitions & industry standard. All this, to ensure a safe, sustainable, continuous and functional environment for the company, employees and visitors. Always acting with the core imec activities (cleanroom, laboratories,...) in mind, both during operations, unplanned outages as well as planned shutdowns. You do this by starting from a zero incident mindset, meaning that maintenance, risk assessment, continuous improvement and proactivity play a key role in your day-to-day management. Being responsible for sourcing (with Procurement support) as well as the implementation, management and coordination of external suppliers at unit level. This includes the evaluation of supplier contracts in accordance with the internal governance structure to constantly improve quality/cost ratio. Owning the technical documentation of the buildings and their installations, as well as the specs on hard and soft services. Being accountable for the end to end financial processes for the activities and services under the scope of the role: long term financial planning, annual budget preparation, forecasting, spend management and reporting. Being responsible for developing the team's competencies and performance and for succession planning in the unit

Please submit your application in English, including a motivation letter. Applications that are not in English will not be considered. Note: The role starts with a mandatory one-year training program in Belgium. Relocating to Belgium during this period is an essential requirement of the position. After the training year, you will continue your role from our Málaga location.