Duty Holder (FM)

CNX Recruitment are partnering with a leading Facilities Management provider to recruit an experienced Duty Holder for a major pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Cheshire.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a compliance-focused engineering professional to take ownership of statutory compliance, engineering governance, and safety assurance across a highly regulated and technically complex environment.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in safeguarding people, assets, and business continuity by ensuring all engineering systems, maintenance activities, and compliance processes meet the highest standards of safety and regulatory compliance.

The Role

As Duty Holder, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and governance across critical engineering systems and statutory compliance activities. You will ensure all maintenance, inspection, certification, and risk management processes are delivered in accordance with legal requirements, industry best practice, and site-specific standards.

Working closely with operational teams, contractors, and client stakeholders, you will act as the technical authority for compliance and engineering assurance across the facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Duty Holder for a range of critical engineering systems and statutory disciplines.
• Ensure compliance with regulations including PSSR, LOLER, PUWER, Legionella, Working at Height, Asbestos Management, and LEV.
• Maintain oversight of statutory inspections, maintenance programmes, certifications, and written schemes of examination.
• Lead risk assessment and mitigation activities across engineering assets and infrastructure.
• Ensure robust permit-to-work systems and safe systems of work are implemented and maintained.
• Provide governance and assurance for planned preventative maintenance and statutory compliance programmes.
• Maintain accurate compliance records, asset registers, and technical documentation.
• Lead investigations into incidents, failures, defects, and non-conformances, implementing corrective actions where required.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring continuous audit readiness.
• Manage contractor compliance, competency verification, and safe working practices.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, accountability, and compliance across site operations.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Significant experience within Hard Services Facilities Management, Technical Services, or Engineering Compliance roles.
• Strong working knowledge of UK statutory compliance requirements and engineering governance.
• Previous experience acting as a Duty Holder, Responsible Person, Authorising Engineer, or similar compliance-focused position.
• Proven experience managing risk, compliance programmes, and audit processes within regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of permit-to-work systems, safe systems of work, and engineering safety management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Experience within pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of GMP/GxP standards and pharmaceutical operational requirements.
• Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering qualification.
• NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• Experience using CAFM systems and digital compliance platforms.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to work within a prestigious pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Key leadership role with responsibility for statutory compliance and engineering assurance.
• Long-term career development within a leading Facilities Management organisation.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Exposure to critical infrastructure and technically challenging engineering systems.

If you are an experienced Duty Holder, Responsible Person, or Engineering Compliance professional seeking a challenging and rewarding role within a highly regulated environment, we would like to hear from you.

Apply today or contact CNX Recruitment for a confidential discussion.