Job Title:  Technical Laboratory Facility Manager

Package:  Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID:     SF19817

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Technical Laboratory Facility Manager at our Malvern site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

We are looking for an Technical Laboratory Facility Manager to join the Operations Group on a permanent basis. In this role, you will make a vital contribution to national defence and scientific capability by ensuring the safe, compliant, and effective operation of multiple laboratories and specialist facilities at the QinetiQ Malvern site.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for the operational management of several laboratories and facilities, ensuring they are safe, secure, and fully functional to support critical research and defence activities. Reporting to the Team Leader and working without direct line management responsibility, you will coordinate and deconflict the use of facilities and equipment across a wide range of internal and external customers and contractors.

You’ll oversee how facilities are operated, maintained, improved, and reconfigured, taking ownership of non‑engineering assurance activities and contributing to the implementation of security and IT procedures. The role also involves ensuring compliance with corporate, statutory, and regulatory requirements, working collaboratively with stakeholders to embed QinetiQ standards, processes, and governance across laboratory operations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the safe and effective operation of laboratories and specialist facilities
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety, security, governance and regulatory requirements
• Coordinating and deconflicting facility and equipment use for internal and external customers and contractors
• Overseeing non‑engineering assurance activities and maintaining governance documentation
• Supporting the maintenance, improvement and reconfiguration of laboratory facilities
• Working with stakeholders to deliver operational, IT and security processes across facilities

Essential experience of the Technical Laboratory Facility Manager:

• Experience managing laboratories or technical facilities in a regulated environment
• Strong working knowledge of health and safety, governance and security requirements
• Experience coordinating facilities, equipment or resources across multiple stakeholders
• Proven experience in hazard management, risk assessment and assurance activities
• Experience working within a laboratory, workshop or research facility environment
• Ability to manage operational change, facility improvements and reconfiguration activities

Essential qualifications for the Technical Laboratory Facility Manager:

• Technical qualification such as a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent
• City and Guilds, BTEC or Foundation Degree in an engineering, science or facilities related discipline
• Health and Safety qualification such as NEBOSH or IOSH (or equivalent)
  
  

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week based onsite at Malvern. 

Malvern

The Malvern facility is noted for its work in electronic warfare, surveillance and complex system integration, contributing significantly to the UK’s defence capabilities. Developing technologies for military and civilian applications, including sensors, communications and cyber security.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)