Facilities Engineering Department Head

Facilities Engineering Department Head

Berkeley Lab is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to serve as our next Facilities Engineering Department Head. You will lead a team of talented engineering professionals responsible for delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective utilities and infrastructure that support groundbreaking scientific research. The Department Head leads multiple engineering programsincluding Plant and Project Engineering, Reliability Engineering, and Design Managementplays a central role in long-range infrastructure planning, daily operational support, and aligns resources with mission priorities.

We're looking for a licensed Professional Engineer (or Architect) with strong leadership experience in multi-disciplinary engineering organizations with a passion for continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will bring a customer-oriented approach to engineering leadership, as well as deep knowledge of regulatory compliance, infrastructure systems, and performance metrics. This position reports to the Facilities Division Director.

What You Will Do :

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to a diverse engineering team responsible for planning, designing, and delivering infrastructure solutions that support scientific programs and institutional operations.
• Ensure the safe, reliable and cost-effective delivery of site utilities and infrastructure in alignment with mission priorities and regulatory requirements. Develop long-range strategies for utility modernization, infrastructure renewal, and lifecycle asset management.
• Oversee engineering resource planning and execution to ensure safe, timely, and cost-effective support for capital projects, maintenance operations, and scientific work requests.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, scientific divisions, and project management teams to deliver coordinated engineering support.
• Collaborate closely with project management and scientific leadership to improve cross-functional planning, streamline delivery, and ensure quality execution of complex infrastructure projects.
• Modernize engineering standards, technical specifications, and QA / QC processes to enable safe, consistent, and predictable project execution. Ensure engineering deliverables comply with DOE Orders and applicable standards.
• Drive performance through metrics, stakeholder input, and process improvement.
• Embed Integrated Safety Management (ISM) principles in all engineering activities.
• Promote a high-performance culture of safety, innovation, mentorship, and accountability.

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