Fractional Leadership & Consulting for Facilities, Engineering & Real Estate
When your organization faces leadership gaps in facilities, engineering, or real estate, Syntegra steps in to ensure seamless operations. We provide fractional support at all levels—from Facilities Managers to Heads of Real Estate—offering both interim and long-term solutions.
As a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), we partner with your HR and executive teams to maintain continuity, optimize operations, and support recruitment efforts. Whether you need full-time interim leadership or targeted consulting, Syntegra delivers results aligned with your strategic goals.
Decades of experience
Boston’s Most Trusted Service Provider
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🧭 Strategic Operations & Leadership Continuity
When key leadership roles in Facilities, Engineering, or Real Estate go vacant — even temporarily — it can cause disruption, compliance risk, and stalled progress. Syntegra provides immediate, high-impact support to stabilize operations and maintain momentum across your facilities portfolio.
👥 Fractional Leadership & Interim Coverage
We provide full-time or part-time interim coverage for critical roles, including:
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Facilities Manager
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Senior Facilities Manager
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Director of Facilities or Engineering
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VP / Head of Real Estate & Facilities
Whether filling a gap after attrition, during parental leave, or while you restructure, we embed directly into your team and bring the hands-on leadership required to keep daily operations moving and long-term priorities on track.
🤝 HR & Transition Support
We work alongside your internal HR or People Ops teams to:
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Define/refine job descriptions
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Interview candidates and evaluate org structure
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Onboard replacements or temporary support staff
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Build SOPs or transition documents during handoffs
This helps ensure a seamless leadership handoff, with no drop in service delivery, vendor oversight, or internal morale.
🛠️ Operational Diagnostics & Strategy Support
Beyond interim staffing, Syntegra offers a fresh set of eyes on your program’s performance. We can assess:
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Workflow efficiency
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Facilities team structure
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Overlapping contracts or unclear scope
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KPI tracking and reporting cadence
You’ll walk away with clear, actionable recommendations — and if needed, we can help you execute them through fractional leadership or project-based engagement.
🧩 Capital Projects & Lifecycle Asset Management
At Syntegra, we don’t just consult — we help you plan, execute, and optimize your facility decisions for long-term value. Our team supports clients across life sciences, manufacturing, and commercial sectors with tailored strategies that align asset planning, capital projects, and operational growth.
We combine decades of experience with real-world facilities and lab performance insight to ensure your spaces — and the systems within them — are delivering results.
🔧 Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM)
Our LCAM strategies help you assess asset performance over time, improve preventive maintenance programs, and align replacements or upgrades with your operational goals. Whether you're managing a campus of labs or a single high-throughput facility, we build a plan that maximizes asset lifespan while reducing downtime and capital waste.
💰 CapEx Planning & Forecasting
Managing capital spend is more than budgeting — it’s strategic. Syntegra partners with your leadership team to evaluate upcoming needs, forecast long-term investments, and ensure you get the best return on infrastructure spend. We’ve helped clients:
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Align CapEx priorities across business units
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Plan for location expansions and relocations
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Identify cost risks and avoid duplication
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Integrate funding strategies with lease negotiations
🏗️ Construction & Project Management
Need support from concept to closeout? Syntegra provides owner’s rep and on-site management services to drive construction projects across Boston’s most complex lab and commercial environments. From coordinating vendors and permits to monitoring timelines and safety plans, we act as an extension of your team.
Our support includes:
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Lab configuration & equipment planning
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Incubator planning & installation
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Emergency power & utility coordination
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Chemical quantity thresholds & EHS reviews
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Relocation and space expansion assessments
🏢 Facilities Management & Integrated Facilities Management (IFM)
Your facilities are more than just a backdrop — they’re mission-critical environments that impact safety, performance, compliance, and client confidence. At Syntegra, we offer flexible facilities management consulting and support tailored to meet your needs — whether you're building from the ground up or evolving a mature operations model.
We support both traditional FM models and fully integrated solutions, helping you align people, systems, vendors, and compliance needs under one efficient structure.
🔧 What We Deliver:
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Facilities Assessments & Program Reviews
Evaluate current systems, vendor models, KPIs, and operational gaps. -
IFM Strategy Development
Consolidate fragmented vendors or in-house teams under a unified structure with measurable performance metrics. -
Interim or Fractional FM Leadership
Step in during transitions to oversee in-house teams, manage external vendors, or support daily operations. -
Lab Operations & Cleanroom Readiness
Maintain cleanliness, compliance, and documentation for regulated environments (GMP/GLP), ensuring audit-readiness and system reliability. -
Tenant/Client Experience Support
Align facilities programs with user-facing expectations to boost satisfaction, confidence, and retention.
Whether you’re managing a life sciences lab, corporate office, academic campus, or municipal property — Syntegra brings structure, transparency, and agility to your facilities program. We don’t push boilerplate playbooks. Instead, we tailor our model to fit your culture, mission, and budget.
🦺 Safety Plan Development & Program Support
In any facility — especially labs, manufacturing sites, and public buildings — safety is non-negotiable. Syntegra helps clients develop, refine, and implement safety programs that protect people, assets, and operations.
Whether you’re building from the ground up or need a second set of eyes on your existing protocols, we deliver actionable safety strategies tailored to your environment and regulatory requirements.
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Contractor & Vendor Safety Programs
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IIPP (Injury & Illness Prevention Plan)
Creation or refinement aligned with OSHA, EPA, and industry-specific safety standards. -
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) & Task Protocols
Written procedures to support field technicians and facilities teams across all job types. -
Cleanroom & GMP/GLP Safety Alignment
Ensure documentation, gowning, workflows, and audit protocols match regulated environment standards. -
Construction & CapEx Site Safety
Partner with our CapEx consulting team to monitor active sites and ensure safety compliance during renovations or expansions.
We don’t just hand you a binder — we help you implement, train, and adapt your plan so it works in the real world.
✅ Safety is more than compliance — it’s culture. We help you build both.
🧪 cGMP Manufacturing & cGLP Laboratory Operations Support
In regulated environments, facilities support must go beyond routine maintenance — it must align directly with SOPs, compliance requirements, and audit readiness. Syntegra delivers specialized support for cGMP and cGLP facilities with teams trained to operate within your documentation and quality control systems.
Whether you're managing biologics production, diagnostics labs, or early-stage R&D, our team understands the operational rigor and attention to detail your spaces demand.
🧬 What We Support:
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GMP/GLP-Compliant Cleaning Programs
Support janitorial services that integrate with your quality system — with logs, inspections, and documentation baked in. -
Lab & Manufacturing Space Optimization
Align layout, workflows, and service models to reduce contamination risk and increase throughput. -
Cleanroom Support & Task-Based Training
Syntegra techs are trained to execute tasks within ISO-rated spaces under client SOPs and gowning protocols. -
Audit Readiness & Partner Collaboration
We work in tandem with your quality and facilities teams to ensure documentation, sign-offs, and protocols are in place for inspections and reviews. -
Startup, Expansion & Reconfiguration Projects
Support for commissioning/decommissioning, lab expansions, and validated equipment moves — coordinated with EH&S and vendor partners.
We know the stakes are higher in these environments — product integrity, batch loss, and compliance risk all ride on the way your facility operates.
✅ Syntegra was built to operate where science happens. We don’t just clean and manage — we support regulated precision.
📄 Permitting Strategy & Coordination
It can be confusing and time-consuming to figure out which permits are required to open or upgrade a facility — especially in life sciences and technical environments. Syntegra helps clients navigate Boston’s complex permitting landscape, making sure nothing slips through the cracks.
From early planning to final inspection, we consult with your team, coordinate with local authorities, and ensure you remain compliant with city, state, and federal requirements.
🏗️ We Support:
- Construction & Renovation Permits
Secure building, mechanical, electrical, and fire protection approvals — and coordinate documentation with GCs, landlords, and inspectors. - IBC, Cryogenic & Flammable Storage Permits
Assist with permit filings for compressed gases, cryogens, and flammable chemicals. We help ensure you're within maximum allowable quantities (MAQs) and meet city requirements for proper storage, ventilation, and containment. Syntegra also provides guidance on control area boundaries and code-specific separation strategies. - Lab-Specific Permits & Safety Documentation
Work with your EH&S and facilities teams to submit chemical inventory, room classifications, and occupancy-related documents to avoid inspection delays. - Emergency Power & Utility Coordination
Guide approvals for generators, UPS systems, and other infrastructure supporting life safety and scientific continuity. - Temporary Use & Certificate of Occupancy
Coordinate final inspections and documentation to ensure timely C of O issuance — even during phased buildouts or tenant improvements.
We don’t just know how to pull permits — we know how to plan for them. Our team is deeply experienced in Boston’s life sciences development process, and we’ll make sure your timeline, documentation, and facility use plans are aligned with what local AHJs expect.
✅ Permitting isn’t just paperwork — it’s project enablement. We help remove obstacles so your space is safe, legal, and ready for work.
🤝 A Helping Hand — Support When and Where You Need It
Sometimes, what your team needs isn’t a full-time consultant — it’s targeted, flexible support to get through a transition, tackle a backlog, or stabilize a program.
Syntegra offers just that: dependable, experienced facilities and operations professionals who can step in quickly, blend into your culture, and keep things running.
🔄 We’re Brought In To:
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Backfill Key Roles During Transitions
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Support Fast Growth or New Sites
Offer startup guidance, on-site presence, or remote oversight as your footprint expands. -
Assist with Projects or Seasonal Demands
Help with contractor oversight, vendor RFPs, seasonal maintenance spikes, or short-term audits. -
Fill Skill Gaps on Your Current Team
Provide targeted expertise in permitting, cleanroom readiness, safety documentation, or CapEx planning.
You don’t need to overstaff or overcommit — just call Syntegra. We’ll support as little or as much as you need, for as long as you need us.
✅ It’s not about control — it’s about confidence. We give your team room to breathe while getting the job done.
An Organization That You Can Count On
At Syntegra, we don’t just consult — we partner. For more than 20 years, our team has supported some of Boston’s most complex and critical environments with dependable, flexible, and transparent service.
Whether you're facing a leadership gap, launching a new site, managing a regulated environment, or trying to realign your operations, we’ll meet you where you are — and help you get where you want to go.
As a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) with deep industry roots and union-trained teams, we bring a level of trust, agility, and perspective that helps clients move faster and operate smarter.
✅ One team. No egos. Total support.
