Senior Facilities Manager

Hands-On Builder Role

This is a hands-on builder role. One day you may be scoping utility requirements for a new manufacturing line; the next, you may be on the production floor working alongside riggers, electricians, and contractors to install and commission equipment.

This is not a desk-based vendor management position, nor is it a traditional corporate facilities role. Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, EHS, and IT are your customers. Your responsibility is to understand what they need, translate those needs into infrastructure requirements, and drive projects from concept through successful operation.

You'll own the process from: "We need this capability" to "It's installed, commissioned, documented, and running."

What You'll Do

Capital Projects & Equipment Installation

Lead infrastructure and capital projects from start to finish, including:

• Scope development, budgeting, scheduling, design coordination, bidding, construction, commissioning, and turnover
• Electrical distribution upgrades and power capacity expansion
• Manufacturing equipment installations, including:
• Rigging coordination
• 480V power connections
• Process cooling
• Compressed air systems
• Exhaust systems
• HVAC and mechanical system upgrades
• Structural and concrete modifications
• Lab and office build-outs

You'll manage general contractors, specialty trades, engineering consultants, and equipment vendors while coordinating shutdowns and utility tie-ins within active operating environments.

Site Expansion & New Facility Bring-Up

Drive facility expansions and new site launches from planning through occupancy, including:

• Programming and space planning
• Permitting and AHJ coordination
• Construction oversight
• Commissioning and move-in activities

Facilities Operations

Own day-to-day facilities operations across multiple sites, including:

• Electrical systems
• HVAC and mechanical systems
• Plumbing infrastructure
• Building controls and automation
• Life-safety systems

You'll establish preventive maintenance programs, implement CMMS and asset management practices, manage service contracts and landlord relationships, oversee operating budgets, and drive permanent solutions to recurring issues.

Infrastructure Planning

Partner with leadership to forecast infrastructure needs and support growth by:

• Assessing electrical, cooling, and space capacity
• Identifying future bottlenecks before they impact the business
• Contributing to long-term capital planning

Building the Function

As the company scales, you'll help define and grow the facilities organization, beginning with hiring and developing a Facilities Technician and ultimately helping build a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of experience in industrial facilities, capital projects, construction management, manufacturing engineering, or facilities engineering
• Proven track record delivering capital projects from concept through commissioning in technically complex environments
• Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical building systems
• Ability to read, interpret, and mark up electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil drawings
• Hands-on experience with:
• Manufacturing equipment installation
• Rigging plans
• Equipment anchoring
• Utility connections and drops
• OEM commissioning coordination
• Experience obtaining permits and managing inspections with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs)
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, and vendors, including contractor EHS compliance
• Knowledge of hot work permitting, LOTO coordination, and contractor controls in active facilities
• Ability to create structure and execute effectively in ambiguous environments
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work across trades, engineers, operators, and executive leadership

Bonus Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
• Experience in semiconductor, battery, energy, aerospace, data center, or other infrastructure-intensive manufacturing environments
• Experience with:
• Process cooling systems
• Cooling towers
• Chillers
• Compressed air systems
• Building Management Systems (BMS) and controls
• Experience launching a new office, laboratory, or manufacturing facility
• Experience building preventive maintenance and CMMS programs from scratch
• Multi-site facilities experience

SF Pay Range $200,000 —$240,000 USD Reno Pay Range $175,000 —$210,000 USD

Please note : This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.

While this role is listed for the location above, we may consider candidates in other locations on a case-by-case basis.

Onsite Collaboration Rationale:

Given the highly collaborative and cross-functional nature of hardware, embedded systems, and product development, in-person partnership across engineering and product teams is critical to enabling rapid execution, technical alignment, and successful development outcomes.

Why Join Amperesand

• Work on next-generation power infrastructure systems
• High ownership and visibility
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Opportunity to shape future products and infrastructure
• Fast-moving startup environment

Pay Disclosure & Benefits

Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States:

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

The benefits outlined below apply to employees located in Singapore :

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Group medical, hospitalisation and surgical insurance, outpatient or GP coverage, group term life, dental and personal accident insurance
• Employer and employee Central Provident Fund contributions in accordance with the CPF Act (for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents)
• Annual leave, paid sick leave, hospitalisation leave, and all Singapore public holidays, in line with or exceeding the Employment Act
• Commuter Benefits
• Government-paid maternity, paternity, shared parental, and childcare leave in accordance with prevailing Singapore statutory entitlements

Additional benefits may be available depending on the role and employment type. Benefits are subject to the terms of applicable company policies and plans.

Candidate Confidentiality & Information Protection

As part of our commitment to protecting confidential and proprietary information, candidates should not disclose or provide Amperesand with any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to a current or former employer or any other third party during the application or interview process.

Please do not submit or present employer-owned source code, schematics, designs, technical documentation, internal presentations, customer information, prototypes, or other confidential materials. Candidates should discuss their experience and accomplishments at an appropriate level and use only information and materials they are authorized to share.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices