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Blue Origin · 3 weeks ago

Sr Manager - Facilities Operations & Maintenance

Space Coast, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Facilities Senior Manager to oversee the safe and reliable operation of aerospace facilities, ensuring minimal downtime and compliance with safety standards while managing teams and budgets.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational leadership for 24/7 facilities operations across manufacturing, test, launch, and their associated support buildings. Ensure high availability of critical building systems

Manage a team on in-house electricians, maintenance technicians, schedulers, and coordinators

Oversee 3rd party vendors and contractors performing critical maintenance and repairs

Ensure a high availability of critical building systems, specifically for this role, industrial electrical infrastructure, lightning protection, grounding, cranes, hangar doors, elevators, and other related systems

Ensure all systems are maintained at intervals that meet or exceed manufacturer's recommendations, as well as meet Range requirements for launch

Oversee and manage escalations for facility outages, failures, and mission-impacting events

Establish maintenance KPIs (uptime, MTBF, PM compliance, response time)

Develop and manage annual O&M budgets

Control spend through prioritization, lifecycle planning, and vendor negotiations

Qualification

Facilities operations managementElectrical systems knowledgeTeam leadershipPreventive maintenance programsBudget managementCMMS/EAM systemsCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skills