Facilities Director

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager, the Director of Facilities will guide a broad functional area through several department managers to implement complex activities related to the efficient management of facilities, ensuring buildings under the organization’s control meet required company and government standards and regulations.

A typical day includes directing and controlling the activities of one or more functional areas, divisions, or service groups through Director and Senior Managers, with overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing, and maintaining costs, methods, and employees.

Responsibilities

• Partner with other Senior Managers and corporate partners to establish strategic plans and goals.
• Resolve abstract and complex problems across functional areas of the business.
• Make final resolutions on administrative and operational matters to ensure effective achievement of operational goals.
• Develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Develop, modify, and implement company policies that may have a company-wide effect.
• Ensure budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• Act as an advisor to subordinate managers to meet schedules and resolve technical problems.
• Interact regularly with executives and major customers, including contract negotiations.
• Establish and recommend policy changes affecting subordinate organizations.
• Implement HR strategies to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, related degree, or equivalent experience and training. Master’s Degree preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in facilities engineering or a related field, including management.
• Multi-site management experience (Milpitas and San Jose).
• Strong experience in greenfield construction, process implementation, and new equipment deployment.
• Experience with utilities, including power, electricity, gas, and chillers.
• Liquid cooling infrastructure and data center experience (preferred).