Site Operations Manager

About the role

Viridien is seeking an experienced and proactive Site Operations Manager to lead workplace, facilities, and site operations for our Houston campus. This role is responsible for ensuring a safe, efficient, and productive work environment while overseeing facilities operations, capital projects, vendor and contractor relationships, real estate activities, business continuity planning, emergency preparedness, and other site services that support day-to-day business operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of office facilities, building systems, utilities, and workplace services.
• Ensure a high-quality workplace experience for employees, visitors, and business partners.
• Support business continuity, emergency preparedness, and operational reliability across the campus.
• Lead facilities personnel, contractors, and service providers.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, customer service, and continuous improvement.
• Manage facility renovations, infrastructure projects, workplace enhancements, and capital investments.
• Oversee project scope, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder communications.
• Develop long-term infrastructure, asset lifecycle, and capital replacement plans to support operational reliability and business needs.
• Partner closely with the HPC Data Center Facilities Manager and team on shared infrastructure, utilities, emergency response planning, contractor coordination, and site-wide initiatives.
• Support alignment between office and critical infrastructure operations.
• Manage relationships with landlords, property management companies, contractors, and service providers.
• Support lease administration, renewals, occupancy planning, contract negotiations, and tenant improvement projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve service levels, reduce costs, and mitigate operational risk.
• Serve as the site's Emergency Response Officer, coordinating emergency preparedness, response, drills, exercises, and recovery activities.
• Partner with HSE and Security teams to maintain compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Support business continuity, crisis management, risk assessment, and operational resilience programs.
• Act as the primary facilities and site operations representative to business stakeholders regarding campus operations, projects, risks, and priorities.
• Manage operating and capital budgets, monitor expenditures, and develop business cases for facility investments.
• Track operational performance, vendor effectiveness, and cost-saving opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of facilities, operations, project management, real estate, or related experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Strong leadership, project management, budgeting, and stakeholder management skills.

Skills

• Facilities operations & maintenance
• Team leadership & development
• Capital projects & infrastructure planning
• Budget & financial management
• Vendor & contract management
• Real estate & lease administration
• HSE, compliance, & risk management
• Business continuity & emergency response
• Stakeholder engagement & management
• Data center & critical infrastructure collaboration

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include experience managing corporate campuses, office facilities, or multi-building sites, as well as experience working alongside data center, industrial, or critical infrastructure operations. Knowledge of OSHA and other relevant regulatory requirements, and professional certifications such as CFM, FMP, PMP, IFMA, or similar, are also preferred.