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Blue Origin · 19 hours ago

Sr Manager - Facilities Operations & Maintenance

Merritt Island, 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. The Facilities Senior Manager will be responsible for the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of mission-critical aerospace facilities, leading multi-disciplinary teams, managing maintenance programs, and ensuring facility systems support production and launch operations.

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 leadershipCMMS/EAM systemsBudget managementCollaborationProblem solvingCommunication

Required

10+ years progressive experience in facilities operations & maintenance

5+ years leading managers and/or large technical teams

Proven ownership of critical facilities and infrastructure. (industrial, aerospace, defense, or energy)

Strong working knowledge of electrical & conveyance systems

Experience working in the government sector, especially space and defense

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check

Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training

Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical