Sr. Manager, Data Center Facilities - Memphis
xAI· Data Center
Hybrid (Memphis, TN)full-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Senior leadership role responsible for building and grounds maintenance across the Memphis campus (excluding central data center operations). Owns work orders, preventive maintenance, and site infrastructure for offices, support buildings, and grounds, ensuring safety, reliability, and presentability while coordinating with construction, EHS, and site operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a multi-layered organization of managers, supervisors, and technicians across the Memphis campus to deliver reliable building and grounds maintenance with minimal disruption to site operations.
- Set campus-wide strategy, budgeting (CapEx/OpEx), and resource forecasting for facilities maintenance; drive ownership of execution, safety culture, and work quality.
- Own the campus work-order and preventive maintenance programs: ticketing, staffing, response times, backlog, and closeout for break/fix and scheduled work across offices, support buildings, and grounds.
- Oversee building systems maintenance—HVAC, plumbing, electrical and transformers, fire/life safety as building systems, and general repairs—so occupied facilities stay safe, functional, and presentable.
- Own soft services across the campus, including janitorial, landscaping and grounds, waste, and pest control; manage third-party vendors to corporate standards, SLAs, and cost.
- Partner with construction, EHS, and site operations to plan and execute office, grounds, and building improvement projects without impacting ongoing operations.
- Conduct ongoing assessment of resource needs, life-cycle costs, and staffing for multiple buildings; own long-term capital planning for building and grounds assets.
- Define, track, and communicate key performance indicators (safety, response time, work-order backlog, quality, labor productivity, and operating expenses) and drive accountability across the organization.
- Provide oversight of emergency response and on-call coverage for building emergencies (leaks, HVAC failures, power issues, safety conditions); ensure a robust after-hours support model.
- Lead talent development, succession planning, and organizational design for a high-performing facilities maintenance team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, facilities management, architecture, construction management, business, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in facilities maintenance or building operations (offices, industrial, or campus environments), including at least 3 years leading supervisors or managers.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams responsible for work orders, preventive maintenance, building systems, and vendor-delivered soft services.
Skills
Required:Facilities leadershipBudgeting and forecastingMaintenance management
Benefits
- SpaceXSI equal opportunity employer (see Recruitment Privacy Notice).
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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