Senior Facilities Manager

About this role

Company Overview

Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.

We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.

And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.

We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.

Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.

Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.

Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.

With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.

Join us in building the power foundation of the future!

About the Role

This is a hands-on builder role. One day you may be scoping utility requirements for a new manufacturing line; the next, you may be on the production floor working alongside riggers, electricians, and contractors to install and commission equipment.

This is not a desk-based vendor management position, nor is it a traditional corporate facilities role. Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, EHS, and IT are your customers. Your responsibility is to understand what they need, translate those needs into infrastructure requirements, and drive projects from concept through successful operation.

You'll own the process from: "We need this capability" to "It's installed, commissioned, documented, and running."

What You'll Do

Capital Projects & Equipment Installation

Lead infrastructure and capital projects from start to finish, including:

• Scope development, budgeting, scheduling, design coordination, bidding, construction, commissioning, and turnover

• Electrical distribution upgrades and power capacity expansion

• Manufacturing equipment installations, including:

• Rigging coordination

• 480V power connections

• Process cooling

• Compressed air systems

• Exhaust systems

• HVAC and mechanical system upgrades

• Structural and concrete modifications

• Lab and office build-outs

You'll manage general contractors, specialty trades, engineering consultants, and equipment vendors while coordinating shutdowns and utility tie-ins within active operating environments.

Site Expansion & New Facility Bring-Up

Drive facility expansions and new site launches from planning through occupancy, including:

• Programming and space planning

• Permitting and AHJ coordination

• Construction oversight

• Commissioning and move-in activities

Facilities Operations

Own day-to-day facilities operations across multiple sites, including:

• Electrical systems

• HVAC and mechanical systems

• Plumbing infrastructure

• Building controls and automation

• Life-safety systems

You'll establish preventive maintenance programs, implement CMMS and asset management practices, manage service contracts and landlord relationships, oversee operating budgets, and drive permanent solutions to recurring issues.

Infrastructure Planning

Partner with leadership to forecast infrastructure needs and support growth by:

• Assessing electrical, cooling, and space capacity

• Identifying future bottlenecks before they impact the business

• Contributing to long-term capital planning

Building the Function

As the company scales, you'll help define and grow the facilities organization, beginning with hiring and developing a Facilities Technician and ultimately helping build a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of experience in industrial facilities, capital projects, construction management, manufacturing engineering, or facilities engineering

• Proven track record delivering capital projects from concept through commissioning in technically complex environments

• Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical building systems

• Ability to read, interpret, and mark up electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil drawings

• Hands-on experience with:

• Manufacturing equipment installation

• Rigging plans

• Equipment anchoring

• Utility connections and drops

• OEM commissioning coordination

• Experience obtaining permits and managing inspections with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs)

• Experience managing contractors, consultants, and vendors, including contractor EHS compliance

• Knowledge of hot work permitting, LOTO coordination, and contractor controls in active facilities

• Ability to create structure and execute effectively in ambiguous environments

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work across trades, engineers, operators, and executive leadership

Bonus Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field

• Experience in semiconductor, battery, energy, aerospace, data center, or other…