Sr Manager - Facilities Operations & Maintenance

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.

At Blue Origin, LLC., we are in search of a Facilities Senior Manager to join our dynamic team. This role will be responsible for the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of mission-critical aerospace facilities. This role leads multi-disciplinary facilities teams and contractors, establishes preventive and corrective maintenance programs, manages operating budgets, and ensures facility systems support production, test, and launch operations with minimal downtime at our Florida-based facilities. A successful candidate will actively contribute to minimizing downtime, upholding the highest safety standards, and optimizing maintenance processes by fostering strong collaborations with internal departments like production and engineering, as well as external contractors. If you are committed to excellence and eager to impact space exploration, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or related field
• Experience supporting regulated or high-hazard environments
• Strong understanding of CMMS/EAM systems, with a focus on Maximo
• Familiarity with commissioning, turnover, and sustaining engineering
• Ability to obtain government or restricted-site badging

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

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.

Background Check

• 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

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