Facility Manager

General Matter•Paducah, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

General Matter is seeking a Facility Manager to build and lead the facilities function for an approximately 87-acre industrial site in Paducah, Kentucky. The site is being returned to service for nuclear-industry process piping and steel fabrication and includes manufacturing and support buildings. Much of the infrastructure must be assessed, restored, and recommissioned before production begins. Reporting to the Site Manager, the Facility Manager will restore legacy utility and building systems, sequence readiness work, and establish a facilities team of approximately 15 people. The role will also help determine which services are provided in-house and which are contracted. Decisions about utility capacity and building readiness will affect the site's ability to deliver hardware for new U.S. enrichment capacity. The role covers infrastructure restoration and capital projects; utilities, grounds, and site services; compliance and nuclear readiness; and facilities staffing, budgets, and systems. The Facility Manager will work with site leadership, Maintenance, EHS, contractors, and utility providers to prepare the buildings and site for production and occupancy. This position is based onsite in Paducah, Kentucky. Travel may be required up to approximately 25%, including to other company sites, suppliers, and vendors. The role may require responding to after-hours facility emergencies, extended hours, and weekends. The person must be able to regularly walk large buildings, roofs, utility spaces, and grounds in all weather, wear required PPE, and climb ladders, with or without reasonable accommodation. The role requires U.S.-person status and the ability to obtain and maintain the required site access authorization.

Requirements

Evidence of exceptional ability, such as prior projects, a portfolio of work, or completed products.
Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.
Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals, including with partial information.
Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, facilities management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 8 years of facilities management experience at industrial or manufacturing sites, including at least 3 years leading facilities teams and contractors.
Hands-on knowledge of industrial electrical distribution, HVAC, compressed air, water/wastewater, and fire protection systems.
Experience restoring, renovating, or recommissioning older industrial buildings or returning a facility to service.
Proven ability to manage capital projects and contractors, including scope, bids, budget, schedule, and closeout.
Working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, and local building and fire code requirements.
Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for work orders and preventive maintenance.
Must be a U.S. person and able to obtain and maintain the site access authorization required for the role.
Ability to travel up to approximately 25%, including to other company sites, suppliers, and vendors, and to respond to after-hours facility emergencies.
Ability to regularly walk multiple large buildings, roofs, utility spaces, and grounds in all weather; wear required PPE; and climb ladders, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a fast-paced engineering or highly technical environment, with a resourceful approach to delivering under tight timelines or budget constraints.
Experience establishing a new facilities organization or opening a new or restarted site.
Facilities experience in a nuclear, defense, chemical, or other highly regulated industrial setting.
Professional certification such as CFM or FMP, or a PE license.
Experience running multi-building campuses, rail-served sites, or heavy-industry yards.
Energy management or utility-cost reduction experience.

Responsibilities

Assess and restore legacy power distribution, water, compressed air, natural gas, HVAC, fire protection, and building-envelope systems across manufacturing and support buildings; develop and execute the infrastructure restoration plan.
Plan and manage facility capital projects and renovations, including the office building build-out, by scoping work, selecting and managing contractors, controlling budgets and schedules, and closing out projects.
Sequence work across buildings so each is ready ahead of its production or occupancy date.
Manage utility service, metering, and energy use, and coordinate with providers on capacity for production equipment, welding power, and cranes.
Maintain roads, rail and truck access, laydown and storage yards, drainage, snow removal, and the site perimeter.
Manage custodial, waste and recycling, pest control, and space services across manufacturing and support buildings.
Keep fire protection, egress, emergency lighting, and pressure systems inspected and compliant; work with EHS on permits, environmental requirements, and emergency response.
Support readiness for a nuclear quality and safety program under 10 CFR Part 70, including controlled facility changes and associated records.
Recruit and develop facilities technicians and utilities, grounds, and custodial staff; recommend which services should be in-house or contracted.
Establish the facilities preventive-maintenance and work-order process in the site's maintenance management system, coordinating with Maintenance on shared assets.
Build and manage the facilities operating budget and service contracts; track KPIs for cost, work-order backlog, and response time.
Travel up to approximately 25%, respond to after-hours facility emergencies, and work extended hours and weekends as necessary.