Senior Manager Facilities
About The Position
Turion is seeking a Senior Facilities Manager to lead the operation and growth of its physical environments in Irvine, California. The role is responsible for keeping offices, laboratories, clean rooms, machine shops, and technical bays safe, compliant, and ready for use. It combines hands-on facility upkeep with oversight of vendors, maintenance programs, capital projects, budgets, and space planning across multiple company locations. The manager will help select and plan new facilities as Turion expands, build systems to support a growing footprint, and hire and develop a facilities team. The position works cross-functionally with teams including EHS, Finance, IT, Security, HR, Operations, and Engineering. Employees may be asked to support alternate or extended shifts and travel during peak work periods. The role may involve access to export-controlled technology or software; applicants must meet the specified U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required authorizations.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of facilities management experience in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or a hardware-intensive technology environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing industrial and technical spaces, including understanding the different needs of clean rooms and machine shops.
- Hands-on familiarity with HVAC, electrical distribution, plumbing, fire suppression, and building automation systems; ability to read schematics and hold contractors accountable.
- Proven experience owning CapEx projects end-to-end, including budget development and contractor management.
- Strong vendor-management skills, including writing statements of work, running competitive bids, and holding providers to service-level agreements.
- Experience with space-planning tools and data-driven utilization reporting.
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where priorities shift and no task is beneath you.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to translate technical facility needs into clear requests for Finance, IT, HR, and Engineering leadership.
- Working knowledge of OSHA requirements, fire and life-safety codes, and applicable state and local building codes.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations for access to technology or software source code subject to U.S. export controls.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in satellite manufacturing, launch services, or other space hardware environments.
- Familiarity with ITAR-regulated facilities and access-control requirements for government contract work.
- CFM, FMP, or equivalent facilities-management certification.
- Experience establishing a new facility from the ground up.
Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day operations across offices, labs, clean rooms, machine shops, and technical bays, ensuring spaces are safe, compliant, and ready to support work.
- Perform routine hands-on maintenance, including replacing HVAC filters and addressing minor plumbing, lighting, and other facility issues.
- Provide multi-site oversight across Turion locations in Washington, D.C., both Irvine facilities, and future locations, maintaining consistent operational standards, maintenance programs, and facility experiences.
- Participate in facility selection and planning as the company expands into new spaces.
- Source vendors, negotiate contracts, and manage performance for janitorial, landscaping, security, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other service providers.
- Own preventive and corrective maintenance programs, including scheduling work, coordinating internal technicians and contractors, and tracking completion through close-out.
- Manage CapEx projects from pre-construction through customer handover, including budgets, scope definition, contractor coordination, permitting support, and punch-list resolution.
- Manage space planning and utilization, including floor plans, headcount-growth projections with HR and Operations, and moves, additions, and changes with minimal disruption.
- Coordinate onboarding logistics for new hires, including desk setup, access provisioning with IT and Security, and physical-workspace orientation.
- Own the facilities budget, prepare the annual budget, track actuals against plan, identify variances, and find cost-reduction opportunities without compromising operational quality.
- Collaborate with departments and the EHS team on OSHA compliance, safety initiatives and inspections, incident documentation, and corrective-action tracking.
- Hire and lead Facilities Coordinators, Maintenance Technicians, and Office Coordinators; set direction, remove blockers, and develop team members.
- Support alternate shifts, extended shifts, and/or travel during peak work periods when requested.
Benefits
- Company stock/equity.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
- 401(k) plan with a 3% employer direct contribution.
- Vacation, personal, and sick days, and holidays.
- Paid parental leave following the birth of a newborn or adoption.
- No-cost Employee Assistance Program for employees and their households.
- Internal training, workshops, and courses for professional development.
- Social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
