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xAIxAIMemphis, TN

Sr. Manager, Data Center Facilities

Leads the Memphis campus facilities-maintenance organization, overseeing building systems, grounds, soft services, work-order programs, budgets, vendors, emergency response, and long-term capital planning. Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of progressive facilities maintenance or building-operations experience.

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On-site8+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

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, CapEx/OpEx budgeting, and resource forecasting for facilities maintenance; drive ownership of execution, safety culture, and work quality.
  • Own campus work-order and preventive-maintenance programs, including ticketing, staffing, response times, backlog, and closeout for break/fix and scheduled work.
  • Oversee building systems maintenance, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical and transformers, fire/life safety as building systems, and general repairs.
  • Own janitorial, landscaping and grounds, waste, and pest-control services; manage third-party vendors against corporate standards, SLAs, and cost targets.
  • Partner with construction, EHS, and site operations on office, grounds, and building-improvement projects.
  • Assess resource needs, life-cycle costs, and staffing across multiple buildings; own long-term capital planning for building and grounds assets.
  • Define, track, and communicate KPIs covering safety, response time, work-order backlog, quality, labor productivity, and operating expenses.
  • Oversee emergency response and on-call coverage for building emergencies, including leaks, HVAC failures, power issues, and safety conditions.
  • Lead talent development, succession planning, and organizational design for the facilities-maintenance team.

Requirements

  • 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 across office, industrial, or campus environments, including at least 3 years leading supervisors or managers.
  • Experience leading teams responsible for work orders, preventive maintenance, building systems, and vendor-delivered soft services.
  • Experience managing budgets, capital projects, and complex vendor ecosystems across multiple buildings.
  • Experience with CMMS/work-order systems and building management systems.
  • Knowledge of building electrical systems and transformers, plumbing, HVAC, and general construction and maintenance practices.
  • Experience negotiating contracts and evaluating service costs.
  • Excellent communication, organization, leadership, and prioritization skills.
  • Experience managing large-scale work under aggressive timelines and changing priorities.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Based at the Memphis, TN campus, with occasional travel to other company locations.
  • Ability to work extended hours or weekends and provide 24/7 on-call support for building emergencies.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a high-stress, high-tempo environment.

Skills

facilities maintenancebuilding operationshvacplumbingelectrical systemsTransformerscmmspreventive maintenancework-order managementVendor Managementcapital projectsBudget ManagementExcelfire/life safetyconstruction management

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