# Sr. Manager, Data Center Facilities

**Company:** [xAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/xai)
**Location:** Memphis, TN
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** facilities maintenance, building operations, hvac, plumbing, electrical systems, Transformers, cmms, preventive maintenance, work-order management, Vendor Management, capital projects, Budget Management, Excel, fire/life safety, construction management
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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