Sr. Manager, Data Center Facilities - Memphis

The role

You will lead the building and grounds maintenance team across the Memphis AI training campus. You will manage a team of managers, supervisors, and technicians who keep offices, support buildings, and site infrastructure running. This is facilities maintenance, not data center operations.

What you will do

• Lead and develop managers, supervisors, and technicians across the Memphis campus
• Set campus-wide strategy, budgeting (CapEx/OpEx), and resource forecasting for facilities maintenance
• Own the work-order and preventive maintenance programs, including response times, backlog, and closeout
• Oversee maintenance of HVAC, plumbing, electrical and transformers, fire/life safety, and general repairs
• Own soft services: janitorial, landscaping and grounds, waste, and pest control, managing third-party vendors to SLAs and cost
• Partner with construction, EHS, and site operations on office, grounds, and building improvement projects
• Assess resource needs, life-cycle costs, and staffing; own long-term capital planning for building and grounds assets
• Define and track KPIs for safety, response time, backlog, quality, labor productivity, and operating expenses
• Oversee emergency response and after-hours support for building emergencies
• Lead talent development, succession planning, and organizational design

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, facilities management, architecture, construction management, business, or supply chain discipline
• 8+ years of progressive experience in facilities maintenance or building operations
• 3+ years leading supervisors or managers
• Experience leading teams responsible for work orders, preventive maintenance, building systems, and vendor-delivered soft services
• Able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
• Able to provide 24/7 on-call support for building emergencies and critical facility issues
• Comfort operating in a high-stress, high-tempo environment

Nice to have

• Track record managing budgets, capital projects, and a complex vendor ecosystem across multiple buildings
• Experience with CMMS / work-order systems and building management systems
• Knowledge of building electrical and transformers, plumbing, HVAC, and general construction/maintenance practices
• Experience negotiating contracts and comparing service costs
• Excellent communication skills with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience managing large-scale work under aggressive timelines with frequent changes in scope
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint

Before you apply

• On-call support for building emergencies is required
• Extended hours and weekends may be required

About the company

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence, including the Colossus supercomputers and Grok models and applications. It is an equal opportunity employer.