Facility Manager

The role

You will build and lead the facilities function for an 87-acre industrial site in Paducah, Kentucky. You will restore legacy infrastructure, manage capital projects, and build a facilities team of about 15 people.

What you will do

• Assess and restore legacy power, water, compressed air, natural gas, HVAC, fire protection and building envelope
• Plan and manage facility capital projects and renovations
• Sequence work across buildings for production or occupancy readiness
• Manage utility service, metering and energy use
• Maintain roads, rail, truck access, laydown and storage yards, drainage, snow removal and site perimeter
• Run custodial, waste and recycling, pest control and space services
• Keep fire protection, egress, emergency lighting and pressure systems compliant
• Support site readiness for a nuclear quality and safety program
• Recruit and develop facilities technicians and staff
• Set up the facilities preventive maintenance and work order process

Required qualifications

• Evidence of exceptional ability
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals
• Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, facilities management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8+ years in facilities management for industrial or manufacturing sites
• 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 bringing a facility back into service
• Proven ability to manage capital projects and contractors
• Working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA and local building and fire code requirements
• Experience with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
• Must be a U.S. person

Nice to have

• Experience in a fast-paced engineering or highly technical environment
• Experience standing up 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, FMP or a PE license
• Experience running multi-building campuses, rail-served sites or heavy-industry yards
• Energy management or utility-cost reduction experience

Benefits

• Company stock options
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• HSA/FSA/Commuter benefits

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person
• Able to obtain and maintain the site access authorization required for the role

About the company

General Matter is enriching uranium in America. Their goal is to design, build, and operate the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services in the United States.