Manager, Infrastructure Engineering; Critical Infrastructure

Space

X was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today Space

X is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

MANAGER, INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE)

As a member of the critical infrastructure department, you will be the leader of a high-performing and technically excellent facilities engineering team. You will directly be responsible for keeping the backbone of our facilities in working order, managing multiple disciplines to design, build, and maintain infrastructure that will enable orbital launch capability for the largest rocket in the entire world.

Your team will have extreme ownership over the built environment: including engineering ownership for all of the electrical power engineering, mechanical systems, fire life safety, automation, controls, and reliability engineering for the largest site  will work directly with other managers, business leaders, executive staff, and internal teams (construction engineers, architects, trade partners, and customers) to support these goals and have the opportunity to drive real global impact, ultimately leading to making life multiplanetary.

The position is based in Hawthorne, CA.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage a diverse team of MEP engineers dedicated to ensuring zero unplanned interruption in services to employees and customers.
• Work directly with direct reports and team to plan, resource, and execute projects based off manifest needs and requests of the operation to bolster process and efficiency improvements.
• Communicate and deliver on a multitude of design build projects, maintain extreme organizational and communication skills and direct interaction with Space
  
  X executive leadership.
• Oversee trade partners and design engineering solutions internally for work onsite related to the facilities infrastructure maintenance including all mechanical, structural, HVAC, electrical, and water systems to meet corporate standards and deliver promised services and materials.
• Provide technical support and information to ensure team members are the subject matters experts in their retrospective fields.
• Manage scheduling and forecasting, career development, extreme ownership of total execution, building safety and reliability controls into our operations.
• Conduct continuous assessment of resource needs, including responsibility for support projects and life cycle operational costs.
• Manage the overall preventative maintenance program, help develop priorities and strategies for large repair/replacement.
• Develop a team that embraces constructive, actionable feedback and encourages receptiveness to feedback.
• Track and communicate key performance indicators, such as safety metrics, quality metrics, labor trends, and operating expenses to the team and executive leadership.
• Define and monitor metrics indicating infrastructure cost; drive spend forecasting and strategies for cost savings.
• Set goals for, mentor, provide training, and give feedback to team members to grow individual and team capabilities and performance.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external contractors and key stakeholders.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics or construction industry related field.
• 3+ years of experience working in an engineering role supporting design, construction, implementation and/or operations of facilities infrastructure.
• Knowledge and understanding of infrastructure systems – building management, automated facilities monitoring systems, HVAC systems, fluid plumbing systems, high-power electrical systems, telecommunications infrastructure, fire suppression systems, generators, and other facility and grounds requirements.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years of leadership experience, either leading people or multi-disciplinary complex projects.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex problems to a wide variety of audiences.
• Experience and competence in facility design software and tools such as Revit,…