Site Operations Manager

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Full Time Madison, AL, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, Inc. is seeking an experienced Site Operations Manager to lead day-to-day operations of our Huntsville, Alabama facility. The Huntsville site will serve as an important U.S.

-based hub supporting NASAMS training, customer support, field service activities, and broader program operations.

The Site Operations Manager will serve as the primary on-site operational leader responsible for ensuring the facility is safe, secure, well maintained, customer-ready, and capable of supporting Kongsberg employees, instructors, Field Service Engineers (FSEs), customers, and visiting program teams.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring an individual who can operate effectively across a broad range of responsibilities. The Site Operations Manager will coordinate facility maintenance and vendors, security and access requirements, training and customer activities, equipment and material movement, budgets, site services, and operational readiness.

As Kongsberg's Huntsville presence grows, this role will also help establish the processes, infrastructure, and operating model necessary to support potential future capabilities such as expanded sustainment activities, receiving inspection, equipment support, assembly, and test.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a growing environment where priorities evolve and will be expected to identify needs, solve problems, coordinate resources, and build scalable processes that support both immediate operational requirements and long-term growth.

• Serve as the primary on-site operational leader for Kongsberg's Huntsville facility and coordinate day-to-day site activities.
• Ensure the facility remains safe, secure, operational, well maintained, and ready to support employees, customers, training events, and visiting program teams.
• Coordinate closely with Kongsberg program leadership, training personnel, Field Service Engineers, Security, IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, Logistics, Quality, and other functional teams to support site requirements.
• Support execution of NASAMS training activities by ensuring classrooms, training spaces, equipment, technology, materials, and supporting infrastructure are available and operational.
• Coordinate facility schedules and requirements associated with training events, customer visits, demonstrations, meetings, and other program activities.
• Support instructors and Field Service Engineers with site-based operational requirements, including workspace, equipment, logistics, access, and facility support.
• Manage facility maintenance, repairs, preventive maintenance, inspections, utilities, and recurring services.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for landlords, property management, maintenance providers, contractors, vendors, and other site service providers.
• Identify and resolve building, equipment, infrastructure, and operational issues and coordinate corrective action as appropriate.
• Manage and track facility-related contracts, services, expenses, budgets, purchase requirements, and vendor performance.
• Coordinate site access, physical security, visitor requirements, and other facility security activities in partnership with Kongsberg Security.
• Support implementation and maintenance of applicable environmental, health, safety, security, and facility compliance requirements.
• Coordinate receiving, storage, movement, accountability, and staging of training equipment, materials, supplies, and other site assets in partnership with…