Director, Facilities Planning, Construction, and Maintenance

Company: Blue Origin LLC
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Director, Facilities Planning, Construction, and Maintenance We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. As part of a diverse and hardworking team of experts, you will lead our Huntsville Manufacturing Facility team to support rocket engine production and test facility operations while ensuring integration with a broader facilities organization. Y ou will share in the team's impact on all aspects of design, construction, maintenance, and facility operations management. You will contribute substantively to the team's impact on all aspects of building and operating a 21st century production plant and a propulsion test facility at historic test stand 4670 at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). --This position will be responsible for leading a team in facilities construction/modification and managing the operations and maintenance of existing and new facilities and infrastructure. Additional responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate strong leadership and management skills to direct multiple departments across separate Alabama locations on private and federal property.--
• Exercise strategic vision and tactical skills to achieve the site's mission objectives in support of and coordination with local site and component leadership.
• Manage multiple departments that are responsible for construction activities, maintenance, and operations of facilities and infrastructure at a Rocket Engine Production Facility and a Rocket Engine Test Facility.
• Establish and coordinate all facility projects, including design and construction planning in line with budget and mission support timelines.
• Working with dedicated project managers, oversee large scale design/build projects as needed to meet demanding customer requirements on time and within budget. Collaborate with external sources and contractors.
• Develop and execute responsive and cost effective facility maintenance plans to include preventive and corrective maintenance using enterprise asset management tools.
• Administer construction budget and approve expenditures. Develop and present to senior management the background and rationale for vendor selection, procurement options and budget requests.
• Provide regular cost analysis and cost management of Alabama Facility Construction, Maintenance, and Operations departments; develop annual budgets for overhead, capital and maintenance for enterprise-wide facilities planning.
• Work with Project Management team to develop project cash flow projections to inform enterprise-wide capital planning.
• Lead and/or participate in continuous improvement initiatives--adept at constructability analysis and value engineering to maximize customer value.-- Qualifications:
  • Highly self-motivated, organized, and capable of planning and guiding complex technical work
  • Must be skilled at change management (scope and cost changes) and familiar with review of plans, specifications, proposals, change orders, schedules, and request for information
  • Recent and relevant experience in large scale construction and/or facility project management and team leadership skills
  • Demonstrated technical expertise in construction and operations/maintenance of large scale manufacturing, production, or flight operations facilities
  • Strong bias for action and a proven track record for delivering results while working with a small team in a fast paced environment
  • Extensive background in facility operations and maintenance
  • Experience developing Statements of Work (SOWs) and managing contractors
  • Strong organizational skills and communication (oral and written)
  • 15+ years' experience in facility construction management or facility operations/maintenance
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Project Management Professional certification
  • Ability to lead, motivate, develop and train others
  • Knowledge of business and management principles
  • Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations
  • Experience with civil engineering projects Blue Origin offers a phenomenal work environment and awesome culture with competitive compensation, benefits, 401K, and relocation.--
    
    Blue Origin is an-- equal opportunity employer . In addition to EEO being the law, it is a policy that is fully consistent with Blue's principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age. Blue Origin prohibits any form of workplace harassment.-- Posted 30+ Days Ago Full time R5639 About Us Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we're working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space.

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