Office & Facilities Manager

Rivan Industries; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

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Relocation support (£6000 per year to‑

Private health insurance

Unlimited time off

Descripción de la vacante

Rivan Industries is seeking an office and facilities manager to own day-to-day site operations at our Bermondsey HQ in South-East London. You will manage cleanliness, space preparation for meetings, and ensure supplies are stocked while acting as the go-to person for facilities issues across the business.

You will negotiate contracts with vendors, manage relationships with landlords and contractors, and take charge of the facilities budget.

Formación

• 5+ years experience in facilities or office management.
• Experience managing contractors and suppliers.
• Experience managing a budget.
• Have worked in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Have worked specifically within fuels, commodities or chemicals.
• Track-record of executing technical projects in a hardware or infrastructure environment.

Responsabilidades

• Day-to-day site management and maintenance across the facility.
• Negotiate, maintain and review contracts with third-party providers.
• Own relationships with landlords, facilities providers and contractors.
• Own the facilities budget and make cost-effective decisions.
• Take responsibility for the physical security of the site and coordinate with the security provider.
• Design simple, repeatable processes for running the site and pursue continuous improvement.

Conocimientos

Facilities management

Budget ownership

Contractor management

Supplier management

Security & safety

Process improvement

Startup experience

Industry experience fuels/chemicals

Descripción del empleo

Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) is a synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise heavy industry. We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping the CO2 locked underground.

We design and manufacture modular synthetic fuel plants consisting of a DAC system, an Alkaline Electrolyser, and a Sabatier Reactor, whilst vertically integrating with off-grid DC solar and the European gas-grid. We’ve recently deployed the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant and are planning to 1000x this scale in the next 2 years.

We have recently moved into a 60,000 sq ft factory in South Bermondsey and are growing the team rapidly. We are looking for an office & facilities manager to own our facility operations.

The role

Day-to-day site management and maintenance

• Own cleanliness standards across the site: make sure the space stays at a high standard throughout the day, holding the team to it and stepping in when needed.
• Ensure the kitchen, cleaning and office supplies remain stocked at all times.
• Handle ad hoc requests from across the team, and be on call for facilities issues and emergencies.
• Be the go-to person for facilities issues across the business. Spot and fix issues quickly, and take charge of maintenance and repairs from start to finish.
• Prepare meeting spaces ahead of external or large internal meetings.

Suppliers, contracts and budget

• Negotiate, maintain and review contracts with third-party providers, including waste removal, security and utilities.
• Own relationships with landlords, facilities providers and contractors, holding them to account.
• Own the facilities budget and make cost-effective decisions.

Security and safety

• Take responsibility for the physical security of the site, and own the relationship with our security provider so the factory and office stay secure.
• Partner with our HSE Manager to keep the site safe.

Process and continuous improvement

• Design simple, repeatable processes for running the site.
• Continually identify ways to improve how our facilities run, and make them happen without waiting to be asked.

Core skills

• 5+ years experience in facilities or office management, ideally in a manufacturing or workshop environment.
• Experience managing contractors and suppliers.
• Experience managing a budget.
• Have worked in a fast-paced startup environment
• Have lots of interesting side projects you tinker on, have written about, or are generally curious to work on
• Have worked specifically within fuels, commodities or chemicals
• Track-record of executing technical projects in a hardware or infrastructure environment

Specifics

• £45 - 55k Salary depending on experience
• Share options as part of the early team
• Extensive relocation support, including £6000 per year extra to live close to our HQ
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South-East London – flexibility considered based on personal circumstances
• Private health insurance
• Unlimited time off

We encourage exceptional applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role, even if they do not meet all the requirements listed.

If you don't see a current role that fits, we also welcome open applications via our website.