AI Compute Campus Facilities Leader

OpenAI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Critical Facilities Manager to lead day-to-day operations of its AI data center campuses in Seattle. You will own operating procedures, maintenance programs, and incident response for electrical, mechanical, and controls systems, ensuring reliability at scale.

In this role you will partner with commissioning, hardware deployment, and operations teams to bring new campuses online and maintain them at the highest standards, while leading vendors, contractors, and site staff

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience operating mission-critical facilities, data centers, or large-scale technical operations.
• Experience with electrical distribution, generators, UPS systems, cooling, and building controls.
• Experience leading operations teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Strong incident response and decision-making in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to develop maintenance strategies and operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational facilities infrastructure across AI compute campuses.
• Own readiness activities for new campus deployments and infrastructure expansion.
• Coordinate transitions from construction to steady-state operations with commissioning teams.
• Develop and improve operating procedures, maintenance programs, and response plans.
• Lead incident response and coordinate recovery during critical events.
• Manage vendors, contractors, and service providers.
• Collaborate with hardware deployment, networking, and engineering teams on changes.
• Monitor performance, risk, and capacity of critical systems.
• Support staffing, training, and development of facilities operations personnel.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards.

Skills

Electrical distribution

Generators & UPS

Cooling systems

Building controls

Incident response

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Critical Facilities Manager to lead day-to-day operations of its AI data center campuses in Seattle. You will own operating procedures, maintenance programs, and incident response for electrical, mechanical, and controls systems, ensuring reliability at scale.

In this role you will partner with commissioning, hardware deployment, and operations teams to bring new campuses online and maintain them at the highest standards, while leading vendors, contractors, and site staff