Facilities Director - Lab, Shop & Production Ops

Pilgrim; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim, based in Redwood City, seeks a Facilities Director to own the construction, renovations, and day-to-day operation of its facilities, supporting high-tempo development, testing and production.

You will coordinate with engineers, scientists, and manufacturing teams, manage budgets and vendor contracts, enforce safety standards, and ensure compliant access control and emergency procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience operating laboratories, machine shops, or manufacturing facilities.
• Completed facility build-outs or major equipment installations with budgets and schedules.
• Ability to evaluate vendor proposals and manage purchasing via ERP systems.
• Knowledge of lab/manufacturing safety, hazardous materials, OSHA, and codes.
• U.S. Person status required for access to export-controlled information and facilities.
• Clear communicator across engineers, scientists, manufacturing teams, vendors and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Build and expand facilities, including renovations, build-outs, equipment moves, layouts, workflows and utilities.
• Keep spaces organized and ready for work across wet lab, machine shop, prototyping, electronics and production.
• Anticipate and provide tools, components, reagents, equipment and consumables.
• Purchase equipment and materials, negotiate terms, and control facility spend.
• Hold vendors and contractors accountable for scope, schedule, cost and quality.
• Set and enforce safety/compliance standards including PPE, storage, waste, inspections and codes.
• Secure the site with access control, visitor management and emergency procedures.

Skills

Facility operations

Vendor management

Procurement

Safety compliance

Effective communication

Job description

Pilgrim, based in Redwood City, seeks a Facilities Director to own the construction, renovations, and day-to-day operation of its facilities, supporting high-tempo development, testing and production.

You will coordinate with engineers, scientists, and manufacturing teams, manage budgets and vendor contracts, enforce safety standards, and ensure compliant access control and emergency procedures.