Facilities Operations Manager – Research Labs

Arizona State University; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences seeks a Manager, Facilities Operations to lead day-to-day facilities services across laboratories, classrooms, and offices. This role partners with faculty, researchers, and university facilities teams to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant infrastructure in a complex research environment.

You will oversee facilities staff, manage budgets and capital projects, coordinate space modifications and equipment installations, and develop proactive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of experience in facilities operations, including two years in a supervisory role.
• Equivalent combinations of experience and training accepted.
• Ability to manage budgets, contracts, and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day facilities operations across SOLS labs, classrooms, offices.
• Supervise facilities staff; set priorities, assign work, and ensure coverage.
• Develop and maintain processes for facilities requests, prioritization, and communication.
• Partner with leadership to develop annual and long-range facilities priorities, operating plans, budgets.
• Develop budget forecasts and manage expenditures, purchasing, contracts, and service agreements.
• Analyze facilities data to identify risks and opportunities and support decisions.
• Collaborate with faculty and researchers to translate needs into feasible scopes, estimates, and timelines.
• Coordinate setups, equipment installations, moves, and space turnover.

Skills

Facilities operations

Budgeting

Staff supervision

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences seeks a Manager, Facilities Operations to lead day-to-day facilities services across laboratories, classrooms, and offices. This role partners with faculty, researchers, and university facilities teams to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant infrastructure in a complex research environment.

You will oversee facilities staff, manage budgets and capital projects, coordinate space modifications and equipment installations, and develop proactive