Senior Facilities Manager - Civil/Structural & Geospatial

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 138,600 - 235,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible work options

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Cleared Manager for Facilities to lead the Civil, Structural and Geospatial Department at the Sandia/New Mexico site. This role focuses on life cycle asset management for infrastructure and facilities systems, guiding a team to deliver engineered solutions while coordinating with mission partners.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in civil/structural engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience and a DOE L level clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, engineering, or other relevant STEM discipline, plus eight (8) or more years of directly relevant experience; Or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and experience.
• Experience in civil engineering, structural engineering, geospatial systems, facilities engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related technical area.
• Leading projects, programs, technical teams, or personnel.
• Active DOE L-level security clearance or equivalent (e.g., DOD Secret).

Responsibilities

• Guide the work of your department and staff, establish priorities, and balance workloads to meet customer needs and operational commitments.
• Lead civil, structural, and geospatial engineering support for Sandia/New Mexico site infrastructure systems, structural systems, and facilities‑related geospatial solutions.
• Provide management oversight for life cycle asset management activities related to facilities and infrastructure systems.
• Understand the capabilities of your organization and connect the work and expertise of your staff with facilities customers, mission partners, and stakeholders across the laboratory.
• Coordinate and represent departmental work and capabilities across Facilities and other laboratory organizations.
• Support mission partners in planning and executing site activities, identifying new project needs, and developing engineered solutions.
• Oversee excavation and penetration support activities to ensure safe, compliant, and effective execution.
• Oversee Facilities Graphic Information System (FGIS) support for Sandia/New Mexico facilities and infrastructure systems.
• Develop short‑term and long‑term organizational budgets and staffing plans to meet operational, project, and strategic objectives.
• Build, maintain, and leverage strong relationships with project teams, engineering partners, operations organizations, maintenance teams, and mission customers.
• Ensure engineering products and services meet applicable codes, standards, regulatory requirements, quality expectations, and customer needs.
• Apply organizational knowledge and engineering judgment to assess work quality, performance, risk, and alignment with mission and facilities objectives.
• Champion and manage staff development, including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, professional development, recruiting, and performance management.
• Collaborate on department and group strategic direction and execute plans aligned with Facilities and laboratory priorities.
• Identify and champion innovative approaches and continuous improvement opportunities to enhance the quality, efficiency, and impact of departmental products and services.
• Foster a strong safety culture and ensure work is performed in accordance with applicable environment, safety, and health requirements.
• Support cross‑functional collaboration among engineering, construction, maintenance, facilities operations, project delivery, and mission support teams.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time may be required.

Skills

Leadership experience

Geospatial systems

Civil/structural eng

Facilities engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related STEM

Tools

ArcGIS

ESRI GIS

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Cleared Manager for Facilities to lead the Civil, Structural and Geospatial Department at the Sandia/New Mexico site. This role focuses on life cycle asset management for infrastructure and facilities systems, guiding a team to deliver engineered solutions while coordinating with mission partners.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in civil/structural engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience and a DOE L level clearance.