Senior Facilities Operations Manager

Nextpower; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Nextpower is seeking a Senior Facilities Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day soft services across our U.S. offices, ensuring clean, functional, and well-supported environments for daily business.

You will lead site-based facilities staff and coordinate reception, janitorial, pantry, mail, and conference services, while partnering with IT, EHS, HR and real estate teams. In this role you’ll establish standard operating procedures, manage vendor contracts and budgets, and drive continuous

Qualifications

• 10+ years in facilities operations or similar.
• 5+ years managing office operations staff.
• Experience delivering day-to-day facilities services across multiple locations.
• Experience establishing operating standards and service levels.
• Experience managing facilities service vendors and contracts.
• Ability to travel regularly among U.S. facilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day facilities soft services across U.S. offices.
• Lead site-based facilities staff and ensure readiness of common areas.
• Interface between office occupants and Facilities organization for requests and issues.
• Coordinate with IT, EHS, HR and Facilities Managers on hard facilities issues.
• Manage budgets, POs, invoices, and vendor contracts for facilities.
• Coordinate office moves/restacks/openings/renovations.

Skills

Facilities operations leadership

Staff management

Vendor management

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Travel availability

Project coordination

Job description

Job Description:

Position Summary

The Senior Facilities Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day facilities’ soft services operations across Nextpower’s U.S. offices, ensuring each location is clean, functional, well-supported, and ready for daily business operations.

The role leads site-based office operations personnel and manages the delivery of facilities soft services, including reception and front-of-house operations, janitorial and day porter services, pantry and food services, office supplies, mail and shipping, conference and common-area readiness, waste and recycling, and other day-to-day office services.

This position serves as the primary operational interface between office occupants and the Facilities organization, ensuring facility-related requests and issues are identified, appropriately routed, communicated, and followed through to resolution.

The Senior Facilities Operations Manager works closely with Facilities Managers who retain responsibility for hard facilities and technical building systems, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, building controls, infrastructure, etc. This position coordinates the operational impact of that work and ensures continuity of office operations but does not replace the technical responsibilities of the Facilities Managers.

The role partners with Facilities, Real Estate, IT, EHS, Security, Procurement, HR and landlords/property managers among others to maintain consistent facilities service standards across the U.S. portfolio.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in facilities operations, facilities services, corporate office operations, building services, or multi-site facilities environments.
• 5+ years of experience managing Office Managers, facilities coordinators, reception/front-of-house teams, day porters, or other site-based facilities operations personnel.
• Demonstrated experience managing the day-to-day operation and service delivery of corporate offices, including reception, janitorial, pantry/food service, office supplies, mail/shipping, conference rooms, common areas, and other facilities soft services.
• Experience establishing and maintaining consistent facilities operating standards, service levels, procedures, and inspection programs across multiple locations.
• Strong experience managing facilities service vendors, contracts, performance, service levels, and corrective actions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage staffing, scheduling, coverage, employee performance, accountability, and development of site operations teams.
• Experience working closely with IT, EHS, HR and Facilities Managers on r hard-facilities issues.
• Ability to recognize facilities issues, determine the appropriate escalation path, coordinate with technical resources, communicate impacts to office occupants, and follow issues through resolution.
• Experience coordinating office moves, restacks, openings, expansions, renovations, furniture changes, and other facilities-related operational changes.
• Experience managing facilities operating budgets, purchase orders, invoices, vendor contracts, forecasts, and operating expenses.
• Strong service orientation combined with the ability to maintain operational standards, accountability, consistency, and cost control.
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills with the ability to work effectively with employees, executives, Facilities managers, landlords, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel regularly among assigned U.S. facilities.

Pay is based on market location and may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education and other job‑related reasons. The annual salary range for this position is $150,000.00-$1700,000.00.

(Applicable to California)

At Nextpower, we are driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform that combines intelligent structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale power plants. Our comprehensive portfolio enables faster project delivery, higher performance, and greater reliability, helping our customers capture the full value of solar power. Our talented worldwide teams are redefining how solar power plants are designed, built, and operated every day with smart technology, data‑driven insights, and advanced automation. Together, we’re building the foundation for the world’s next generation of clean energy infrastructure.

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