Senior Facilities Operations Manager

Nextpower; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Nextpower seeks a Senior Facilities Operations Manager to lead day-to-day soft services across its U.S. offices, ensuring spaces are clean, functional and ready for business. You will supervise site-based operations teams and coordinate with IT, EHS, HR and landlords to maintain consistent service standards.

This role requires travel across locations, strong vendor and budget management, and a proven ability to maintain high service levels while controlling costs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in facilities operations or multi-site environments.
• 5+ years leading Office Managers and front‑of‑house teams.
• Proven ability to manage day-to-day service delivery across offices.
• Experience setting standards, SLAs, and inspection programs.
• Vendor management including contracts and performance.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with IT, EHS, HR and real estate.
• Able to travel regularly across U.S. facilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee reception, janitorial, pantry, mail, and conference services.
• Coordinate moves, restacks, openings, expansions, and furniture changes.
• Interface between occupants and Facilities for requests and resolution.
• Manage budgets, PO, invoices, and operating expenses.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Team management

Operations delivery

Standards enforcement

Vendor management

Staffing & scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Issue escalation

Office moves coordination

Budget & invoicing

Cost control

Communication

Multisite management

Travel readiness

Job description

Senior Facilities Operations Manager

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.
• Highly organized, hands-on, responsive, and comfortable managing multiple locations and competing operational priorities.
• 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.

Nextpower is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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