Senior Facilities & Workplace Operations Manager

Synopsys, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Facilities Manager to oversee multiple Americas offices, guiding projects from site selection through construction. You will ensure design conformance, manage budgets, and coordinate MEP systems to keep engineering teams productive.

Candidates bring 5–7+ years in facilities or corporate workplace operations, strong vendor management, and proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Willingness to travel and on-call availability are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 to 7+ years of facilities management, project management, or corporate workplace operations experience.
• Demonstrated project management experience in a corporate or high-tech environment, ideally managing multiple concurrent projects across distributed sites.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, including troubleshooting, vendor management, and compliance with applicable codes.
• Experience preparing and managing budgets, analyzing cost variances, and making data-driven recommendations on capital and operating expenses.
• Proficiency with Excel for budget tracking and analysis, PowerPoint for stakeholder updates, and Microsoft Word for documentation and reporting.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly across the Americas to visit sites, oversee projects, and support field offices as needed.
• Availability for 24/7 on-call status to respond to urgent facilities issues, system failures, or critical site needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage ongoing facilities projects across multiple Americas offices, from site selection and design review through construction oversight and final delivery
• Review and estimate costs for design work, equipment procurement, installation labor, materials, site preparation, and all associated project expenses
• Inspect construction and installation progress against drawings, specifications, schedules, and code requirements to ensure conformance and quality
• Maintain day-to-day operations by coordinating moves, adds, changes, office services, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems across your portfolio of sites
• Oversee outside contractors and vendors, ensuring work quality, schedule adherence, and alignment with Synopsys standards and safety protocols
• Prepare and manage operating expense budgets, track expenditures, analyze variances, and recommend capital investments to support site and business objectives
• Provide regular project and operational updates to management, flagging risks early and proposing solutions with supporting data

Skills

Facilities management

Project management

Budget management

Vendor management

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Travel willingness

On-call availability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Facilities Manager to oversee multiple Americas offices, guiding projects from site selection through construction. You will ensure design conformance, manage budgets, and coordinate MEP systems to keep engineering teams productive.

Candidates bring 5–7+ years in facilities or corporate workplace operations, strong vendor management, and proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Willingness to travel and on-call availability are required.