Spaceport Operations Specialist - Hotel Operations

Spacex; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Starbase, Texas is seeking a Spaceport Operations Specialist to lead housing, transportation, site amenities, and guest services. You will develop customer service strategies, train staff, and oversee leasing, scheduling, payroll, and onboarding, while ensuring safety and high-quality living environments that support morale and productivity.

Responsibilities include managing Spaceport Village operations, staff training, vendor coordination, RFPOs, and cross‑team collaboration with

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality or operations required.
• Experience leading a team within hospitality or operations.
• Strong customer service and problem resolution skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of room inventory, housekeeping processes, and guest service.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Spaceport Village Operations including leasing and housing, transportation, amenities, and events.
• Monitor quality and enforce standards across Spaceport operations.
• Train staff on customer service and guest needs.
• Enforce safety practices with staff and leads.
• Coordinate time management for the team.
• Monitor financial activities supporting revenue and cost control.
• Create in-person and online training materials.
• Oversee performance management for staff.
• Assist in project implementation for Starbase Village expansions.
• Provide department spend, ticketing, and metrics reporting.
• Obtain bids from vendors by defining scopes of work.
• Conduct job walk-downs with vendors and managers.
• Create RFPOs and assist buyers with vendor selection.
• Ensure accurate purchase orders with no cost overruns.
• Collaborate with Spaceport Development, Facilities, Culinary and Hospitality teams.

Skills

Staff leadership

Customer service

Training programs

Scheduling

Payroll

Communication

HR knowledge

Facilities coordination

Vendor coordination

Safety practices

Microsoft Office

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalency certificate

Tools

ERP software

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

SPACEPORT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST - HOTEL OPERATIONS

The role of a Spaceport Operations Specialist will be to provide leadership to the organization’s housing accommodations, transportation, site amenities, and customer service activities. You will help develop and implement effective customer service strategies and training programs. The duties of Spaceport Operations Specialist will include but are not limited to: coordinating service operations, monitoring and motivating staff, ensuring excellent customer service, engaging with customers, hiring and developing talent, ensuring team is current with all mandatory company trainings, scheduling and payroll, interviewing, hiring and onboarding of new staff, setting and upholding customer service principles. The Spaceport Operations Specialist will support the mission by providing a foundation of understanding for excellent customer service and quality of living and visiting accommodations that boost morale and productivity within SpaceX.

RESPONSIBILITES:

• Oversee Spaceport Village Operations including execution and organization of leasing/rental housing program, transportation, amenities, and events
• Monitor quality and consistency of Spaceport operations by setting and enforcing standards while inspecting and routinely walking areas of responsibility
• Train staff on customer service, anticipating guest needs and problem resolution
• Enforce proper safety practices with staff and leads
• Coordinate and enhance time management for team
• Monitoring financial activities for Spaceport Operations strategically driving revenue and improving operating costs
• Create and maintain in-person and online training materials
• Oversee performance management for Spaceport Operations staff
• Assist in all aspects of project implementation to build out Starbase Village as needed, including aesthetic industrial design improvements
• Provide campus wide reporting on departmental spend, ticketing, and other metrics as requested
• Obtain multiple bids from competing contractors by creating scopes of work
• Perform job walk-downs with vendors, engineers, supervisors, and managers
• Create RFPO’s and assists the buyers with vendor selection
• Ensure purchase orders are accurate with no cost over runs
• Position works closely with Spaceport Development Team, Facilities, Culinary and Hospitality teams

BASIC QUALIFICATiONS:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 2+ years of experience within the hospitality or operations industry

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience opening new operations and/or creating operational procedures from the ground up
• Experience leading a team within the hospitality or operations industry
• Advanced knowledge of customer service and problem resolution
• Experienced with Microsoft Office and Outlook
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Excellent knowledge of room inventory, housekeeping processes and guest service
• Experience in a corporate environment
• Proficient knowledge of human resources management
• Ability to organize work for large groups in various service formats
• Strong time management skills
• Experience with high volume, complex multidisciplinary operations
• Experience leading groups in large team settings of 10 or more staff members
• Eye for aesthetic industrial design
• Experience with facilities within an aerospace industry
• Familiar with space planning procedures and operations
• Ability to create and update RFPOs and facilities work orders in an ERP software
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
• Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
• Logical and strategic approach to solving problems
• Ability to read and understand basic floor plans
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic directions

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to travel to other SpaceX locations for significant/extended periods of time as needed (up to 85% of the time)
• Willingness to relocate to Starbase, Texas with potential for shift work in a remote location
• Stand: Up to 6 hours per day
• Sit: Up to 3 hours per day
• Push/Pull: Up to 50lbs. (unassisted) 1-2 hours per day
• Overhead reach: Up to 1 hour per day
• Walk: Up to 3 hours per day
• Lift/Carry: Up to 25lbs. (unassisted) 1-2 hours per day
• Climb (ladder/stairs): Up to 1 hour per day
• Kneel/Crouch: Up to 1 hour per day
• Upper body twist: Up to 1 hour per day
• Ability to work in temperatures over 80 degrees up to 1 hour per day
• Candidate must be capable of safely performing the physical requirements of the job listed in the job description. Candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical to confirm these capabilities, which may include a medical history review

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.