Sr. Manager, Data Center Facilities

SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

SpaceXAI is building and operating one of the world’s most demanding AI training campuses in Memphis, including Colossus and site facilities that support it. The people who work here—and the buildings and grounds they occupy—have to keep up with that tempo.

The Sr. Manager of Facilities Maintenance owns building and grounds maintenance across the Memphis campus. This role leads a multi-layered organization of managers, supervisors, and technicians responsible for offices, industrial support buildings, and site infrastructure: work orders and preventive maintenance, building HVAC, plumbing, electrical and transformers, carpentry and building envelope, janitorial, landscaping, waste, and pest control. Facility care is a direct reflection of our values, and the impact is immense.

This is facilities maintenance, not data center facilities operations. You will not own the central utility plant, rack-level cooling, or white-space infrastructure. You will own the campus around it— air handlers that fail, transformers that need attention, grounds that have to stay presentable, leaks, and a work-order system that has to close tickets fast—so the site can operate without distraction.

• Lead and develop a multi-layered organization of managers, supervisors, and technicians across the Memphis campus to deliver reliable building and grounds maintenance with minimal disruption to site operations.

• Set campus-wide strategy, budgeting (CapEx/OpEx), and resource forecasting for facilities maintenance; drive ownership of execution, safety culture, and work quality.

• Own the campus work-order and preventive maintenance programs: ticketing, staffing, response times, backlog, and closeout for break/fix and scheduled work across offices, support buildings, and grounds.

• Oversee building systems maintenance—HVAC, plumbing, electrical and transformers, fire/life safety as building systems, and general repairs—so occupied facilities stay safe, functional, and presentable.

• Own soft services across the campus, including janitorial, landscaping and grounds, waste, and pest control; manage third-party vendors to corporate standards, SLAs, and cost.

• Partner with construction, EHS, and site operations to plan and execute office, grounds, and building improvement projects without impacting ongoing operations.

• Conduct ongoing assessment of resource needs, life-cycle costs, and staffing for multiple buildings; own long-term capital planning for building and grounds assets.

• Define, track, and communicate key performance indicators (safety, response time, work-order backlog, quality, labor productivity, and operating expenses) and drive accountability across the organization.

• Provide oversight of emergency response and on-call coverage