Lead the facilities operations team at Helion, a fusion power company, ensuring operational excellence and strategic infrastructure planning.
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The Facilities Operations Manager at Helion is responsible for overseeing daily operations across multiple sites, ensuring reliability while also planning for long-term infrastructure needs. This role requires expertise in building systems and facilities management, along with strong leadership skills to coach and develop a team in a high-growth environment. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in facilities operations, particularly in startup or rigorous settings, and the ability to navigate complex technical challenges. The position plays a crucial role in supporting Helion's mission to advance fusion power technology.
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What You Will Be Doing:
As our Facilities Operations Manager, you'll lead the planning and execution of facilities operations across our growing portfolio—bridging day-to-day reliability with long-term infrastructure strategy. You'll serve as a key partner to Facilities leadership, driving operational rigor, vendor performance, and capital planning support.
We are looking for an engaged leader who thrives in a high-growth environment and balances urgency with disciplined execution. You will bring strong people leadership, sound operational judgment, and high standards for accountability and follow-through. This is an onsite role reporting directly to our Director of Facilities in our Everett, WA headquarters.
You Will:
Lead and develop the facilities operations team, setting clear expectations, balancing workloads, and strengthening performance through coaching and accountability
Own day-to-day facilities operations across multiple sites, serving as the primary point of contact for operational issues; overseeing Maintenance and Environmental Services delivery, staffing coverage, vendor performance, stakeholder communication, and timely issue resolution through closeout
Own and improve the CMMS, asset records, and preventive maintenance programs, using equipment condition and performance data to inform maintenance and replacement priorities
Oversee inspections, servicing, and corrective actions for critical building systems and industrial equipment, partnering with EHS and Security to maintain safe, ready sites
Build scalable operational processes and use performance metrics to identify recurring issues, remove roadblocks, and coordinate lasting improvements with technical experts and Facilities leadership
Apply building-systems knowledge to assess issues and recommendations, and represent Facilities Operations in standups and executive discussions with clear updates on risks, trade-offs, and next steps
Required Skills:
8+ years of experience in facilities operations or related roles, including direct people management and demonstrated success coaching and developing teams
Experience leading operations in a startup, high-growth, or similarly rigorous environment, with high standards for accountability and execution
Working knowledge of building systems, including HVAC, electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems, with the ability to assess issues, evaluate technical recommendations, and engage the appropriate expertise
Experience with CMMS ownership and configuration, preventive maintenance program development, asset management, and vendor oversight
Demonstrated ability to navigate changing priorities, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and resolve recurring problems without compromising safety or quality
Strong written and verbal communication with frontline employees, technical partners, and executives, including the ability to tailor technical detail to the audience, create clear operational documentation, and constructively challenge assumptions
Experience supporting manufacturing, hardware development, R&D, or other technically complex facilities is preferred. Hands-on maintenance or trade experience is helpful but not required
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Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
Annual wellness stipend
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