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Facilities Specialist

Facilities ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMemphis, TN, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
At least 5 years of facility vendor and contract management experience.
Experience with facilities on a large campus, industrial site, or similar environment is preferred.
Familiarity with space planning procedures and operations is preferred.
Knowledge of computer applications and ability to navigate different software programs is preferred.
Ability to create and update requests for proposals, requests for purchase orders, and facilities work orders in an enterprise resource planning or computerized maintenance management system is preferred.
Ability to read and understand basic floor plans is preferred.
Ability to balance several projects in a high-stress environment and adjust to abrupt changes in strategic direction is preferred.
Schedule flexibility is required; extended hours and weekends may be required.
Must work at the Memphis, Tennessee campus and be able to work outdoors in heat, cold, and rain.

Responsibilities

Assist facilities managers and supervisors with all aspects of project implementation as needed.
Create and participate in meetings and presentations with site and executive leadership.
Provide campus-wide reporting on departmental spend, ticketing, and other metrics as requested.
Maintain contracts for facilities services, including elevators, waste, recycling, pest control, landscaping, janitorial, and repair services.
Obtain multiple bids from competing contractors.
Perform job walk-downs with vendors, engineers, supervisors, and managers.
Work with the purchasing department to ensure vendors are approved, vetted, and insured.
Assist with vendor and contractor badging, non-disclosure agreement requirements, and safety training.
Create requests for proposals and requests for purchase orders, and assist buyers with vendor selection.
Ensure purchase orders are accurate and have no cost overruns.

Desired Qualifications

Ability to work effectively in a team environment is preferred.
Ability to make independent judgments with limited information is preferred.
Communication skills for relaying data verbally and in writing between employees, vendors, and customers are preferred.
A logical and strategic approach to problem-solving is preferred.

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 of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

FACILITIES SPECIALIST

SpaceXSI is building and operating one of the world’s largest AI training campuses in Memphis, including Colossus and site facilities that support it. The Facilities Specialist is the vendor, contract, and project-coordination backbone of the facilities maintenance organization.

You will support managers and supervisors by having large ownership over purchasing, bidding, contractor walk-downs, work-order and spend reporting, and the contracts that keep buildings and grounds running—janitorial, landscaping, waste, pest control, elevators, and repair services and more.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist the Facilities Manager(s) and Supervisors in all aspects of project implementation as needed
Create and take part in meetings and presentations with site and executive leadership
Provide campus-wide reporting on departmental spend, ticketing, and other metrics as requested
Maintain contracts for facilities services such as elevators, waste, recycling, pest control, landscaping, janitorial, and other repair services
Obtain multiple bids from competing contractors
Perform job walk-downs with vendors, engineers, supervisors, and managers
Work with the purchasing department to ensure vendors are approved, vetted, and insured
Assist with badging, NDA requirements, and safety training for vendors and contractors
Create RFPs/RFPOs and assist buyers with vendor selection
Ensure purchase orders are accurate with no cost overruns

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or equivalency certificate
5+ years of facility vendor and contract management experience

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience with facilities on a large campus, industrial site, or similar environment
Familiarity with space planning procedures and operations
Knowledge of computer applications and the ability to easily navigate through different computer software programs
Ability to create and update RFPs/RFPOs and facilities work orders in an ERP or CMMS
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 direction

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Based at the Memphis, TN campus
Schedule varies based on site operational needs; extended hours and weekends could be required; flexibility required
Typically exposed to work in outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain

SpaceXSI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

About the Company

xAI

Generative AI chatbot leveraging real-time data

xAI builds Grok, a generative AI chatbot with a Hitchhiker's Guide-inspired persona that uses real-time data from X to produce current, culturally aware responses. Grok is accessible to premium subscribers on X, via a standalone website, mobile apps, and through an API for developers. The company also develops large-scale AI infrastructure, such as the Colossus supercomputer, to train and run its models. Its goal is to pursue truth-seeking AGI research and grow a capital-intensive platform that could support a major public offering in the future.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Series E
Total funding: $42.1B
Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA
Founded: 2023

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