Sr Director, Facilities Operations

About the role

Behind every milestone, every mission, every boundary pushed, every breakthrough achieved, is a facility that demands the same excellence as the mission it supports. The Facilities, Maintenance, and Security Operations organization (FMSO) is responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of our facilities - from real estate strategy and acquisition through design, construction, operations, maintenance, and physical security. The Sr. Director of Facilities Operations is a member of the FMSO leadership team and is responsible for the operations and maintenance of our facilities. Specifically, this role oversees the strategy, execution, and performance of Blue Origin's facilities and maintenance operations across a global portfolio of approximately 9 million square feet spanning more than 40 sites - from the Space Coast of Florida to the Pacific Northwest, from Alabama to California to Luxembourg - supporting every team across Blue Origin's offices, manufacturing facilities, and industrial environments. If you are a data-driven executive who leads through others, builds for scale, and earns credibility at the highest levels of an organization - this is your mission. The Challenge Blue Origin's footprint, operational tempo, and technical complexity continue to expand. New sites are coming online, existing sites are scaling, and the demand for reliable facilities support is increasing across the enterprise. The incoming Sr. Director of Facilities and Maintenance Operations will lead a distributed organization of 100+ team members across a complex portfolio that includes leased facilities, government-regulated land, international sites, launch-support environments, and specialty infrastructure such as electrical distribution, HVAC, fuel systems, hazardous fluids, and other mission-critical facility systems. Success in this role requires executive presence, technical depth, operational discipline, and the ability to balance near-term responsiveness with long-term planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead Facilities Operations at Enterprise Scale
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for facilities operations, maintenance, administrative services, site services, and related support functions across Blue Origin locations
• Lead a distributed team of regional and functional leaders, including Directors, Senior Managers, facilities professionals, maintenance personnel, and site support teams
• Partner with senior leaders across manufacturing, launch, test, engineering, real estate, construction, security, and corporate functions to align facilities priorities with business needs
• Assess the current operating model and identify opportunities to improve service delivery, reliability, accountability, and scalability-building on what works and evolving what doesn't
• Establish FMSO as a trusted, high-performing business partner that enables site readiness, operational continuity, and mission execution
• Build and Sustain a Data-Driven Operating Model
• Lead preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance programs across the enterprise portfolio
• Strengthen the use of data, dashboards, KPIs, and reporting to improve visibility into performance, cost, capacity, risk, and resource needs
• Develop structured, data-backed business cases for staffing, capital investment, maintenance priorities, and operational improvements
• Establish common standards and processes where needed while accounting for site-specific operating requirements
• Use metrics and trend data to identify emerging risks and address issues before they disrupt operations
• Drive Operational Excellence Across the Portfolio
• Own facilities and maintenance performance across all sites, with accountability for safety, reliability, compliance, cost management, and service quality
• Lead annual planning for maintenance, overhead, and capital budgets; manage expenditures and provide clear financial analysis
• Ensure compliance with applicable environmental, regulatory, safety, and operational requirements, including those related to government-regulated land and specialty systems
• Oversee complex facilities infrastructure, including HVAC, electrical distribution, substations, plumbing, piping, fuel syst

Benefits

Additional Information

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations. Special Mentions Reports to VP, Facilities, Maintenance and Security Operations (FMSO) Location preference is Space Coast, FL; followed by Kent, WA Relocation provided Ability to travel is required

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