Facility Manager (Nuclear Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. Requires regular access to export-controlled environments, U.S. person status, site access authorization, travel up to approximately 25%, after-hours emergency response, extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Base salary: $90,000–$175,000 annually, plus potential stock options and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a startup developing low-cost uranium enrichment services in the United States and restoring nuclear fuel production capacity.

What you will do

• Build and lead the facilities function for an approximately 87-acre industrial site with manufacturing, office, storage, utility and shop-service buildings.
• Assess, restore and recommission legacy power, water, compressed air, natural gas, HVAC, fire protection and building-envelope systems.
• Plan and manage facility capital projects, renovations and office build-out, including contractor selection, budgets, schedules and closeout.
• Manage utilities, metering, energy use, roads, rail and truck access, yards, drainage, snow removal, site perimeter and building services.
• Maintain fire protection, egress, emergency lighting and pressure-system compliance; support EHS permits, environmental requirements and emergency response.
• Recruit a facilities team of approximately 15 people, establish preventive maintenance and work-order processes, and manage budgets, contracts and KPIs.

Requirements

• Evidence of exceptional ability through prior projects, a portfolio of work or completed products.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and the ability to perform trade studies and make clear first-principles recommendations with partial information.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, facilities management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of facilities management experience at industrial or manufacturing sites, including 3+ years leading facilities teams and contractors.
• Hands-on knowledge of industrial electrical distribution, HVAC, compressed air, water/wastewater and fire protection systems.
• Experience restoring, renovating, recommissioning or bringing older industrial buildings back into service.
• Experience managing capital projects and contractors, including scope, bids, budget, schedule and closeout.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA and local building and fire code requirements, plus CMMS experience with work orders and preventive maintenance.
• Must be a U.S. person, able to obtain and maintain required site access authorization, and able to work onsite in Paducah, Kentucky.
• Must be able to walk large buildings, roofs, utility spaces and grounds in all weather, wear required PPE, climb ladders and perform the role with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice to have

• Experience in a fast-paced engineering or highly technical environment and delivering under tight timelines or budget constraints.
• Experience establishing a facilities organization or opening a new or restarted site.
• Facilities experience in nuclear, defense, chemical or another highly regulated industrial setting.
• CFM, FMP or PE certification.
• Experience with multi-building campuses, rail-served sites, heavy-industry yards, energy management or utility-cost reduction.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven, fast-paced, high-accountability and transparent environment with Skunkworks-style projects.
• Medical, vision and dental coverage.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA and commuter benefits.
• Potential long-term incentives through company stock options.
• Equal opportunity employment based on merit, competence and qualifications.