Head of Workplace and Facilities
UK-based AI and robotics company building commercially scalable humanoid robots for industrial deployment.
Funding history
About Humanoid
Humanoid develops industrial humanoid robots and its proprietary KinetIQ AI framework for real-world tasks across manufacturing, logistics, and related environments.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead the strategy, planning, delivery, and lifecycle management of workplace, lab, test, manufacturing, and office environments. You will manage brownfield upgrades, fit-out programmes, contractors, facilities systems, office operations, and workplace experience. You will ensure spaces support safe, scalable robotics engineering, prototyping, testing, and daily operations.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in facilities, technical operations, or capital project delivery in R&D or advanced-manufacturing environments
- Proven track record managing brownfield retrofits and complex fit-out programmes
- Technical understanding of infrastructure requirements for labs, prototype manufacturing, and mixed-use technical spaces
- Experience overseeing office operations, reception, and workplace experience functions
- Fluency in building systems including power, HVAC, ventilation, ESD, and security
- Knowledge of health and safety best practices
- Experience leading cross-functional capital programmes from start to finish
Responsibilities
- Define and lead physical-environment strategy across labs, workspaces, test areas, prototype manufacturing, and offices
- Translate functional and technical requirements into scalable space plans
- Lead site assessments, feasibility studies, and future planning across global locations
- Develop and maintain design standards for labs and shared workspaces
- Own facility programmes from scoping and budgeting through delivery and commissioning
- Oversee brownfield upgrades for R&D, prototype manufacturing, and testing
- Manage external architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants
- Ensure infrastructure supports mechatronics assembly, integration, electronics rework, and test-rig operations
- Define layouts and utility requirements for prototyping and low-volume builds
- Establish protocols for safe operations, material flow, and flexible space reconfiguration
- Lead office and workplace management across global sites
- Oversee office operations, reception, visitor experience, and front-of-house services
- Oversee space allocation, access control, maintenance, and infrastructure monitoring
- Manage lab services, AV, security, physical IT, and environmental monitoring
- Maintain compliance with local codes, safety regulations, and R&D standards
- Develop long-term facilities strategy, capital planning, and space forecasting
Benefits
- Stock options
- 30+ days off, including annual leave, UK bank holidays, and company closure days
- Private healthcare with virtual and in-person care
- Pension scheme with an 8% total contribution
- Free daily breakfast, catered lunch, and in-office snacks