Senior Supervisor Facilities Operations U.S. Central

Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.

San Diego, United States
About Shield AI

Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.

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Candidate Availability

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About the Role

You will lead regional facilities operations and directly supervise Facilities Coordinators. You will manage maintenance, vendors, budgets, workplace projects, safety and security requirements, reporting, and service escalations across assigned sites. You will also communicate operational impacts, resolve recurring issues, and use data to improve reliability and service quality.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent education and experience
  • 3+ years of progressive facilities, workplace, property operations, project coordination, or vendor-management experience
  • Experience leading people, projects, vendors, or cross-functional teams
  • Experience supporting multiple sites or concurrent operational workstreams
  • Knowledge of facility operations and commercial building services
  • Vendor and contractor coordination experience
  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work primarily on-site, travel regionally, and support after-hours response

Responsibilities

  • Supervise, coach, and develop Facilities Coordinators
  • Lead daily facilities operations across regional sites
  • Coordinate maintenance, work orders, utilities, landlords, and service providers
  • Lead qualifying non-capital facilities projects
  • Manage vendors, contracts, invoices, purchase orders, budgets, and forecasts
  • Implement safety, security, environmental, and compliance requirements
  • Communicate outages, relocations, construction impacts, and service changes
  • Maintain operational reporting, risk registers, and corrective actions
  • Use operating data and root-cause analysis to improve service quality

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity