Job Description:
Facilities Manager
Facility Buildout and Steel Manufacturing Operations
Position
Facilities Manager
Location
Texas
Focus
Existing space buildout
Production
Steel manufacturing
Experience
Minimum 10 years
Function
Facilities management
Position Summary
At FrameworX, we are accelerating the world’s transition to renewable energy through breakthrough engineering. The Facilities Manager will lead the conversion of an existing space into a production-ready steel manufacturing facility in Texas and manage its ongoing infrastructure and services. This leader will deliver the building modifications, utilities, and facility systems needed for safe equipment installation, commissioning, and production. The role partners with plant leadership, engineering, maintenance, and EHS to sustain reliable operations and support future expansion.
Key Responsibilities
Existing Space Buildout and Production Readiness
Lead facility assessments and buildout plans, defining scope, budgets, schedules, risks, and readiness milestones for conversion of an existing building to production use.
Coordinate layouts, building modifications, utility upgrades, and equipment installation with engineering, contractors, landlords, and equipment suppliers.
Work with qualified engineers to verify floor loading, foundations, clearances, crane support, loading docks, and material flow for steel coils and finished products.
Manage construction, permits, inspections, commissioning, punch lists, and handover documentation; confirm facility readiness before production startup.
Steel Manufacturing Infrastructure and Utilities
Plan and maintain electrical distribution, compressed air, ventilation, HVAC, water, drainage, lighting, and fire protection to meet production requirements.
Understand the facility demands of roll forming and steel processing, including power capacity, equipment anchoring, coil storage, lifting systems, and safe access.
Coordinate engineering reviews of ventilation, heat, noise, and process exhaust needs; provide utility connections and service access for production equipment.
Partner with production and maintenance to plan shutdowns, resolve infrastructure constraints, and maintain utility capacity as production expands.
Facility Reliability and Daily Management
Establish preventive maintenance, inspections, and service contracts for building systems, utilities, grounds, and facility assets; maintain records in a CMMS.
Respond to facility breakdowns and utility interruptions, coordinate repairs and recovery, and address root causes to reduce repeat failures.
Track system availability, work orders, energy use, service quality, and operating costs; prioritize repairs and improvements using performance data.
Maintain drawings, asset registers, critical spares, warranties, operating procedures, and emergency response plans; support 5S and efficient resource use.
Safety Contractor and Budget Management
Partner with EHS and engineering on safe contractor work, hazardous energy control, hot work, fire prevention, emergency access, and facility inspections.
Select and manage contractors and service providers; define scopes, review bids, monitor work quality, and coordinate activities around production needs.
Manage facility operating and capital budgets, forecast spending, evaluate lifecycle costs, and deliver approved projects within scope and schedule.
Lead facility personnel and coordinate with plant leadership, utilities, landlords, and local authorities to resolve issues and support reliable operations.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 10 years of facilities management experience, including responsibility for industrial buildings, utilities, maintenance, contractors, and budgets.
Demonstrated experience building out or retrofitting an existing space for manufacturing, from facility assessment and construction through commissioning and handover.
Strong understanding of facilities management requirements for steel manufacturing, including…