Facilities & Capital Projects Manager

Job description

ABOUT STANDARD BOTS Standard Bots builds industrial robotic arms that make automation accessible to every manufacturer. We’re growing fast — scaling from a lean startup into a high-volume production operation with tens of thousands of robots produced annually. Our Glen Cove facility is the operational heart of that ambition, and we’re building it to last. ABOUT THE ROLE This role is on-site at our manufacturing facility in Glen Cove, NY. We’re hiring a Facilities & Capital Projects Manager to lead the expansion of our primary manufacturing campus — from a multi-thousand sq ft operation today to 200,000+ sq ft supporting 200+ employees across production, engineering, and corporate functions. Your headline mission is the build: planning, contracting, and delivering a continuous pipeline of expansions, fit-outs, and infrastructure upgrades as we bring advanced manufacturing processes in-house — including CNC machining, surface finishing and painting, and potentially molten metal casting. You’ll act as the owner’s representative on every project: directing architects, engineers, and general contractors on our behalf. You’ll also lead our facilities function as it grows. You’ll inherit an existing facilities associate who runs day-to-day operations, and you’ll coach and develop them while building the broader team. This is a player-coach role: run a contractor meeting in the morning, present a capital roadmap to the executive team in the afternoon. WHAT YOU’LL DO CAPITAL PROJECTS, CONSTRUCTION & EXPANSION (THE CORE OF THIS ROLE) - Own the facility roadmap: plan and execute expansions, tenant improvements, and infrastructure upgrades as we scale to 200,000+ sq ft and beyond - Lead all phases of construction and improvement projects — scope definition, bid solicitation, contractor selection, permitting, construction oversight, commissioning, and close-out — with multiple projects running in parallel - Drive rigorous project management discipline: detailed schedules, milestone tracking, budget control, risk identification, and stakeholder communication from kickoff to ribbon-cut - Coordinate facility requirements for new process introductions (NPI) — ensuring space, power, utilities, ventilation, drainage, and workflow are production-ready before equipment arrives - Coordinate with IT and Engineering so new production zones are networked, monitored, and integrated before go-live - Own the facilities capital budget; manage spend against plan with full transparency to leadership - Maintain accurate facility drawings, equipment layouts, and utility documentation; run lessons-learned processes to improve execution speed and cost predictability TEAM LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT - Inherit, coach, and develop our existing facilities associate; build growth paths toward ownership of the maintenance function - Build the facilities team ahead of expansions — staffing plans that scale in step with the business - Set clear performance expectations, conduct regular 1:1s, and foster a culture of safety-first, accountability, and continuous improvement - Act as a player-coach: lead from the front on complex problems while developing the team’s ability to solve independently SUPPLIER & CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT - Own the ecosystem of construction and facilities partners: general contractors, specialty trades (electrical, mechanical, civil, fire suppression, HVAC), landlords, and utilities - Lead RFP, bid, and contract negotiation processes; establish clear SLAs, scope-of-work standards, and accountability across vendor relationships - Build a qualified vendor bench that gives Standard Bots priority access, competitive pricing, and reliable execution as we grow - Oversee day-to-day service vendors (janitorial, security, landscaping) through the facilities team FACILITIES OPERATIONS OVERSIGHT - Oversee the maintenance function — preventive and corrective programs across production, lab, cleanroom, and office spaces — executed by the facilities team you develop - Ensure readiness of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, compressed air, and utility systems for high-volume, continuous manufacturing (production uptime is a KPI) - Partner with Manufacturing Operations on floor layout, material flow, and 5S/lean environment standards SAFETY & COMPLIANCE - Own EHS compliance strategy, leveraging outside consultants for programs and audits, and build toward a dedicated EHS hire as we scale - Manage permitting and regulatory compliance for industrial processes — CNC machining (coolant/chip disposal), spray painting (VOCs, ventilation, fire suppression), and casting (high-heat, fume extraction) - Ensure safety requirements are engineered into every project from design, not retrofitted after WHAT YOU’LL BRING - 8+ years delivering industrial or manufacturing construction projects, with significant time on the owner’s side (owner’s rep, plant engineering, or corporate capital projects) - Track record of on-time, on-budget delivery across multiple large, concurrent projects — including capital projects of $5M+ - Fluency with construction contracts (GMP, lump sum, T&M), change order management, bid leveling, and contractor negotiation - Experience with facilities serving heavy industrial processes (machining, painting/coating, casting, or equivalent) and their MEP demands - Working knowledge of OSHA standards, building codes, fire and life safety systems, and environmental permitting - Ability to read and interpret architectural, mechanical, and electrical drawings - Experience managing and developing people — you’ve grown junior team members, not just subcontractors - Strong communicator, equally credible with tradespeople and executives PREFERRED - Experience taking a manufacturing facility from lease/shell through fit-out to operations - Familiarity with spray booth design, VOC permitting, and NFPA 33 compliance - Experience with cleanroom or controlled environment facilities (ISO 6–8) - PE, CCM, PMP, or CFM credential - Experience in a high-growth, scaling manufacturing or robotics company WHY JOIN US - Ground-floor opportunity to build a world-class manufacturing campus — literally - Direct impact on the physical infrastructure behind a product that’s changing how manufacturing works - Collaborative, technically serious team that moves fast and values ownership - Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits - On-site role at our Glen Cove, NY headquarters COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The salary range for this role is $160,000 to $190,000. We are open to a variety of seniority levels and will build compensation packages commensurate with seniority and skill level. Base salary is just one part of overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.