Lead - Site Management Operations

About Us

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Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.

Role Summary

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Our ambition is to provide spaces and services that enable our employees to do their best work. The Lead, Site Management Operations is the operational owner for RV Tech’s facilities in their region. The on-the-ground leader who keeps sites safe, functional, and running smoothly day to day. In this role, you'll oversee two buildings between SoCal, totaling approximately 102,61k sqft and supporting Day to Day, Projects, EHS and Security, to include Office spaces and R&D labs. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Global Facilities within RV Tech’s Finance Department, this role translates the global facilities strategy into consistent, reliable execution across the sites in their region.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is comfortable being the first call when something breaks and the steady operator who keeps preventative programs, vendors, and compliance on track. You'll work closely with site stakeholders, regional vendors, and the global leads, and will coordinate with Rivian at shared or co-located sites as RV Tech builds out its own vendor ecosystem. This role is onsite in our Irvine California office 5 days a week and reports directly into the Sr. Manager - Global Facilities.

Responsibilities

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Workplace Operations & Site Management

Own day-to-day workplace and facilities operations for the assigned region, including:

• Maintenance, janitorial, space management, office set-ups and moves, safety, and vendor services

• Culinary, local projects, events, employee programming, and transportation

Act as the primary operational point of contact for each site on all facilities-related needs.

• Execute operational plans, including preventative and reactive maintenance, SLAs, CMMS ticketing, and emergency response for the region

• Manage the SLA between RV Tech and Rivian

• Support Facilities leaders on strategic and financial (OpEx/CapEx) planning and forecasting. Look ahead to upcoming site needs, upgrades, and projects, and coordinate new project requests from stakeholders

• Steer lab management for the site: serve as point of contact for lab managers, monitor lab utilization, reallocate space as needed, ingest new space requests, and ensure 5S compliance

• Serve as the regional escalation point for facilities issues, resolving them locally or routing them to the Global Lead as needed

EHS&S (Environmental, Health, Safety & Security)

• Execute EHS&S programs at the site level and serve as the tactical owner for all environmental, health, safety, and security matters, including safety compliance, incident management and reporting, and equipment and process buy-off, while coordinating day to day

• Conduct and document risk assessments, including job hazard analyses, pre-start and change management reviews, and ergonomic and high-voltage battery evaluations

• Lead equipment buy-off to verify hazard controls are in place before new or modified equipment, processes, or work areas are released for use

• Support regional physical security through external vendors, including guard services, access pr...

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