You will own the operations and launch of BlueDot Impact’s new 53,000 sq ft San Francisco campus. This hands-on leadership role involves managing a high-stakes building opening, overseeing technical build-outs, and establishing world-class facilities, IT, and security standards for 250+ daily users, including organizations working on sensitive AI safety research.
Facilities & Site Operations Lead at BlueDot Impact
BlueDot Impact is seeking a Facilities & Site Operations Lead to launch and run their new 53,000 sq ft San Francisco campus. In this high-ownership role, you will manage everything from mission-critical building systems and multi-floor construction to lab-grade security for AI safety researchers. If you are a hands-on operations veteran who can fix a building’s root problems and lead a dedicated site team without the friction of corporate bureaucracy, join BlueDot Impact to build an environment where humanity’s protectors can do their best work.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
$175k-$215k
Company
BlueDot Impact
Role overview
Talent Acceleration7–10+ employeesLondon, United Kingdom
Our mission is to build the workforce needed to safely navigate humanity’s transition to transformative AI.
What you will do
- Orchestrate the full opening of the Yerba Buena site, ensuring mission-critical systems like access control, fiber-optic networking, and HVAC are operational from day one.
- Manage designers and contractors through complex build-out phases while floors remain occupied, requiring expert coordination in a heritage building with no service lift.
- Hire and lead a site operations team of five, managing the year-one budget and establishing high-standard runbooks for maintenance, catering, and lab-grade security.
Who this is a fit for
- Has proven experience as a facilities or site operations lead for a tech HQ or R&D lab of at least 50,000 sq ft.
- Possesses deep technical knowledge to diagnose HVAC, electrical, and network issues personally, rather than relying solely on third-party contractors.
- Demonstrates a track record of opening sites on fixed deadlines and managing vendors to high standards, including making difficult performance-based replacement decisions.
Why this role is remarkable
- Take total ownership of a landmark 53,000 sq ft Yerba Buena campus, with potential to scale operations up to 160,000 sq ft as the organization grows.
- Join a mission-driven startup with $71M in funding that has already trained 10,000+ professionals for roles at top labs like Anthropic and DeepMind.
- Work in a high-autonomy environment with fast decision-making and a culture that values “Agency-4” and solving hard problems without waiting for permission.
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