Facilities Director

About the Role

As the Facilities Director at Pilgrim, you will own the operation and physical build-out of Pilgrim’s facilities. You'll keep day-to-day operations running with minimal friction, stand up new production capacity, and own the safety, compliance, and physical-security systems our work demands. You will work closely with engineers, scientists, and manufacturing teams to ensure Pilgrim’s facilities support high-tempo development, testing, and production.

Responsibilities

• Build and expand Pilgrim’s facilities, including renovations, manufacturing build-outs, equipment moves, production layouts, workflows, and utilities.
• Keep every technical space organized, stocked, and ready for work, including the wet lab, machine shop, prototyping areas, electronics benches, and production spaces.
• Anticipate and provide the tools, components, reagents, equipment, and consumables the team needs.
• Purchase equipment and materials at competitive prices, negotiate favorable terms, and maintain strict control over facility spend.
• Hold vendors and contractors accountable for scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Set and enforce standards for facility safety and compliance, including PPE, chemical storage, hazardous waste, inspections, OSHA requirements, and building codes.
• Secure the site through access control, visitor management, restricted areas, and emergency response procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience operating laboratories, machine shops, manufacturing facilities, or comparable technical environments.
• Completed facility build-outs, renovations, or major equipment installations, with responsibility for contractors, budgets, and schedules.
• Ability to evaluate vendor proposals, negotiate scope and pricing, and manage purchasing and inventory through procurement or ERP systems.
• Working knowledge of laboratory or manufacturing safety, hazardous materials, OSHA requirements, and building codes.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information and facilities.
• Clear, effective communicator across engineers, scientists, manufacturing teams, vendors, and contractors.

Preferred

• Experience with physical security or access-control systems. Eligibility for a U.S. government security clearance is a plus.