Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This role stands out in the SaaS ecosystem because it reflects how software-led businesses increasingly depend on physical operations to deliver product outcomes. Standard Bots describes a transition from lean startup to scaled production, and the facilities function becomes a core enabler of that shift, translating demand into real capacity, uptime, and compliance. For SaaS professionals, it is a reminder that recurring revenue models still rely on dependable delivery systems, especially when software is paired with hardware and on-site deployment.
Career-wise, the position builds uncommon leverage across SaaS-adjacent operations: capital planning, vendor ecosystems, and cross-functional execution with engineering and IT. Owning a roadmap of expansions and infrastructure upgrades develops a systems view of scale, where constraints, risk, and sequencing matter as much as speed. Experience commissioning new production zones and supporting NPI creates transferable judgment for later roles in operations leadership, technical program management, or scaling functions that sit between product and delivery.
The fit is strongest for someone who prefers accountable ownership over advisory work and is comfortable operating as an internal owner’s representative. It suits a professional who can switch between detailed project controls and executive-level communication, and who values building repeatable processes while also coaching a small team. On-site presence signals a hands-on working style aligned to manufacturing realities rather than remote-first coordination.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
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.
