Office & Facilities Manager

About us

Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) is a synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise heavy industry. We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping the CO2 locked underground.

We design and manufacture modular synthetic fuel plants consisting of a DAC system, an Alkaline Electrolyser, and a Sabatier Reactor, whilst vertically integrating with off-grid DC solar and the European gas-grid. We’ve recently deployed the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant and are planning to 1000x this scale in the next 2 years.

We have recently moved into a 60,000 sq ft factory in South Bermondsey and are growing the team rapidly. We are looking for an office & facilities manager to own our facility operations.

The role

Day-to-day site management and maintenance

• Own cleanliness standards across the site: make sure the space stays at a high standard throughout the day, holding the team to it and stepping in when needed.
• Ensure the kitchen, cleaning and office supplies remain stocked at all times.
• Handle ad hoc requests from across the team, and be on call for facilities issues and emergencies.
• Be the go-to person for facilities issues across the business. Spot and fix issues quickly, and take charge of maintenance and repairs from start to finish.
• Prepare meeting spaces ahead of external or large internal meetings.

Suppliers, contracts and budget

• Negotiate, maintain and review contracts with third-party providers, including waste removal, security and utilities.
• Own relationships with landlords, facilities providers and contractors, holding them to account.
• Own the facilities budget and make cost-effective decisions.

Security and safety

• Take responsibility for the physical security of the site, and own the relationship with our security provider so the factory and office stay secure.
• Partner with our HSE Manager to keep the site safe.

Process and continuous improvement

• Design simple, repeatable processes for running the site.
• Continually identify ways to improve how our facilities run, and make them happen without waiting to be asked.

Core skills

• 5+ years experience in facilities or office management, ideally in a manufacturing or workshop environment.
• Experience managing contractors and suppliers.
• Experience managing a budget.

Preferable skills

• Have worked in a fast-paced startup environment
• Have lots of interesting side projects you tinker on, have written about, or are generally curious to work on
• Have worked specifically within fuels, commodities or chemicals
• Track-record of executing technical projects in a hardware or infrastructure environment

Specifics

• £45 - 55k Salary depending on experience
• Share options as part of the early team
• Extensive relocation support, including £6000 per year extra to live close to our HQ
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South-East London – flexibility considered based on personal circumstances
• Private health insurance
• Visa sponsorship available
• Unlimited time off

We encourage exceptional applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role, even if they do not meet all the requirements listed.

If you don't see a current role that fits, we also welcome open applications via our website.

Interested? Apply at Rivan.com