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Global Facilities Director

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Posted: 10/20/2026
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Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)

Global Facilities Director

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeReading • United KingdomLeadWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in defining and executing global Facilities strategies, managing multi-site operations, and leading cross-functional projects. Proven ability to oversee HSE governance, manage substantial budgets, and advance sustainability initiatives within complex operational environments.

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Global Facilities StrategyMulti-Site Facilities ManagementHSE GovernanceCross-Functional Project DeliveryBudget Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define OQC’s global Facilities strategy, operating model, standards and performance measures
  • Provide senior leadership with visibility of delivery, spend and risk
  • Shape the global estate through property decisions, including new locations, serviced offices, lease renewals, relocations, exits and major investments
  • Lead facilities planning, fit-outs and operational readiness for expansion and workplace programmes
  • Integrate cross-functional requirements and ensure handover into day-to-day operations
  • Lead the UK Facilities Manager and Head of Facilities Spain
  • Oversee smaller international sites through local partners
  • Build team capability through recruitment, development and succession planning
  • Lead operational and capital forecasting and prioritise investment
  • Manage supplier and landlord performance, value and service delivery
  • Set global HSE minimum standards and oversee assurance and risk escalation
  • Establish and test business continuity and emergency plans
  • Advance sustainability in estate decisions, energy use, waste, supplier choices and building operations
  • Work closely with Security, IT and Engineering
  • Travel internationally regularly, maintain presence at key sites and major projects, and work across time zones
  • Provide availability outside standard hours when significant facilities incidents or site emergencies require it

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Track record of leading a multi-site Facilities or workplace function in complex operational environments
  • Facilities experience across multiple countries or jurisdictions, or experience establishing international offices and serviced-office locations
  • Experience leading through managers, internal teams and external suppliers
  • Strong coaching, resource planning and performance management skills
  • Ownership of substantial operational and capital budgets
  • Sound commercial judgement
  • Experience managing complex contracts, supplier and landlord relationships
  • Experience shaping estate or workplace strategy
  • Experience delivering major cross-functional projects, including leases, relocations, site openings or significant workplace change
  • Experience leading or overseeing HSE governance and working closely with specialist HSE professionals
  • Strong strategic planning, stakeholder influence and communication skills
  • Judgement to balance competing priorities, manage risk and make timely decisions
  • Relevant Facilities, property or equivalent professional expertise gained through qualifications or practical experience
  • Experience building or scaling a Facilities function through rapid organisational growth
  • Background in technology, engineering, R&D or a similarly complex environment (nice-to-have)
  • Contributions to environmental or sustainability programmes through property and facilities operations (nice-to-have)
  • Recognised Facilities Management qualification, or IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent HSE qualification (nice-to-have)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Culture of bold innovation
  • Opportunity to work with unique lab infrastructure
  • Opportunity to help redefine the limits of computation
  • Benefits and positive work culture (details provided via the careers website link)

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Hard Skills
Facilities PlanningOperational ReadinessSupplier ManagementContract ManagementStrategic PlanningResource PlanningPerformance ManagementSustainability InitiativesEmergency PlanningWorkplace Strategy
Soft Skills
CoachingStakeholder InfluenceCommunicationJudgementDecision-Making
Certifications & Qualifications
Facilities Management QualificationIOSHNEBOSH
Industry Keywords
Operational EnvironmentsInternational OfficesServiced OfficesBuilding OperationsEnvironmental Programmes