Lab, Facilities, & Community Manager
Wild Earth
- Berkeley, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Effectively interface between tenants & property managers to plan and complete renovations or equipment upgrade projects.
- Maintain a culture of safety lab safety enforcement and proper emergency planning. (i.e. ensuring proper chemical storage, testing eyewashes, stocking PPE and cleaning supplies, enforcing PPE expectations, writing and updating SOPS for common equipment, etc.)
- Assist lab tenants with lab-based regulatory and compliance obligations. (i.e. assist with CERS reporting, federal EPA reporting, lab chemical inventories, etc.)
- Ensure facilities are in good working order. Fix things directly when time and skills allow, or submit work orders through building management when problems demand more attention.
- Maintain a list of shared equipment and tools. Track and perform all necessary preventative maintenance, or arrange for a vendor to do so.
- Coordinate with various vendors to provide water, cleaning, waste management, wifi, catering, and other utility services.
- Organize service plans that maximize value return to tenants while also maximizing revenue for CVL to grow and expand its member base.
- Scout for opportunities to grow and expand CVL's service offerings.
- Actively market and engage with prospective tenants. Give tours and work out potential tenancy agreements.
- Onboard and offboard companies as needed, making sure to update access permissions and security portals.
- Build community and engagement by organizing events and other bio-tech/food-tech outreach and enrichment opportunities.
- Manage and update the community section of the CVL website (squarespace)
- Find new tenants to fill any empty spaces.
- 3-5 years of experience in facilities/lab management
- Strong interpersonal skills, and ability to create and maintain excellent working relationships
- Passion for innovation and process improvement and have a keen interest in learning, adopting, and implementing best modern tools, processes, and practices
- Effective time management demonstrated by efficient preparation, scheduling, prioritization, and an understanding of appropriate delegation of duties
- Strong project management skills
- Excited to work in a mission-motivated environment