Head of Workplace & Facilities

📋 Description

• Define and lead the physical environment strategy across lab, workspace, test, integration
• Translate functional and technical requirements from all parts of the business into clear, scalable
• Lead site assessments, feasibility studies, and future planning across global locations
• Develop and maintain design standards for our labs and shared workspaces
• Own the full lifecycle of facility programmes: scoping, budgeting, planning, contractor management
• Oversee brownfield upgrades to enable evolving R&D, prototype manufacturing, and testing needs

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in facilities, technical operations, or capital project delivery in R&D
• Proven track record managing brownfield retrofits and complex fit-out programmes
• Strong technical understanding of infrastructure requirements for labs, prototype manufacturing
• Experience overseeing general office operations, reception, and workplace experience functions
• Fluency across building systems (power, HVAC, ventilation, ESD, security, etc.) and health &amp
• Highly organised, delivery-focused, and skilled in leading cross-functional capital programmes from

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive equity: stock options with meaningful upside as we scale.
• 30+ days off, including 23 days annual leave, all UK bank holidays, and additional company closure
• Private healthcare, including virtual and in-person care.
• Pension scheme with 8% total contribution (5% employee, 3% employer) on full earnings.
• Free daily breakfast, catered lunch, and snacks in-office.
• Work at the frontier - collaborate daily with world-class engineers, researchers, and product