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At a glance
Waymo is hiring a Facilities Manager East & Central in Chicago, IL; New York, NY. It is a full-time role in Operations & Supply Chain, asking for at least 7 years of experience, first listed on November 7. The advertised pay is $190,000–$234,000 a year. Waymo has 99 other openings in the US, 2 of them in Chicago, IL. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 39 Operations openings in Chicago, IL today; the typical one asks for 5 years and advertises about $145,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Waymo advertises $190,000 to $234,000 a year, a midpoint of $212,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is higher than about 89% of the 37 operations jobs in Illinois that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $130,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and Illinois tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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- Check the location works for you. This role is based in Chicago, IL (or one of 1 other locations). If you would need to move, ask whether relocation help is offered.
- Match the experience. The advert asks for at least 7 years of experience. If you are a little short, a close match on the skills in the advert can still win an interview.
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About hiring at Waymo
Waymo has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 8 states. Most are in software & IT (33), data & AI (22) and operations (11). The biggest locations are Mountain View, CA (85), San Francisco, CA (33) and New York, NY (6). 3% of them are remote, 32% are open to entry-level candidates and 100% show pay. We collect Waymo's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Greenhouse), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
This is Waymo's own description of the job, copied word for word from its careers site. We have not edited it.
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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
The Waymo Safety team works to promote and help to continuously improve the safety of Waymo’s fully autonomous driving technology. Our experts develop safety goals and strategies, and conduct safety engineering analyses to ensure safety is being considered throughout the design and development of our vehicles. The team develops and promotes safety strategies and policies for autonomous vehicles for its work with regulatory authorities, lawmakers, law enforcement and public and non-profit organizations. Our Safety Team also helps advise on compliance with applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations.
You will:
Lead Regional Market Facilities Teams: Provide direct people leadership, operational mentorship, and strategic direction to Market Facilities Leads across your assigned region, driving consistent execution and operational excellence.
- Oversee Regional Facilities & Critical Uptime: Oversee all facilities in your assigned region, ensuring that facilities are safe, compliant, and meet critical uptime SLAs.
- Manage Regional Budgets: Build, manage, and optimize the annual facilities budget and operational resources in your assigned region.
- Serve as Regional Facilities POC: Act as the primary regional facilities liaison and escalation point, building strategic partnerships with regional teams (Operations, Security, etc.) to resolve operational friction and align facilities with business needs.
- Govern Regional Vendors & Service Quality: Oversee regional contracted Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) service providers, ensuring high quality service is provided.
- Oversee Regional Facility Reporting & Dashboards: Direct and standardize regional facility reporting and executive dashboards to track site uptime performance, maintenance work-order resolution, and operational resource utilization.
You have:
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BA/BS Degree: BA/BS degree in a related field such as Facilities Management, Business Management, or Engineering (or equivalent practical experience).
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Facilities Management Experience: 7-10 years of experience in facilities management, account management, outsourcing management, or facilities operations with a track record of managing multi-site portfolios.
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Regional Budget Ownership: Demonstrated experience managing complex budgets, service delivery contracts, and third-party vendor performance.
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Direct People Leadership & Team Management: Experience directly managing, mentoring, and developing teams of facilities managers, market leads, or site operations coordinators across multiple geographic locations.
We prefer:
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Active Professional Facilities Credentials: Certification or Industry Designation in Project Management, Engineering, or Facilities Services (e.g., CFM, FMP, CPM, PMP).
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High-Velocity & Mixed-Use Experience: Experience in high-velocity logistics, automotive, tech-manufacturing, or mixed-use environments (office, industrial, labs, and depots), effectively balancing facilities needs between corporate environments and operational/testing sites.
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Multi-Market Regional Familiarity: Familiarity with the assigned region, including local real estate trends, regulatory environment, and regional vendor networks.
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Scalable Vendor Strategy in Vendorized Environments: Experience operating within highly vendorized facilities environments, with a focus on establishing scalable and nimble service strategies.
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Cross-Functional Executive Collaboration: Strong business acumen and experience collaborating with a diverse set of regional business units, and partners (Legal, Finance, Sourcing, Security).
Travel Requirements:
- [35% travel] Role may be required to travel between facilities in your assigned region, and Waymo’s Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
Salary Range
$190,000—$234,000 USD
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