Facilities Project Associate

SoFi SoFi · Fintech · New York, NY · Site Management

This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering facilities projects ranging from workplace refreshes and small renovations to large-scale office buildouts, relocations, and decommissioning efforts. The position will also be responsible for Facilities Management and Operations for specific East Coast properties in 4 locations, including NYC, Delaware, North Carolina and Jacksonville. This position is on-site and reports into Corporate Real Estate as part of the Facilities Team. The role will leverage AI-driven tools and technologies to enhance facilities operations, streamline service request management, and support data-driven decision-making in corporate real estate services.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own project scope, schedules, budgets, risk management, and vendor coordination from planning and design through execution and closeout.
  2. Manage architects, engineers, general contractors, furniture vendors, and specialty consultants to ensure project milestones, quality standards, and safety requirements are met.
  3. Lead and manage end-to-end facilities projects, including office buildouts, renovations, workplace refreshes, moves, expansions, consolidations, and space decommissioning.
  4. Own day-to-day facilities operations for assigned sites, serving as the primary liaison with landlords and property managers.
  5. Analyze and coordinate on current and projected head count capacity needs.

Skills

Required

  • 3-5+ years of professional work experience in Corporate Facilities/Project Management role
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise judgment, and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven problem-solving skills and comfort navigating ambiguity and operational risk
  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with teams at all levels of the organization and vendors/contractors
  • Experience with G-Suite, Microsoft Office, IWMS (integration work management systems), Gantt charts, expense reports, AP/AR, and other office administration software
  • Ability to learn new technical tools quickly, such as leasing or space management software

Nice to have

  • College Degree preferred
  • Passion to build and sustain team culture
  • Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job responsibilities demand
  • Travel as needed
  • Proven record of going the extra mile for your colleagues
  • Experience working in an organization with varied shifts (early, mid, late, overnight, etc.)
  • Articulate and polished; successfully represents the organization at external events.

What the JD emphasized

  • Leverage AI-driven tools and technologies to enhance facilities operations, streamline service request management, and support data-driven decision-making in corporate real estate services