Facilities Specialist

Salary Competitive

Maria 01 has grown to be one of the most relevant startup ecosystem players in the Nordic region. Located in a beautiful old hospital in central Helsinki, Maria 01 houses over 180+ startups, 13 venture capital funds, and other ecosystem supporters, with 1400+ international individual members working full-time on tech and startups. Maria 01 is also an international community awarded in 2021 by The President of the Republic of Finland.

Being part of our team means that you will have the opportunity to build your network extensively and to influence how our campus will grow in the future. We can't wait to meet you!


We are now looking for a Facilities Specialist to join our team

Are you a natural handyperson? We are looking for a social and initiative-taking person to join our Facilities team. We hope you are a curious fast-learner who communicates fluently in English and thrives in the fast-phased startup world.

As a Facilities Specialist, you will be working closely together with the Head of Facilities to ensure we can provide our community with a great campus in which to grow and thrive. This role is broad and encompasses everything from planning future space renovations to doing daily maintenance tasks.

This role does not require extensive experience or education in renovating, maintenance or facility operations, but any relevant experience would be a plus. The ideal candidate should be a fast learner with basic proficiency in handcrafts.

You will be reporting to our Head of Facilities


The role’s tasks include (but are not limited to):

  • Campus general area and private office facility maintenance duties and fixing

  • For example:

    • Changing light bulbs

    • Wall touch-ups

    • Painting

    • Basic surface renovations

    • Floor carpet installation

    • etc.

  • Planning bigger outsourced renovations and maintenance together with the Head of Facilities

  • Assisting with events setups

  • Coordinating and supervising external facilities-related services together with the Head of Facilities

  • Other projects agreed with the Head of Facilities

  • Managing campus furniture and equipment

  • Providing ad-hoc assistance for our campus members

  • Daily presence at the Campus on Mon-Fri (public holidays excluded) as agreed with the company’s management


Great candidates will probably identify the following:

  • Interest in facility maintenance and repairs, startups, and community building

  • Natural handyperson

  • Passionate about handcrafts and good general ability to do light renovations

  • A social person with the ability to do teamwork within their own team and across different teams 

  • Proactive self-starter with a can-do attitude

  • Good communication skills in English 

  • Accurate and structured with an eye for detail

  • A mindset and willingness to grow and learn


Interested in joining our team? Please submit your application with a salary request by the 12th of December via The Hub. We will fill the position as soon as we’ve found the right person.

For more information or questions please contact us at tomi@maria.io

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Maternity / paternity leave
Maternity / paternity leave

Kids are the future, go spend time with them.

Remote work allowed
Remote work allowed

You know how you perform best. Work from your couch, your favorite cafe or abroad when you feel like it.

Central office
Central office

Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.

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Working at
Maria 01

Maria 01 is the Nordics' Leading Startup Campus. We are a not-for-profit combination of a selective tech-club, a community house, and a tribe of people building the products and services of the future. We provide the best possible environment for early-stage startup teams to work alongside venture capitalists, corporations, and other startup organisations. Our community values are collaboration, trust, internationality, and impact & responsibility.

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