Facilities Specialist

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 1500+ 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 you need to have some experience in them. The ideal candidate should be a fast learner with basic proficiency in maintenance and renovations.

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:

  • Wall touch-ups

  • Painting

  • Basic surface renovations

  • Floor carpet installation

  • Assembling and moving office furniture

  • Small construction tasks such as building a conference booth

  • 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 and handling the maintenance ticketing system

• Admin work to be done on the computer

• Daily presence at the Campus on Mon-Fri (public holidays excluded)

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 7th of February via The Hub. We will fill the position as soon as we’ve found the right person.