Senior Manager – Facilities

Senior Manager – Facilities

Requirements

• Must hold Journeyman’s or Master Electrician or HVAC license
• 15 years’ experience in building maintenance of HVAC, Electrical, Fire Suppression and detection systems, Generators, UPS’s as well as general maintenance and construction
• 10 years’ experience managing a large-scale diverse Industrial, Office, Data Center, Lab or Manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Establish workplace procedures/policies and recommend/implement preventative measures to ensure continuous, uninterrupted service.
• Ensures compliance with State and Federal regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, OSHA, EPA, HAZMAT, and Health, Fire & Life Safety working with internal Safety Teams.
• Directs activities of workers engaged in 24×7 operation and maintenance of facilities.
• Ensures staff certification in all responsible areas.
• Schedules and conducts frequent inspections of facilities, grounds and equipment to determine need and extent of service, repair, and equipment required and to ensure employee safety.
• Inspects and ensures maintenance of security fence perimeter, entry gates and surveillance systems.
• Maintains accurate PMI documentation and works closely with Security team.
• Ensures overall maintenance of the site’s appearance to meet company standards.
• Manages and maintains grounds for snow removal, removal of weeds, lawn care, ornamental plants and erosion prevention/control.
• Plans and administers department budget.
• Recommends infrastructure improvements to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness of site operations.
• Purchases building and maintenance supplies, machinery, equipment and furniture.
• Directs, monitors and controls contracted projects to ensure adherence to specifications and deadlines.
• May prepare construction specifications or plans, obtain advice from engineering personnel, assemble and analyze contract bids, and submit bids and recommendations to management team.
• Manages outside vendor contracts including janitorial and special cleaning requirements (building facades, antennas, data centers and on-air areas), annual maintenance agreements, fueling, painting, general contracts for pest/insect control.
• Represents the site at internal and external meetings and communicates information to management.
• Provides project reports and significant operational data to management on a timely basis.
• Manages multiple locations at our Corporate Campus. Hires, trains and supervises department personnel.
• Compiles and/or reviews records of labor and material cost for operating the building and specifications or plans.
• Approval of Invoices for payment.
• Complete Purchase Orders
• 10% travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Will be able to interact effectively with team members and provide guidance as needed.
• Basic computer skills/experience in databases, word processing, and spreadsheet applications.
• Will be able make sound decisions regarding budgets, personnel actions and priority of work necessary to maintain the function of 24×7 operations.
• Will have ability to change assignments and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.