Summary/Objective
The Senior Facilities Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all maintenance, repair, and facility operations across company buildings and grounds (including corporate housing). This role serves as the organizational representative in facilities planning and new construction initiatives; ensures that projects and daily operations are completed efficiently, safely, and within regulatory requirements; manages annual budgets for maintenance, grounds, and custodial functions; and optimizes the utilization of personnel, equipment, and resources.
Essential Functions
- Collaborates with internal departments and external partners to implement, support, and maintain facility programs and services
- Coordinates facility usage, maintenance schedules, and special event operational needs
- Develops long- and short-term maintenance and facility plans, including emergency response procedures
- Directs maintenance, construction, renovation, and preventive maintenance projects
- Conducts inspections to ensure quality, safety, and compliance with regulations
- Monitors budgets and financial activity for assigned programs
- Participates in meetings, workshops, and seminars to support role performance
- Manages personnel functions including hiring, evaluation, supervision, and development
- Communicates updates, reports, and compliance information to stakeholders
- Recommends staffing actions to maintain an effective workforce
- Researches products, regulations, and codes to support purchasing and facility decisions
- Oversees janitorial services for offices and warehouse facilities
- Oversees transportation needs for guests and employees
- Maintains company vehicle fleet
- Manages vendors for special projects and building services
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to perform complex technical tasks across building trades
- Skilled in inspections, safety practices, hazardous material handling, and project management
- Building/construction codes, maintenance practices, safety standards, and facility development
- Occupational hazards and safe work practices
- Technical reading, documentation, grammar, and communication standards
- Ability to schedule numerous simultaneous activities
- Flexibility to work independently or collaboratively
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
- Effective leadership and team‑building skills
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines
- Works independently under broad organizational guidelines
- Manages department operations, budgets, and staffing
- Collaborates with other departments for resource utilization
- Contributes significantly to service quality and operational performance
- Physical requirements include lifting, carrying, climbing, kneeling, crouching, and fine motor tasks
- Exposure to minimal temperature variations and occasional risk
Required Education and Experience
- Five years of increasingly responsible experience in building maintenance, construction, and facility operations
- Relevant job‑related education required; industry certifications preferred
- Ability to perform basic computer related tasks, for example, Microsoft Suite – Outlook, Word, Excel