Facilities Manager

Transwestern is a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm dedicated to serving investors, partners and clients through expertise in investment, development, brokerage and property management. Our experience spans diverse property types, including logistics, multifamily, retail, mixed-use, healthcare, office, data centers, hotel, and life sciences. Across 35 offices nationwide, our team is united by a culture that cultivates agility, mutual trust and high performance.

Transwestern Services turns strategy into reality with consistency and accountability, collaborating to provide dynamic, tailored solutions. Whether representing a tenant, advising an investor or repositioning an asset, we operate with tenacity and own the outcome every time. Our 2,200-strong team works across service lines, ready to activate our full platform to deliver a customized, cohesive experience for clients.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Facilities Manager is responsible for developing, directing and implementing programs to maximize the utilization of building facility assets, particularly infrastructure systems.  The Facilities Manager serves as the individual who oversees day to day operational activities and reports directly to the Transwestern Facilities Account Executive on all aspects of engineering, maintenance, repair, fire and life safety, and environmental and energy management for the facilities. The Facilities Manager directs the engineering of infrastructure system and upgrade projects, prepares scopes of work and participates in service agreement negotiations, develops life cycle costing analysis, preventive maintenance programs and energy management programs.  The position is directly responsible for all local, state and federal law, code and standards compliance.

It is also the responsibility of the Facilities Manager not only to exhibit legendary customer service when communicating with owners and vendors but also to focus on productivity and results.

This is a dynamic, on-site role that places you at the heart of the action. As a result, an essential function of this position is working on-site.  Remote or hybrid options are not available.  Being on property allows you to build strong relationships with clients and tenants, respond in real time, and make a visible impact every day.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Professionally represent TW while adhering to the terms and conditions of the management agreement.
• Direct the activities of the Transwestern staff in the performance of building facilities infrastructure systems associated with the physical plant.
• Direct the activities associated with customer service requests associated with facilities infrastructure systems.
• Plan and direct the preventive and predictive maintenance program for all building systems including fire and life safety.
• Direct the efforts to prepare life cycle costing analysis and provide recommendations for buy/lease decisions on infrastructure systems; prepare cost estimates for technical equipment projects.
• Direct the development of technical specification packages for equipment and service selection; participate in contract negotiations, monitor OEM warranty and other service performance.
• Provide recommendations regarding state-of-the-art system monitoring programs/software/technology designed to integrate facility operations performance.
• Direct the development of management information reports regarding building systems efficiency and utilization.
• Develop and maintain a program to ensure facility compliance with all federal, state and local codes and building standards.
• Develop an energy management program to afford maximum cost savings in a 7X24 data center-driven environment.
• Monitor and review new materials, technology, techniques, scheduling and costs associated with facility infrastructure management.
• Develop and maintain building inventory and infrastructure system audit; prepare recommendations for annual capital budget for building infrastructure systems.
• Regularly meet with the Transwestern Facilities Account Executive and others as part of the Transwestern senior management team.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Directly supervise managers and supervisors with a total staff. 
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable regulations including: planning, assigning, directing and reviewing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining staff; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a Human Resource Management related discipline.
• State Real Estate license required.
• Membership in professional associations such as IFMA, BOMA, ASHRAE, NFPA, APWA, APPA, ASTM, AFE, ASIS, AIPE.
• At least three years (continuous in one operation) and up to 10 years of recent property management experience, comparable with the property under consideration in terms of commercial/retail, ownership, tenant lease arrangements, square footage, etc.
• Knowledge of and experience in facilities management in which the facilities organization operates in a demanding customer service environment is required.
• Demonstrated experience with the development and analysis of technical schematic diagrams.
• Ability and demonstrated experience with life cycle costing and equipment trends/performance analysis.
• Ability and demonstrated experience with the preparation of capitol and annual facility infrastructure budgets.
• Demonstrated experience with integrated equipment system monitoring systems and software.
• Ability and demonstrated experience with energy management programs.
• Ability and demonstrated experience with life safety programs.
• Ability and demonstrated experience with environmental programs.
• Demonstrated experience in providing engineering services in a 7X24 environment requiring uninterrupted infrastructure system’s performance at all times.
• Demonstrated experience managing and supervising an engineering staff and external providers.
• Must have intermediate to advanced Microsoft Word, and Excel proficiencies.
• Microsoft Outlook, Angus, Accounting Software such as MRI or Skyline proficiency preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement programs to ensure facility compliance with OSHA, ADA, NFP and other regulatory standards.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as bid and specification packages, contracts and proposals.
• Working knowledge of CMMS systems and facility conditions assessment systems.
• Ability to keep information strictly confidential.
• Strong desire to succeed in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Must be able to handle multiple projects, changing priorities and a continually heavy workload.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate contracts for equipment and service.
• Demonstrated capability with project management.
• Excellent ability to make presentations and speak effectively before groups of customers and employees.
• Ability to work within a matrix team environment.
• Excellent organizational and management skills; and customer service orientation.

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ABOUT US

Our firm is built on a shared purpose: Empowering good people to do extraordinary things together. We hire smart, passionate, hard-working people who value both collaboration and independence. United by our brand promise, we own the outcome for clients, investors and partners. Learn more at transwestern.com. 

All candidates selected for an offer of employment are subject to pre-employment background checks, which may include criminal history, education verification, motor vehicle records, credit history, and professional license verification. In addition, your employment with Transwestern is subject to successfully passing a drug screen check prior to you starting with the firm.