Facilities Director
About The Position
Emigrant Bank is seeking an experienced Facilities Director to lead the management, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the bank’s facilities and physical workplace environment in Midtown Manhattan. The position is in the Administrative Services department and is based at the Corporate Office in Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY. The Facilities Director oversees the operation and upkeep of offices and other facilities; coordinates building-system maintenance, repairs, inspections, and workplace changes; and manages relationships and performance expectations with landlords, property managers, contractors, and other service providers. The role also helps ensure facilities comply with applicable building, fire, life-safety, and workplace safety requirements, supports emergency preparedness and business continuity, and maintains related records. The job description identifies its duties and requirements as a core list rather than a complete or comprehensive list. The incumbent is expected to perform the listed duties and adapt to changes or additions as needed. The document does not create a contract of employment, and Emigrant Bank and its subsidiaries reserve the right to modify it.
Requirements
- 7–10+ years of experience in facilities management, building operations, corporate real estate, or a related field, including experience in a senior or leadership capacity.
- Strong working knowledge of building systems, preventive maintenance, vendor management, budgeting, capital projects, and workplace safety.
- Familiarity with New York City building and fire codes, inspection requirements, and applicable workplace safety standards.
- Demonstrated experience managing contractors, service agreements, operating expenses, and capital improvement projects.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing commercial office space in New York City.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and upkeep of the Bank’s offices, workspaces, conference rooms, executive areas, and other facilities.
- Coordinate maintenance and repair of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, lighting, elevators, life-safety systems, and other building infrastructure with building management and qualified service providers.
- Conduct regular offsite visual inspections and coordinate maintenance of critical systems.
- Coordinate office moves, space planning, furniture installations, renovations, and workplace modifications while minimizing disruption to business operations.
- Manage relationships with landlords, property management teams, contractors, engineers, maintenance providers, cleaning services, and other facilities vendors.
- Monitor vendor performance, service-level expectations, contract compliance, and quality of work.
- Review vendor contracts, service agreements, insurance documentation, and other required records with Procurement, Legal, and other internal stakeholders.
- Maintain facilities in accordance with applicable federal, New York State, New York City, fire and life-safety, building, and workplace safety requirements.
- Coordinate required inspections, testing, permits, certifications, and corrective actions with appropriate building representatives and qualified service providers.
- Support emergency preparedness, incident response, evacuation planning, and business continuity procedures.
- Maintain accurate records of inspections, maintenance activities, incidents, vendor documentation, and compliance-related items.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
