Facilities Manager

Soapy Joe's Group•Santee, CA

About The Position

Soapy Joe’s is seeking a hands-on, solutions-oriented Facilities Manager to help ensure its locations consistently meet company standards for condition, appearance, functionality, and safety. This field-focused role spends approximately 50% of the time at Soapy Joe’s locations, coordinating with internal teams, vendors, and contractors to maintain facilities and complete repairs and improvement projects. The manager takes ownership of building systems, facility repairs, vendor performance, and projects while balancing quality, speed, cost, and operational impact. The role oversees facility standards and inspections; maintenance, repair, and replacement of building systems; vendor and contractor relationships; repairs and projects from initial scope through completion; and spending within approved budgets. Success includes completing inspections consistently, resolving and tracking deficiencies, delivering projects on time and within budget, improving vendor performance, reducing repeat facility problems, and keeping internal partners informed about priorities, costs, and timelines. The position requires regular travel between Soapy Joe’s locations throughout the San Diego area. A bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred, or equivalent relevant experience. The stated salary range is $100,000–$120,000.

Requirements

At least 5 years of facilities management, commercial construction, property management, general contracting, or similar experience preferred.
Demonstrated experience managing vendors, contractors, bids, scopes of work, and negotiations.
Working knowledge of commercial building systems and general facility repairs, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofing, lighting, signage, landscaping, and building finishes.
Experience managing facility repairs, improvement projects, budgets, schedules, and contractors.
Strong project management, negotiation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, budgets, and deadlines simultaneously.
Strong judgment in assessing urgency, repair versus replacement, cost, and operational impact.
Highly organized and comfortable maintaining inspection, work-order, project, and cost documentation.
Ability to work independently in the field and take ownership from problem identification through completion.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills with vendors, contractors, operators, and internal partners.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel regularly between Soapy Joe’s locations.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting multiple commercial or retail locations strongly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in construction management, facilities management, engineering, business, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience is also acceptable.

Responsibilities

Help establish and maintain company-wide facility condition and appearance standards.
Conduct routine site inspections of building systems, property condition, appearance, functionality, and safety.
Identify, prioritize, document, and track facility issues through verified completion.
Spend approximately 50% of work time in the field overseeing facility conditions, repairs, vendors, and projects.
Oversee maintenance, repair, and replacement of facility assets, including HVAC, restrooms, building plumbing, roofing, lighting, and other property systems.
Coordinate with Maintenance, Operations, and other internal teams when responsibilities or projects overlap.
Build and maintain a dependable network of qualified vendors and contractors.
Solicit and evaluate bids, negotiate pricing and scopes of work, and manage service agreements.
Hold vendors accountable for quality, response times, pricing, and completion commitments.
Identify opportunities to improve service levels, consolidate vendors, and reduce costs.
Manage repairs, refreshes, improvements, and facility projects from initial scope through completion.
Coordinate contractors, trades, schedules, permits, and internal stakeholders.
Evaluate repair-versus-replace decisions based on cost, condition, useful life, and operational impact.
Inspect completed work, manage punch-list items, and ensure projects meet approved scope and quality standards.
Manage repair and project spending within approved budgets.
Review proposals and invoices for scope, accuracy, and value.
Track committed, actual, and forecasted costs and proactively address potential budget or schedule issues.
Identify recurring facility problems and develop longer-term solutions to improve reliability and control costs.
Maintain clear visibility for Operations, Maintenance, and other partners into facility priorities, projects, costs, and timelines.
Travel regularly between Soapy Joe’s locations throughout the San Diego area.