Facilities Operations Specialist / Project Manager

SAIC•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Facilities Operations Specialist / Project Manager to support a customer at Schriever SFB in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The role supports SAIC’s full-service facility management work for a large Federal Government organization, providing end-to-end project management and facility engineering support. The position serves as an interface among the on-base Civil Engineering organization, design and construction contractors, outside vendors and contractors, local Government entities, customers, and stakeholders on facility operations and project management matters. An active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is required. The position covers facilities operations and project management. Facilities operations duties include coordinating with Government representatives, overseeing and assessing operations and maintenance contractor work, supporting the full range of O&M activities, advising leadership on facility recapitalization and optimization, addressing significant facility issues, improving management policies and processes, establishing performance benchmarks, preparing technical documents, assisting with root-cause analysis, and tracking maintenance and operating status. Project management duties include developing project scopes and estimates for design, construction, and repair work; coordinating contractors and resources; maintaining project documentation and records; and tracking projects in the client’s system of record.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree in a business, engineering, or architectural field, or additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
15 years of experience in facility management, with knowledge of facility O&M activities and procedures.
At least 5 years of experience in facilities project management, managing performance, budgets, schedules, and control gates.
Experience with building-wide water, HVAC, and electrical distribution systems.
Understanding of critical infrastructure and ability to assess facility and system reliability.
Ability to estimate and produce rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimates for facility project planning and programming.
Ability to manage multiple projects or taskings and competing resources.
Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work with an industry partner.
Comfort working with minimal oversight and isolated from the Chain of Command.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the customer.
CFM, PMP, or equivalent facilities management and/or project management certification.
Experience with Microsoft Project or a similar scheduling tool and experience analyzing schedules.
Knowledge of federal, state, and local building and safety codes.

Responsibilities

Act as a liaison coordinating with Government representatives at multiple levels.
Develop plans, conduct day-to-day oversight, and document assessments of the O&M contractor’s work.
Provide technical support for O&M activities, including planning and programming, requirements development, project execution and commissioning, and disposal.
Assist and advise customer leadership by developing and maintaining a plan with cost estimates to recapitalize, modify, and optimize facilities strategically.
Ensure significant facilities issues are elevated, documented, addressed, and advocated for.
Identify policies, processes, and standards and recommend changes and improvements for effective facilities management planning and implementation.
Identify and document facilities benchmarks to establish a consistent baseline of current performance.
Advise on, recommend, and author policy documents focused on standardizing facility management processes, documents, and tools.
Develop engineering technical white papers as required.
Assist in evaluating system-related anomalies and perform root-cause analysis with the technical team.
Monitor, track, and report deferred maintenance, daily operating status, outages, and maintenance activities.
Develop project scopes and estimates for design, construction, and repair projects.
Work with contractors to ensure requirements are completed on time, to specified quality, and within budget.
Coordinate resource allocation and maintain document control.
Develop and maintain project and contract documentation, including Statements of Work, cost and schedule estimates, and periodic reports.
Input and maintain project management data in the client’s system of record.