FACILITY MANAGER

Atkins & Pearce Inc•Covington, KY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Facility Manager ensures A&P’s physical environment, building systems, and external facility support resources are safe, reliable, organized, and cost-effective. The role establishes priorities, vendor coordination, timing, and accountability for facilities work, while reducing operational risk, unplanned disruptions, and surprises through disciplined oversight of facility condition, infrastructure, contractors, and planning. The manager owns facility condition, safety, and functionality; leads Facilities personnel; oversees utilities and infrastructure; and coordinates repairs, improvements, and equipment installation requirements. The role manages third-party contractors and vendors, supports facility-related safety and compliance activities, develops and controls budgets, and schedules recurring inspections and preventive activities. The manager also tracks work completion, projects, spending, contractor performance, utility trends, and inspection requirements, and partners with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Safety.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 5 years of experience in facilities management, plant engineering, or a related field, including experience managing budgets and third-party contractors.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel.
Ability to prioritize a wide range of facility needs, make quick decisions, and respond to urgent issues.
Strong vendor and contractor management skills and a professional, confident demeanor.
Ability to work with all levels of management, contractors, and vendors.
Ability to enforce, communicate, and follow company standards.
Clear communication skills and ability to remain calm and in control during a crisis.
Strong organizational and project management skills, with advanced attention to detail.
Working knowledge of building systems, mechanical and pneumatic systems, and building structures.
Teamwork, face-to-face communication, and dependability.
Ability to stand and work on concrete for extended periods; sit at a desk or workstation and work at a computer terminal for long periods; squat, bend, kneel, and perform similar movements; and lift and carry up to 50 pounds occasionally using proper techniques.
Digital dexterity and hand/eye coordination for repairing machines; ability to compare, problem-solve, analyze, instruct, and interpret; and ability to speak and hear employees in loud environments.
May need to work at heights exceeding 50 feet.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in facilities management, engineering, business, or a related field.
Experience overseeing building systems and utilities, including electrical, HVAC, compressed air, and water/sewer.

Responsibilities

Own the condition, safety, and functionality of A&P facilities.
Lead Facilities personnel, set daily and weekly priorities, assign work, monitor completion, coach employees, and develop team skills and ownership.
Ensure facilities work supports production, safety, and quality requirements; identify facility risks and improvement opportunities.
Oversee facility utilities and infrastructure, including electrical service, natural gas, water, sewer, compressed air, heating, ventilation, cooling, and related building systems.
Monitor utility usage, costs, and unusual changes; coordinate infrastructure shutdowns with Production and Maintenance; identify capacity concerns and support future-needs planning.
Select, coordinate, and manage third-party contractors and facility service providers; communicate scope, expectations, and safety requirements; hold contractors accountable for schedule, cost, quality, and responsiveness.
Prioritize and coordinate building repairs, facility improvements, and infrastructure upgrades; develop scopes of work, obtain and compare quotations, and coordinate contractor access and project execution around operations.
Support equipment installations by coordinating utility, electrical, mechanical, rigging-access, and building-modification requirements.
Track facility project status, spending, risks, and completion.
Support Safety with facility-related compliance; correct unsafe facility conditions; participate in investigations; coordinate corrective-action contractors; keep systems and documentation inspection-ready; track inspections, service requirements, and renewals; escalate significant risks.
Develop and manage facilities budgets; track spending on facilities, utilities, contractors, and services; review invoices; identify cost and efficiency improvements; and provide information for budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning.
Maintain schedules for facility inspections, preventive activities, service contracts, and seasonal requirements; coordinate work around production and business needs; ensure significant work has a defined scope, owner, schedule, and resources.
Maintain an active list of facility projects, priorities, risks, and follow-up actions; partner with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Safety when facility conditions or infrastructure affect their work.
Establish and track metrics for work completion and backlog, project status and spending, contractor performance, utility usage and costs, and recurring inspection and service completion; use metrics to improve planning, execution, reliability, and accountability.