Facility Manager

Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers•Hoover, AL

10h

About The Position

The Facility Manager assists local, regional, and national management with store maintenance across more than 200 corporately occupied locations. The role assesses facility issues and determines corrective actions, addressing maintenance, improvements, enhancements, and upkeep both proactively and reactively. The position works within job-specific and annual department budgets, prioritizes maintenance, and establishes national or regional vendors for projects. The Facility Manager partners with regional management on facility issues involving retail locations and corporate offices, and uses the Repair & Maintenance System (RMS) to schedule and track maintenance and repair requests. The role may order parts and services, develop a budget-conscious maintenance program with short- and long-term ROI, and establish, negotiate, document, and maintain vendor relationships. It also communicates recommended actions and their rationale to management and store personnel, coordinates opportunities for fleet-program vendors to bid on jobs, participates in vendor and operations discussions, and tracks department spending against budgets using historical data and transparent analysis.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of business experience demonstrating progressive responsibilities.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to solve problems and handle a variety of options in varying situations.
High level of energy and creativity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Construction or Property Management, Manufacturing, or General Business.
Demonstrated vendor management and project management experience.
Facility Management experience.
Basic knowledge of general construction.

Responsibilities

Assist local, regional, and national management with maintenance at more than 200 corporately occupied locations.
Assess facility issues and determine corrective actions for retail locations and corporate offices.
Address facility maintenance, improvements, enhancements, and upkeep proactively and reactively.
Work within job-specific and annual department budgets, prioritize maintenance, and identify vendors for projects.
Use the Repair & Maintenance System (RMS) to schedule and track facility maintenance and repair requests.
Order parts and services for locations when needed.
Establish a maintenance program that works within budget and supports short- and long-term return on investment.
Establish, negotiate, document, and maintain local, regional, and national vendor relationships.
Communicate recommended actions and their rationale to management and store personnel.
Work with store operations to allow vendors participating in the fleet program to bid on jobs.
Participate in relevant vendor, store operations, and franchise operations meetings and discussions.
Track department spending and compare historical data with budget to demonstrate value and inform future budget and cost assessments.