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Jones Lang LaSalle

Advises on and manages commercial real estate

Assistant Facilities Manager

Facilities ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIrving, TX, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Facilities Management with a management or technical emphasis is required.
  • Eight to 10 years of industry experience in a corporate environment, third-party service provider, or consulting role is required.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving ability are required.
  • Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills are required.
  • A proven record of providing excellent internal and external customer service is required.
  • Knowledge of real estate, telecommunications, furniture, accounting, and building systems is helpful.
  • The ability to develop successful relationships with and influence internal and external customers is required.
  • Strong organizational, management, and supervisory skills are required.
  • The ability to perform the required job functions adequately is required.
  • The role requires extensive contact with internal and external customers and work in office, mechanical, and production areas in a campus environment.
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with portfolio-wide initiatives and local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing facility operations.
  • Develop and manage facility operating budgets that address the client's goals and objectives for the assigned portfolio.
  • Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting; track variances; and ensure recovery within established targets.
  • Achieve cost savings by maximizing use of service providers and preferred vendors or contractors and identifying efficiency opportunities consistent with client goals.
  • Survey assigned facilities using an established grading program, assess mechanical equipment, building shell, interior finishes, and energy effectiveness, and recommend improvements.
  • Help develop and obtain approval for the annual capital plan, including infrastructure upgrades and building modifications that maintain future building capabilities.
  • Develop a high-performance team using HR top-grading and other tools for hiring, talent and succession planning, and development planning.
  • Manage staffing, development, performance, and outcomes of assigned team members.
  • Ensure staff performance reviews and HR procedures are conducted according to policy, including submitting base salary, bonus, merit increases, and promotion recommendations for review and approval.
  • Source local services and goods through third-party service providers, including defining scopes of work, negotiating, writing contracts, obtaining vendor setup forms, and reviewing certificates of insurance for compliance.
  • Coordinate goal-setting discussions and performance criteria and reviews with vendors and service providers.
  • Collaborate with the account sourcing team to define scopes, coordinate service-provider walkthroughs, and manage national and regional service-provider performance at the property level.
  • Ensure client satisfaction with facility and property management by providing a seamless interface with the client organization and delivering services with leadership, responsiveness, and creativity.
  • Maintain accurate and timely updates to systems data used for account processes, procedures, and integrated facilities management metrics.
  • Proactively manage facility services and communication according to account and client standard processes, procedures, and key performance indicators to ensure customer satisfaction and performance.
  • Assist in developing and implementing the annual management plan and achieve objectives and performance indicators identified by the account manager.
  • Develop and implement programs, processes, and projects to reduce short- and long-term operating costs and increase productivity or longevity.
  • Coordinate with building operations on utility, facility, or other shutdown activities that may affect operations.
  • Manage critical incidents caused by vendors, employees, or missed preventive-maintenance work.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Certified Property Manager (CPM), Real Property Administrator (RPA), or Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM) designation is preferred.
  • An MBA is desirable.
  • Experience in a matrix management organization is desirable.

About the Company

Jones Lang LaSalle

Advises on and manages commercial real estate

Jones Lang LaSalle, known as JLL, advises property owners, occupiers and investors on commercial real estate worldwide. Its teams broker leases and property sales, arrange financing, value assets, manage buildings and workplaces, and oversee construction projects for businesses, institutions and governments. LaSalle Investment Management invests client capital in private property and real estate securities, while JLL Technologies develops workplace software and data tools. The company earns commissions, service fees, investment management fees and software revenue, with some client operating costs reimbursed through contracts. JLL took its current form through a 1999 merger and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
1999

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