Facilities Manager

**Job Title**

Facilities Manager
**Job Description Summary**

**About the role**:

- Facilities Operations - Oversee daily maintenance, repairs, and service delivery, ensuring optimal functioning of building systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire safety).
- Team Leadership - Lead, mentor, and develop the facilities team, assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and providing training.
- Vendor & Contract Management - Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, monitor KPIs, and ensure compliance with service agreements.
- Budget & Cost Control - Prepare and oversee the facilities budget, monitor expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, and approve vendor invoices.
- Health, Safety & Compliance - Ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards, conduct risk assessments, and implement emergency response plans.
- Stakeholder Engagement - Act as the primary contact for internal and external stakeholders, addressing concerns and ensuring smooth operations.
- Project Management - Lead facility improvement projects, renovations, and capital upgrades, ensuring timely and efficient execution.
- Technology & Sustainability - Implement Building Management Systems (BMS) and explore innovative solutions to enhance sustainability and efficiency.
- Reporting & Documentation - Maintain records of facility operations, vendor contracts, budgets, and compliance audits, ensuring transparency.
- EHS & Emergency Response - Support EHS initiatives, conduct safety inductions, manage risk assessments, and act as an Emergency Response Team (ERT) member.

**About you**:

- Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Preferred certifications include IFMA’s CFM (Certified Facility Manager) or RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) accreditation.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in facilities management, with at least 5 years in a managerial role.
- Proven experience managing large or complex facilities, industrial buildings, or commercial spaces.
- Strong ability to lead, mentor, and manage diverse teams for operational excellence.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficiency in managing large-scale budgets, cost control, and financial planning.
- Hands-on experience with facilities management tools and building management systems (e.g., FM360, Archibus, Yardi).
- Strong ability to assess challenges, develop solutions, and optimize facility performance.
- Knowledge of safety regulations, risk assessments, and compliance standards in facilities management.

**Why join Cushman & Wakefield?**

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;
- Being part of a growing global company;
- Career development and a promote from within culture;
- An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion
- We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

**We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.**

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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