Facilities Manager - KOMO Plaza

Job Description

Our client, a leader in commercial real estate and facilities/asset management is seeking to add a Facilities Manager to oversee the KOMO Plaza and associated facilities (3 buildings) in downtown Seattle. This leader will interface with a key client in managing all things FM and MEP – directing a staff of 7 - around this commercial, office and data center related space. This role is based, onsite, in Seattle, requires no travel, holds standard M-F normal business hours, no nights weekends or on call, and pays a salary of $140K with a 10% bonus. The role is full time, maintains a strong benefit package, including unlimited PTO.

The key to this role is a proven leader with a confident style, strong organizational skills, patience and strong experience/ability in the FM space. The incumbent will:

• Manage a team of 7 responsible for providing preventative maintenance and repair services.
• Manage 3 buildings which include commercial office space (KOMO 4 Newsroom and associated offices, various restaurants/retail spaces, Amazon R&D lab space and other small office facilities).
• Take responsibility for technical maintenance services in a critical client environment – 1 small data center.
• Provide formal supervision to employees - Monitor the training and development of staff - Conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Manage the relationship with the client – one onsite FM partner - while working with other stakeholders to meet all service agreements.
• Ensure the completion of configuration management, work orders, preventative maintenance, and repairs within agreed upon SLA timeframe.
• Verify facility infrastructure equipment installations are within the agreed SLA timeframe.
• Oversee Information Technology equipment power installations, relocation and decommission requests.
• Confirm all deployments are installed to applicable internal, manufacturer, and industry standards.
• Ensure that all records/information is updated accordingly

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Facilities Management experience.
• 5+ years experience managing a team, of 3+ employees, as a FM in a commercial real estate setting.
• Experience in the areas of coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and employee retention.
• Experience guiding the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, as well as the strong ability to handle FM related problems/issues.
• Strong financial management skills (budgeting, accruals, variance reporting, PO tracking)
• Knowledge of base building systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing)
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products - Word, Excel, Outlook

– Not Required

• Bachelors/Masters Degree
• Certified Facility Manager (CFM) Certificate or training
• Experience managing in a data center environment