Corporate Facilities Mgr

Corporate Facilities Mgr - (CHI0028)

JOB TITLE: Corporate Facilities Mgr
REQUISITION ID: CHI0028
DEPARTMENT: Facilities Mtce & Management – St. Joseph Service Center
LOCATION: St. Joseph, MO
PAY RANGE: $88,100 - $117,500

Scheduled Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Other hours as required)

Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Position Summary
The facilities manager is responsible for managing the design, planning, construction and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings and other facilities. Manages a diverse portfolio of service and real estate contracts and related service management and real estate processes to assure optimal performance for the Company’s corporate headquarters and business units. Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing activities related to operating, maintaining and improving corporate headquarters, corporate buildings and business unit building and grounds operations. The position plans, budgets and schedules facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor materials and other related costs. The facilities manager manages both employees and contractors to ensure work is done safely, effectively and efficiently and applies state of the art analytical and business knowledge, techniques and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees the coordination of building space allocation and layout, and facility expansion.
• Oversees a multiple of building and grounds operations, multi-disciplinary teams of staff including bargaining unit employee field electricians, clerks, manages contractors in major/minor construction projects, janitorial and housekeeping services, maintaining building and grounds, , company-wide employee moves, and furniture procurement and installation
• Acts as a lead participant, strategist and constructor of bid specifications, bid solicitation, bid evaluation, and contract negotiation support within procurement processes
• Plans, budgets and schedules facility modifications, including cost estimates.
• Manages risk, compliance, obligations, performance measures for all phases of facility, building, and real estate service processes and support
• Determines nature, scope, priority and schedule of all work activities for Facilities/Property/Real Estate employees and contractors and oversee their work
• Establishes and maintains professional relationships with internal and external customers, Security, contractors, landlord, suppliers and consultants
• Acts as an advocate with interfacing corporate and operations departments to identify and resolve problems and facilitate improvements and/or take corrective actions
• Assists in design, maintenance and update of contingency plans for corporate and business unit locations to ensure quick recovery and minimal interruption of department operations
• Responds to/reports safety issues promptly; ensures issues are resolved i.e. parking, sidewalks, doors, etc.
• Develops and oversees the preventative maintenance program to ensure that the building exterior, interiors and systems are operating properly and repaired when it is most cost effective.
• Operates facilities work order management system – Archibus and oversees the documentation of the property inventory and maintenance records
• Operates building management system – Automated Logic
• Coordinates and ensures that the facilities are in compliance with all fire, life safety, Federal, State and local codes and regulations. Ensures that all required licenses and tests are documented and displayed as necessary
• Develops and administers the annual Facilities department budget.
• Plans and manages capital building projects beginning with the budgetary process through completion and payment according to established policies and procedures by developing a scope of work requesting bids and meeting with contractors concerning the scope of work reviewing bids and recommending a contractor for the project, requesting contract documents and obtaining all necessary signatures, scheduling and overseeing the contractors work to ensure that it is completed on time and according to the contract specifications, and processing invoices for contractor payments. Provides regular status reports to site management on the activities and projects of the work group.
• Performs other duties as assigned
  

Education and Experience Requirements:

• This position requires either a Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of six years of related experience in contract/project management, facilities/property management, and/or real estate/lease management with preference given to having both
• Experience with environmental regulations, space planning, interior design and technical specifications.
• Willingness to participate in the 24x7 Facilities emergency on-call rotation throughout the year.
• This position works with every employee (both union and management) and every department at every location in the Company as well as external contractors, companies, agencies, and other public entities
• This position works within the established policies and procedures of the Company
• Able to meet the requirements identified in the essential job functions for this position
• A proven ability to provide service management expertise in Facilities, Property, and Real Estate Management
• Experience in facilities management and construction, and/or operations management and planning, financial, budget, legal, risk management, and resource management
• Proficient use of Microsoft’s suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook); experience with facility management systems is a plus

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:

• Customer/client focus
• Communication proficiency both verbal and written
• Establishes cooperative relationships with contractor and vendor professionals
• Manage and complete work on time and on budget
• Exercises sound judgment when making decisions
• Problem solving and analysis
• Strong leadership, supervisory, managerial, analytical, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are required.
• Proficient with computer applications including MS Office applications.
• Must have experience with overseeing and working with a maintenance department.
• Follow maintenance procedures and maintain proper documentation, drawings and files.
• Strong work ethic and the ability/desire to maintain a high degree of productivity including the ability to work overtime, weekends and/or alternate shifts as required.
• Quickly adapts to multiple demands and rapidly changing priorities
• Demonstrates knowledge of facility operations (HVAC, automated controls, electrical systems, fire alarms, architecture, construction principles, and building codes)
• Exhibits a positive and professional company image at all times.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: None

Working Conditions: Combination of 50% normal office environment and 50% field work to perform routine evaluation of facilities in the assigned work area.

Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know to accomplish becoming the most innovative and reliable energy company, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Work Locations: St Joseph Service Center 613 Atchison St St Joseph 64501

Job: Facilities

Unposting Date: Nov 8, 2022