Director Of Facilities Jobs

Position Summary:
The Director of Facilities is responsible for ensuring that all facilities have their physical structure and operating equipment maintained and repaired in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Manage Regional Managers, construction vendors who perform remodeling, maintenance service, and repairs in the areas of plumbing, carpentry, painting, plastering, machine servicing, janitorial, general grounds, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, security, and electrical systems.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Develop, implement and communicate facility maintenance policies and procedures.
Actively participate in planning of annual “Planned Work” capital and expenses, facilitate/assemble annual budgeting.
Develop, implement and manage “Preventive and Building Maintenance” inspection program.
Negotiate terms and conditions of Preventative Maintenance agreements, as well as other vendor accounts as needed.
Oversee facility site inspections; ensure that facility deficiencies are handled timely in order to avoid business interruption.
Negotiate cost of repairs and improvements in order to ensure that budgetary commitments are met.
Maximizes existing assets, including but not limited to; incremental cash flows, reduced R&M
costs, capital spending vs. approved budget, etc.
Coordinate planned work and repair and maintenance projects with Development, Finance and Operations.
Align department goals and objectives with the Company goals and strategies.
Insure the completion of all planned maintenance Capital projects.
Complete and update annual re-investment plan for all restaurants and brands.
Implement best practices to improve the company’s oversight of its assets.
Cultivates and promotes working relationships and is the Facilities resource for operations and
corporate staff.
Manage Regional Facilities Managers
Other:
Develop, implement and manage a contractor and vendor approval process.
Develop and maintain an approved network of contractors, strategic partners and vendor list in all geographic areas that Company does business.
Work as a team, helping all employees in completing project objectives.
Teach/coach and document employees who fail to meet standards to maintain a high quality
workforce.
Other duties as assigned.
Skills/Knowledge:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as; safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as; discounts, interest, commissions, proportions,
percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Intermediate Microsoft Suite computer skills required. (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.).
Education/Experience:
Master’s degree in construction management, Architecture, Engineering or a related field, preferred.
Minimum of 8-10 years recent and related experience.