Assistant Vice President - Facilities Services

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Collaborate closely with regional leadership on developing and executing on an operations strategy to ensure best-in-class facilities across the regional portfolio

·         In close coordination with the asset services team, manage third-party engineering contracts, vendors and contractors to ensure mission-critical operations and maintenance of laboratory buildings.

·         Develop and implement five-year capital plans for highly technical facilities.

·         Develop, maintain, and manage standard operating procedures for new and existing assets, ensuring compliance and a systematic approach to all assets.

·         Manage competing priorities and allocate and optimize time to ensure targets and timelines are met.

·         Manage and coordinate vendors in response to service requests by tenants for minor repairs and general facility renovations.

·         Oversee technology support for buildings, ensuring systems are properly maintained and functioning efficiently.

·         Ensuring that vendors maintain accurate maintenance repair logs and records utilizing company systems.

·         Recommend capital improvements and operational changes for existing facilities to further corporate sustainability.

·         Arrange proper communication with tenants to ensure maintenance and repairs are handled properly and efficiently.

·         Provide or assist in technical support for facilities maintenance working with vendors to maintain building equipment & systems.

·         Provide or assist in monitoring/troubleshooting building mechanical systems and security systems with some on-call responsibilities.

·         Provide or assist in the planning and implementation of capital construction projects, as they relate to building support and maintenance.

·         Coordinate with tenants, tenant contractors and landlord’s contractors to minimize disruptions or loss of essential services ensuring completion of TI and capital projects.

Qualifications and Experience:

·         Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, or related technical field

·         Extensive knowledge of building systems, systems commissioning, and systems design

·         15+ years of relevant experience

·         Working knowledge of property management, building design and/or real estate, with an interest in lab space

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills

·         Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Familiarity with CADD, BMS systems and maintenance work request systems

·         Client service orientation and a collaborative work style with cross-functional colleagues

·         High attention