About the Role
The Facility Manager serves as the primary interface between clients, account teams, and service providers to ensure superior delivery of facilities services. This role requires resolving issues and conflicts quickly and efficiently while maintaining the highest degree of customer service, strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, effective management through stressful situations, and development of lasting customer relationships.
Responsibilities
- Liaising with contractors
- Coordinating maintenance and operations
- Supporting effective delivery of contracted services
- Managing occupancy services and administration
- Act as the single point of contact for daily FM services across single or multiple sites, coordinating delivery of maintenance and repair services for assigned Customer facilities
- Matrix-manage technical, administrative, and delivery staff with overall responsibility for performance of all resources deployed within FM scope
- Collaborate with provider management to define scope and coordinate supplier walk-throughs for new opportunities
- Monitor SLAs across all assigned facilities to identify potential challenges or necessary corrective actions, applying industry best practices
- Manage corrective and reactive work orders from initiation to completion, maintaining communication with Customer landlords, managed contracts, contractors, and site personnel
- Develop strong Customer relationships with key representatives, supporting facility management goals and objectives through effective communication and SLA reporting
- Track hours and obtain approval for Not-To-Exceed (NTE) work, providing oversight of Customer invoices to ensure proper management and approval
- Conduct quarterly account reviews and seek continuous improvement in processes, systems, and overall customer satisfaction
- Manage subcontractors and suppliers to deliver goods and services against contracts and expectations with minimal disruption to client environment
- Compile and analyze estimates to ensure accuracy and cost effectiveness for all bids, establishing extra revenue goals to meet budget targets
- Participate in after-hours call rotation for dispatching and following up on emergencies
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of facilities or property management experience in corporate environment, third party service provider, or consulting capacity
- Solid knowledge of building mechanical and electrical systems (MEP)
- Strong financial management and budgeting skills with ability to assist with budgetary requests, analysis, and reporting
- Experience using CMMS systems and reporting tools
- Proficient in MS Office with strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrated intermediate to advanced written communication skills (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
- Knowledge of customer service principles and practices with strong customer focus
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and prioritize multiple projects efficiently
- Proven ability to manage through stressful situations and maintain composure under pressure
- Bachelor's or Associate's Degree or equivalent work experience
- Relevant training in Material Handling Equipment (MHE), Controls Systems, Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), and general building operations
- Retail facilities management experience
- Experience working with internal groups (Sourcing Team, Accounts Team, Category Management, Billing) to resolve challenges and identify opportunities
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to company-required software systems
Skills
- Facilities management
- Property management
- Building mechanical systems
- Building electrical systems
- Financial management
- Budgeting
- CMMS systems
- MS Office
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Customer service
- Independent work
- Prioritization
- Stress management
- Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
- Controls Systems
- Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT)
- Retail facilities management
- Software adaptation
Location
- Remote – Toronto, ON
- Canada
Work Type
- Remote
- New Role
Experience Level
- Minimum 5 years of facilities or property management experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's or Associate's Degree or equivalent work experience
Salary/Compensations
- 90,000.00 – 110,000.00 USD per year
About the Company
- JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.
- JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500® company with operations in over 80 countries around the world, our employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.
Equal Opportunity
- Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process – including the online application and/or overall selection process – you may email us at HRSCLeaves@jll.com. This email is only to request an accommodation. Please direct any other general recruiting inquiries to our Contact Us page > I want to work for JLL.
