Senior facility manager

Job Title

Senior Facility Manager

Job Description Summary

As a Senior Facilities Manager, you will oversee multiple industrial warehouse facilities and provide technical and operational leadership to ensure all facility services—including maintenance, life-safety, custodial, and engineering—are delivered efficiently, safely, and in alignment with C&W policies and client requirements. You will be responsible for managing budgets, contracts, vendor relationships, and operational excellence initiatives, while ensuring a high level of client satisfaction.

Job Description

Our Purpose:
At C&W Services, we live by the belief that Better Never Settles. We’re dedicated to creating a positive impact globally, and we’re looking for talented individuals to join our team.

C&W Services provides compelling benefits, including:

• Weekly Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits that start on your first day
• Vehicle, tools, uniforms, and PPE provided
• Training, Development, and Advancement Opportunities
• A Clean and Cutting-Edge Facility
• A Safety-First Culture

About the Role
As a Senior Facilities Manager , you will oversee multiple industrial warehouse facilities and provide technical and operational leadership to ensure all facility services—including maintenance, life-safety, custodial, and engineering—are delivered efficiently, safely, and in alignment with C&W policies and client requirements. You will be responsible for managing budgets, contracts, vendor relationships, and operational excellence initiatives, while ensuring a high level of client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of multiple industrial facilities, ensuring custodial, life-safety, engineering, and general maintenance services are delivered effectively.
• Lead and support a team of Facilities Managers and/or Assistant Facilities Managers, providing coaching, feedback, and professional development.
• Manage service contracts, including RFPs, financial reviews, audits, and ensuring invoices match contract terms.
• Prepare, review, and deliver consolidated reporting for budgets, forecasts, contracts, and expenditures.
• Develop and manage annual operating budgets, quarterly forecasts, and five-year capital improvement plans.
• Drive operational excellence through process improvements, cost reduction initiatives, and best practice implementation.
• Monitor and analyze work order metrics to identify trends, improve performance, and ensure client satisfaction.
• Maintain strong client relationships through responsive communication and a customer-first mindset.
• Ensure compliance with local codes, safety standards, and contractual obligations across all facilities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Corporate Real Estate, Project Management, or Business Administration.
• 8–10 years of progressive facility management experience, including at least 3 years at a management level overseeing multiple facilities.
• Experience in industrial facility maintenance, construction, engineering, and building operations.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management skills.
• Proficiency with CMMS or work order management systems.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable personal vehicle required. Travel between sites will be a requirement of the role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing critical system environments and large-scale industrial portfolios.
• Professional certification such as CFM (IFMA) or equivalent technical training.
• Advanced computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and building management systems.
• Strong background in financial reporting, performance management, and operational strategy.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to communicate with others, operate computers, and move throughout facilities.
• Ability to remain stationary for extended periods (50–75% of the workday).
• Occasional travel outside between properties in varying weather conditions.

Why C&W Services?
We’re a global company with over 400 offices in 60 countries. We’re proud of our diverse family of employees and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We’ve been recognized by the Human Rights Foundation as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQI+ individuals and continue to foster a culture of inclusion, respect, and operational excellence.

What’s Next?
Ready to take your facilities management career to the next level? Apply today and lead the operational success of multiple industrial facilities while growing your leadership and technical expertise with C&W Services.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [email protected] . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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