Facilities Manager - Watertown, United States - Armenian Cultural and Education Center

Description

The Facilities Manager will have primary responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day cleaning, repair, and maintenance of the Center, including supervising the custodial staff.

Reporting to the Executive of the Board of Trustees, the Facilities Manager will contribute to efforts to modernize and strengthen the Center's infrastructure.

This role requires the responsiveness and professional behavior necessary to work amicably with various non-profit groups within the center, including two schools, various cultural and community organizations, and rental facilities.

• Responsible for daytoday cleanliness, upkeep, repairs, and maintenance of the center
• Works closely with the ACEC General Manager and reports to the ACEC Executive.
• Supervises cleaning of the center by custodian/cleaning contractors and ensures janitorial needs are met.
• Responds to complaints and requests from tenants, clients, and school staff.
• Manages repairs and maintenance, minor works, and other requests, tracking to completion and leading projects for smallscale construction activities.
• Carries out regular weekly inspections of the center and its grounds to identify and resolve maintenance and safety issues.
• Maintains and updates logs of permits necessary (elevator, fire, alarm, etc.) and schedules any licensing renewal or service/testing visits, being present at these site visits.
• Proactively develops and manages vendor relationships, negotiating and executing repair contracts to ensure expected service levels are achieved. Supervises providers to manage vendor performance, ensuring services are delivered per the contract and to agreed standards.
• Logs all daily activity, equipment performance, maintenance scheduling, service contracts, permits, licenses, building capacity, etc.
• Supervises functions being hosted at ACEC (receptions, concerts, lectures, etc.) as necessary to ensure safety.
• Creates and implements preparedness plans for maintenance, repairs, emergency, and safety.
• Maintains uptodate records for all state, federal, and local licenses and inspections, ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Ensures compliance with all health and safety, environment, and risk management policies and procedures relating to the site/s.
• Manages landscaping, parking lot maintenance, and snow removal.
• Accurately records maintenance logs and shares them with the General Manager and Executive.
• Identifies operational efficiencies and proposes budget items to the Executive

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in facilities and supervisory management
• Proficiency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary to communicate clearly with staff, representatives, member organizations, and the public, displaying courtesy and professionalism.
• Proven experience in facilities management, with a track record of successfully overseeing maintenance operations in a similar environment.
• Knowledgeable of building systems, electricity, HVAC, plumbing, and safety codes at the State and Federal levels
• Highly organized and capable of working independently.
• Welcoming and professional demeanor, strong communication skills, attention to detail, organized, selfdriven, working independently, adhering to timelines.

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

• 4 years

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

• Inperson
• Office
• School

• Watertown, MA required)