Facility Manager

Location: Remote, associated with Chicago, Illinois, USA; travel between properties may be required.

Salary: $93,500–$110,000 per year.

Company

Cushman & Wakefield provides facility and property management services for commercial buildings, campuses, and property portfolios.

What you will do

• Lead daily facility or campus operations across custodial, life-safety, engineering, site services, maintenance, and workplace services.
• Manage contracts, vendor programs, service-level agreements, invoices, purchase orders, and tenant or occupant requests.
• Maintain accurate operational, compliance, safety, property, vendor, financial, and performance documentation.
• Prepare and review budgets, financial reports, forecasts, business plans, expenditures, and capital budgets, including five-year maintenance and improvement plans.
• Collect and analyze facility performance data and ensure compliance with management contracts and insurance requirements.
• Hire, train, and evaluate facility personnel while fostering positive staff relations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Corporate Real Estate, Project Management, or Business Administration.
• 5–7 years of experience in commercial high-rise, campus, or property portfolio management.
• Strong oral and written communication, technical proficiency, problem solving and analysis, leadership, teamwork, relationship management, and financial management skills.
• Ability to read construction specifications and blueprints.
• Proficiency in contract language and management agreements.
• Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Financial management expertise, including budgeting and forecasting, plus familiarity with financial systems.
• Skill in Building Management Systems maintenance and monitoring.
• Ability to communicate regularly, operate office equipment, move throughout the workplace, remain stationary for 50–75% of the time, and extend the arms and hands in various directions.

Nice to have

• Experience in leasing, construction, engineering, property operations, and building management.
• Experience with critical system environments.
• Experience developing and implementing programs to reduce cost inefficiencies.
• Experience with CMMS or work order management systems.
• CFM, BOMA, or other engineering, business, or technical certifications.
• Familiarity with Yardi is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional office setting with standard office equipment.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health, vision, dental, flexible spending, health savings, retirement savings, life, and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work may be available to eligible employees.
• Work may involve travel between properties in varying weather conditions.
• Compensation may vary based on geographic location, experience, qualifications, job type, business line, collective bargaining agreements, and other eligibility factors.