Assistant Facilities Manager

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; travel between properties may be required.

Salary: $36.55–$43.00 per hour

Company

Cushman & Wakefield provides commercial real estate and facilities management services.

What you will do

• Support day-to-day operations across facilities or campus environments, including janitorial, life-safety, engineering, site services, and general maintenance.
• Supervise interior and exterior maintenance programs and respond to building occupants’ repair, cleaning, and service requests.
• Review vendor contracts, verify invoices against contract pricing, and monitor tenant and vendor insurance compliance.
• Maintain accurate property, safety, compliance, vendor, contract, purchase order, and performance documentation.
• Prepare budgets, financial reports, expenditures, purchase orders, and information for capital planning and five-year maintenance plans.
• Inspect facilities and systems, monitor building management systems, analyze operational data, and report issues to the Facilities Manager.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in facilities management, building, business, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience, preferably in commercial or industrial real estate and facilities management.
• Ability to read construction specifications and blueprints and understand management agreements and contract language.
• Experience with financial tracking, budgeting, forecasting, Microsoft Office Suite, and building management systems.
• Strong communication, technical, analytical, leadership, teamwork, relationship management, and financial management skills.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in maintenance, construction, engineering, property operations, or building management.
• CMMS or work order management experience.
• CFM, IFMA, BOMA, engineering, business, or technical certifications.
• Knowledge of Yardi or other financial systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional office environment with regular computer and office equipment use.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health, vision, dental, flexible spending, health savings, retirement, life, and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work may be available.
• Competitive pay varies by geographic location, experience, job type, business line, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.