Manager, US Facilities Operations & Space Management

The role

The Manager, US Facilities Operations & Space Management leads facilities operations, infrastructure services, and workplace planning across supported U.S. locations. This working manager role combines formal leadership of the Infrastructure team with hands-on technical and design contributions using AutoCAD and BIM.

What you will do

• Lead and coordinate daily facilities and infrastructure operations across supported U.S. locations.
• Direct the entire Infrastructure team and establish priorities, service standards, and resource plans.
• Maintain operational oversight of HVAC, electrical, utilities, security, and life-safety systems.
• Monitor facilities KPIs including work-order performance, asset reliability, and energy usage.
• Develop, update, or review floor plans and 3D visualizations using AutoCAD and BIM.
• Determine space requirements and create office, production, and distribution concepts.
• Lead occupancy planning, space-utilization analysis, and workplace moves.
• Manage facilities projects from concept through closeout, including design and construction.
• Select and manage architects, engineers, contractors, and service partners.
• Support capital planning, annual operating plans, and budget management.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Architecture, Business Administration, or a related technical or busine
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in facilities operations, workplace services, real estate, space planning, engineering, construction, or operations.
• At least 5 years of formal people leadership experience.
• Multi-site facilities management experience within a complex commercial, manufacturing, engineering, laboratory, distribution, or automated warehouse environment.
• Experience supporting manufacturing and distribution operations and associated infrastructure requirements.
• Experience with strategic space programming, occupancy planning, utilization analysis, and workplace-design solutions.
• Working proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Experience using BIM authoring, coordination, or model-review tools.
• Working knowledge of HVAC, electrical infrastructure, building automation, security, and life-safety systems.
• Experience leading facility renovations, expansions, consolidations, or relocations.
• Experience managing operating and capital budgets, forecasts, and vendors.
• Experience developing or using facilities KPIs and asset-lifecycle analysis.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Organizational Leadership, Facilities Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional credential such as Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Facility Management Professional (FMP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Sustainability Facility Professional (SFP), Certified E
• Experience with Autodesk Revit or comparable BIM authoring software, AutoCAD, Navisworks or model-review tools, and Integrated Workplace Management or facility-management platforms.
• Experience supporting electronics, electromechanical, industrial automation, manufacturing, distribution, logistics automation, or other technically complex operations.
• Experience with smart-building technologies, building automation systems, computerized maintenance management systems, energy-management platforms, security and access-control systems, and facility-pe
• Experience with workplace strategy, hybrid-work environments, change management, furniture standards, move management, real estate planning, occupancy analytics, site expansion, or facility consolidat
• Knowledge of construction document control, digital-twin practices, scan-to-BIM, as-built validation, and lifecycle facility information management.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401k matching
• Generous time off package
• 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave
• 10 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Life insurance
• Short & long-term disability

About the company

Phoenix Contact is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of its employees.