AVP, Senior Manager, Facilities

The role

This role manages all hard and soft services at the Sotheby’s New York complex and off-site storage unit. The person will oversee the FM Service provider, manage contractors, and ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards. The role also involves space management, budget oversight, and supporting business strategy.

What you will do

• Manage all hard and soft services at the New York complex and off-site storage unit
• Deputise for the department head as required
• Ensure deadlines and targets are achieved by team members, FM Service provider, and contractors
• Maintain building aesthetics and oversee regular property inspections
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance for hard services, including M&E and fabric maintenance
• Lead the FM Service Provider relationship and manage third-party contracts
• Manage space and occupancy using software systems
• Directly manage planned and ad-hoc projects such as plant replacement and minor fit-outs
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets
• Provide management cover for onsite team during evening sales and events

Required qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Excellent MS office skills
• Previous senior facilities management experience with responsibility for multi properties within a complex estate environment
• Line management responsibility
• Working in an FM outsource Service provider model
• Workplace and space management experience
• Significant contractor management and that of multiple service agreements
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, communication and people engagement skills
• Good analytical, planning and organisational skills
• Ability to interpret and utilise financial and commercial information
• Capability to manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities
• Negotiation skills including stakeholder management at all levels

Nice to have

• CAFM / Space Management software system experience (in particular OfficeSpace)
• CAD experience

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package

About the company

Established in 1744, Sotheby’s promotes access and ownership of exceptional art and luxury objects through auctions, private sales and retail. The company has a global network of specialists spanning 40 countries.