Facility Manager

What this job involves

The Facilities Manager will be the single point of contact responsible for facilities management and oversight at 2 PA client sites. You'll oversee the daily operations of a mission-critical research and manufacturing environment where precision, compliance, and safety are paramount. This role demands a strategic thinker who can balance the technical complexities of specialized HVAC systems, cleanroom environments, and regulatory requirements with exceptional client service and team leadership. You'll serve as the primary point of contact between JLL and the client, ensuring seamless facility operations that enable groundbreaking scientific work to flourish.

What your day-to-day will look like

• Be point of contact for client, JLL site team, and vendors at assigned client site
• Oversee delivery of services for 2 additional client sites
• Implement JLL programs, processes and procedures that reduce short- and long-term operating costs and increase productivity by working closely with the Facility Management Lead and the client.
• Own monthly/quarterly/annual reporting against assigned KPIs
• Oversee the development and management of expense budgets by interfacing closely with the JLL finance and client representatives
• Cook with building engineering staff and landlords
• Other duties and tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Facilities Management with management/technical emphasis
• 5+ years of facility management experience, with at least 2 years in Life Sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or laboratory environments
• Comprehensive knowledge of FDA, GMP, GLP, and biosafety level requirements for research and manufacturing facilities
• Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills; client facing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office and CMMS work order system
• Ability to work in matrix environment between client, vendors, and engineers
• Supervise vendor performance during normal and off hours including weekends when necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in matrix management organization managing teams of 5+ people
• Proven experience managing multi-site facilities, budgets and vendor contracts