Job Responsibilities
Direct Facility Operations for all national locations and advise
worldwide operations in Europe and Australia. Security Director
for all national locations. Facility Operations-Mail, Repro,
Records, Moves, Relocation and Maintenance of all HVAC,
Electrical Systems and UPS & Emergency backup, Plumbing, and
Emergency Life Safety Systems. Additional Facility Management
responsibilities included Strategic Planning, Programming, Site
Development, Full Fiscal Responsibility for Operations, Capital
Projects, Procurement, Vendor Relations, Asset Management, Lease
Administration and Property Management. Food Services ?? Travel
Services - Health Fitness Services - Telecommunications were
additional operations under my direction. A full time staff of
32 managerial, professional & support staff with 5 direct
reports.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Financial Management / P&L accountability for Capital, Expense
and Operational Budgets, assemble, track and report to senior
management, develop and establish procurements policies and
procedures.
Facility Operation Maintenance / Quality assurance, preventive
maintenance, innovative thinking and technical knowledge Full
Operation Facility Management HVAC - Electrical -Plumbing -
Fire Protection - Life Safety - Security
Facility Management / Strategic Planning, Programming, Site
Development, Fiscal Responsibility, Asset Management, Lease
Administration, Property Management, Daily Operations, Mail
Services, Copier Services, Records Management, Moving &
Relocation And Telecommunications
Emergency Preparedness & Security / Directed EPP & Security for
All National Offices. Established Programs, Produced All
Publications, Produced WEB Site, CD??s. Implemented New
Surveillance System with Backup Power
Corporate Service Management / Direct operations of Travel
Services, Food Services, Fitness & Health Services and
Telecommunications
Project Management / Inception, Development, Design, Team
Assembly, Leadership, Implementation, Move-In And Follow Up
Team Management / Leadership, Empowerment, Challenge Meetings,
Training, Personal Improvement
Communications / Reports & Presentations to Sr. Management,
Written and Oral Skills.
ON A BROAD SCOPE - TIME BREAKDOWN:,
HR/Personnel Management (Meetings, one-on-one interaction, job
evaluations & communication, organization reviews & direction
and department outings & off-site meeting & activities) 20%
Financial (Monitoring and tracking operation expense budgets,
capital programs, annual budget, procurement activities, reports
to management and Senior Managment & Board of Director
Presentations) 15%
Direction and Management of Departments -
Facilities Management
Operation Maintenance - HVAC - Electrical - Plumbing - Fire
Protection - Life Safety - Security - Strategic Planning -
Programming - Site Development - Fiscal Responsibility - Asset
Management - Lease Administration - Property Management - Daily
Operations - Mail Services - Copier Services - Records
Management - Moving & Relocation 20%
Telecommunications 5%
Emergency Preparedness Program (EPP) & Security
Direct EPP & Security Established, edit, produce, implement and
direct/manage Programs, Produced All Publications, Maintain WEB
Site, produce CD??s as required, consistantly evaluate EPP and
make changes as necessary. Review events of Surveillance System
as required. 5%
Corporate Service Management
Direct operations of Travel Services, Food Services, Fitness &
Health Services. 10%
Project Management
Project(s) Inception, Development, Design, Team Assembly,
Leadership, Budget Preperation, tracking and accountability,
Schedule Tracking, Implementation, Progress and Financial,
Progress Meetings, Reports to Management, Move-In, Financial
Close Out And Follow Up 25%
|
Job Requirements
Trying to find a college course that would fit what I was
seaking was difficult since Facility Management as a profession
did not exist.
I found a program at Parsons School of Design which offered what
was called Environjmental Design which consisted of a triple
major of Architectural Design, Interior Design and Urban
Planning. In my solphmore year Parsons and The New School of
Social Research (now New School University) merged. I graduated
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.
Classes were tough and the competition stiff.
Professors
Parsons - Top international award winning Designers whose
critiques were tough (like Simon on American Idol) but whose
guidance was pricless.
New School - Liberal and very Avant-Garde
Workload
Parsons - overwhelming at times
New School - challenging
|
Uppers
Having trusting relationships.
Meeting and working with the teams and clients.
If someone told me I'd be meeting and working with the CEO's and Sr. Executive
and VIP's of some of this nation's premier companies, I wouldn't have believed
it. Some of the highlights are meeting and working with, Lyndon and Ladybird
Johnson, Aristotelis Onasis, Richard Nixon and Ralph Lauren.
I enjoy putting and runing projects; always meeting or exceeding the goals and
finally seeing the pleased emotions of those who I've worked.
|
Downers
Paperwork.
Working with incompetent or un-motivative people.
Lame bosses.
Micro-management.
|
Lifestyle
Find a university which offers a top Facility Management
program. Cornell University, Ferris State University and
University of Michigan are a few. Minor in finance - this is a
key.
MBA's are becoming available and will help eventually in the
future.
Experience - Experience - Experience
There are so many pitfalls that cannot be taught.
Create loyal friendships, network, always leave some skepticism,
above all you are not going to go through this profession
without making mistakes, misjudgements or miscalculations. If
you learn from them it's called Experence.
THE FUTURE
The profession is going to get more technologically
challenging. Building more complex and the workforce will
change over time. High tech, big time, is on its way. There is
the possibility that similar to the medical field looking for
Facility Managers with a Nursing background, corporate
facilities might start looking for Facility Managers with IT
backgrounds.
Specialization will come as the field grows and new technology
infiltrates itself in to the profession.
|
Compensation
Sr. Director Worldwide Facilities /also/ VP/AVP Facilities /
VP/AVP Facilities and Administration
Mid-Atlantic
Base salary - low six figures
Full Benefits, Two Weeks Vacation (Some times three)
Performance Base Bonus - 30%
5,000 shares annually - ESOP
Salarys and benifits will change by company, industry, regional
location and scope of responsibility.
|
Advice to Jobseekers
Find a university which offers a top Facility Management
program. Cornell University, Ferris State University and
University of Michigan are a few. Minor in finance - this is a
key.
MBA's are becoming available and will help eventually in the
future.
Experience - Experience - Experience
There are so many pitfalls that cannot be taught.
Create loyal friendships, network, always leave some skepticism,
above all you are not going to go through this profession
without making mistakes, misjudgements or miscalculations. If
you learn from them it's called Experence.
THE FUTURE
The profession is going to get more technologically
challenging. Building more complex and the workforce will
change over time. High tech, big time, is on its way. There is
the possibility that similar to the medical field looking for
Facility Managers with a Nursing background, corporate
facilities might start looking for Facility Managers with IT
backgrounds.
Specialization will come as the field grows and new technology
infiltrates itself in to the profession.
|
|
