Building Manager

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This position will be filled at the Building Manager 1/2 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Join our highly motivated Facility Operations Group! The Weapons Facilities Operations, High Explosives (WFO-HE) Group is seeking a Building Manager to serve in facility operations. You will be responsible for all activities related to facility operations, including the execution of maintenance activities, programmatic activities, and coordination of communication with facility tenants.

You will focus on supporting the needs of the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Weapons Engineering (ALDW) customers by maintaining safe and reliable facilities and systems.

In this role, you will provide direct oversight to the operational functions of assigned facilities through the implementation, coordination, and administrative control of a variety of institutional programs, policies, functions, and objectives. You will oversee and be responsible for ensuring operational excellence within assigned facilities and ensuring that work is conducted in a safe, cost‑effective manner. You will serve as primary interface with facility tenants on behalf of the FOD, providing extraordinary customer service, and coordinating various functions and activities to achieve positive outcomes.

Additionally, you will be responsible for informing development of maintenance plans, coordinating with Maintenance to ensure effective implementation, verifying that maintenance activities performed within your assigned buildings are completed successfully, ensuring that work is performed in compliance with all LANL requirements, and contributing to the development of and guides the implementation of plans targeting improved facility performance, reliability, and life‑cycle cost.

Professional knowledge of, and experience with, facility, mechanical, and electrical construction/maintenance processes. Understanding of various mechanical and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics. Knowledge of state and federal environmental requirements as they apply to facility operations.

Ability to conceptualize and communicate basic elements of facility maintenance to both technical and non‑technical personnel. Experience in the preparation and presentation of facility maintenance reports. Ability to adapt communication style to interact within different levels of the organization.

Ability to utilize Excel and computerized maintenance management/work control software to create, track, update, analyze, and develop reports for work within assigned facilities. Ability to maintain operational logs and other documentation as required for equipment status, lockout/tagout data, and equipment inspection sheets, in accordance with applicable policy documents. Ability to perform cost analysis to review the Maintenance/Operations costs and establish controls.

Ability to perform data trending and analysis to evaluate PM program effectiveness.

Ability to assist in Failure Modes/Effects and Root‑Cause analyses for equipment and process failures or breakdowns, help establish corrective actions, owns implementation of actions.

Position requires a bachelor's degree in an Engineering or related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of related experience and education. At this level, additional training, certifications and/or education may be desirable (Facility Management Professional Certification, Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician, Lean Methods).

Demonstrated professional/expert level knowledge of facility operations processes to include mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, HVAC/refrigeration, conveyance, and BAS systems. Experience managing medium projects and utilizing project management tools. Experience must include a minimum of 6 years performing hands‑on operations.

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