Facilities Manager I
Job ID: req3930
Employee Type: exempt full-time
Division: Facilities, Maintenance & Engineering
Facility: Frederick: Ft Detrick
Location: PO Box B, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
The Frederick National Laboratory is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. The lab addresses some of the most urgent and intractable problems in the biomedical sciences in cancer and AIDS, drug development and first-in-human clinical trials, applications of nanotechnology in medicine, and rapid response to emerging threats of infectious diseases.
Accountability, Compassion, Collaboration, Dedication, Integrity and Versatility; it's the FNL way.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Facilities Maintenance and Engineering (FME) Directorate is responsible for laboratory space, administrative space, infrastructure, campus landscape, planning, and design, and construction management at Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR). This position will be located at the campus of the FNLCR in Frederick Maryland.
KEY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manages the maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings, and other facilities.
- Plans, budgets, and schedules facility modifications including estimates on equipment, labor, materials, and other related costs
- Oversees the supervisors of various craft shops within the Main Campus O&M Group of approximately 70 LBR staff
- Participates in LBR and customer meetings as necessary including the weekly COR meeting, EHS meetings with the EHS Director, and IT quarterly forecasts
- Monitors and manages items to completion within the Safety Deficiency Log
- Examines customer survey responses and follow-up up on customer concerns to ensure satisfactory user experiences
- May have responsibility for establishing and overseeing health and safety standards
- Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function
- Participates in Annual Reviews
- Conducts Root Cause analyses of operational issues as needed
- Routinely examines and leads efforts to optimize maintenance activities using predictive techniques and statistical analyses of operational data
- Provides support by telephone and in person for after-hours activities
- Performs other related duties as needed
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:
- Possession of Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or four (4) years relevant experience in lieu of degree. Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency
- In addition to the education requirement, a minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience, including two (2) years of experience in a leadership/manager capacity
- Experience includes exposure in biomedical research facilities and animal facilities accredited by AAALAC as related to the maintenance and operations of critical utilities, process, and analytical equipment
- Experience in budgeting principles; daily monitoring the department/shop expenditures and forecasts; capital equipment, materials, and service contracts
- Experience with Building Automation Systems (BAS)
- Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
- Experience with OSHA standards and contemporary safety practices
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written needed to communicate with contractors, senior leaders in LBR and NCI, scientific personnel, and internal project management and maintenance shop staff
- Ability to supervise, motivate, and coordinate functions of the O&M groups
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities with attention to detail
- Walking, standing, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, and working in confined areas, potential exposure to particulates, vapors, or noisy environment
- Ability to routinely lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:
- Ability to effectively plan, organize and lead maintenance/calibration activities
- Experience with managing Facility Operations in a clinical or campus type environment
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines and ability to analyze details and make critical decisions
- Dedicated training in safety and OSHA-compliant maintenance and construction operations
- Experience in safety practices with regard to the general Industry standards
- Experience with the development and updating of policies and procedures
- Facility Management Professional Certification through the International Facility Management Association or equivalent
Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.