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Grow your career and develop a team that shares your desire to make a difference. Sodexo is seeking our Facilities Engineering and Operations Manager for Paul Smith’s College in the beautiful and scenic city of Paul Smiths, NY. Reporting to the Facilities Director, you will be responsible for managing maintenance and supervising fully integrated facilities services including building maintenance and snow removal. Our successful Facilities Manager will have oversight of the Maintenance, Grounds and Custodial Teams for our UNION Account and have a solid understanding utilizing CMMS systems to schedule, assign and review work orders, have experience managing skilled trades Custodial manager and have a high level of professional polish to partner with the Director on client communications. Successfully managing Preventative Maintenance schedules is critical to this role.

The Custodial manager will report into the position. Excellent knowledge of all Mechanical trades, grounds and environmental services will be critical to success in the role. This role will be 2nd in leadership to support the Director of Facilities Management and require high-level professional polish to partner with the Director on client communications. Our leader will manage and monitor workloads, and helped hands-on with our team, manage budgets and financials and manage the union custodial, mechanical trades and grounds teams

Our clients depend on your expertise to help them to optimize their business. If you are a Strategic Facilities Manager with the ability to develop innovative technical solutions while successfully managing key performance indicators to drive strong business results, this may be the opportunity for you!

The ideal candidate will:

• Manage hands on snow removal and mitigation
• Work to create a safe working environment throughout the facility for all employees
• Assist in monitoring employee productivity and provide suggestions for increased service or productivity
• Ensure campus maintenance operations are maintained - manage by walking the property with your staff
• Be responsible for orientation and training of employees and actively work in development of the facilities team
• Plan projects, including defining objectives, scope, specifications, methods, timetables, staffing, contract requirements and budget

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have

• Valid driver's license and clear driving back gorund
• Exceptional customer service, relationship building and communication skills
• Proven track record in problem solving, developing strategic and innovative improvements
• Ability to successfully manage operations while supporting the strategic initiatives of the College
• Minimum of 3-5 years successful facilities supervisory or management experience; preferably in a campus setting
• Strong working knowledge of all aspects of Building Services including daily maintenance, operations and strong technical knowledge of mechanical and grounds equipment – Chillers, HVAC, Building Automated Systems, and Electrical work
• Strong Leadership skills with a focus on staff development and team building; and working with Multi-trade operations and contractors

Working for Sodexo:

How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and other career growth opportunities, along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful to all who contribute to it, and we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee.

At Sodexo, we offer Facilities Management positions in Corporate, Schools, Campus, Energy and Resources, Government and Agencies, Healthcare and Senior Living locations across the United States.

Working for Sodexo:
How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and career growth opportunities.

Make an Immediate Impact.
Sodexo is the North American leader for Quality of Life Services. More than 150,000 Sodexo employees work to improve the quality of daily life for our 13,000 client sites in North America. Sodexo partners with clients to help them attain their strategic vision by developing Facility Management service solutions that increase the effectiveness of their people, enhance their business processes and optimize their infrastructure, which deliver tangible outcomes.

At Sodexo, we offer Facilities Management positions in a variety of business segments, including Campus, Corporate, Schools, , Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States.

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Basic Management Experience - 5 years

Basic Functional Experience - 3 years work experience in facilities maintenance, plant operations or engineering services

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.