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Facilities Management Project Specialist

Gilbane Building Company
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2025
Overview

Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Gilbane is seeking an FM Project Specialist I to assist the Gilbane FMS Technical Consultant on space/equipment data collection, formatting and preparation for upload into the Customer’s Maintenance Management system. This role will sit in the office and on job sites as determined by project needs.

***This role can be located near any U.S. based Gilbane office.***

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What’s in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities

  • Perform field surveys of rooms and equipment in new and existing buildings.
  • Use of 360 cameras, Matterport cameras and iPad/cell phones in the data collection process.
  • Accessing equipment at various heights, using ladders and lifts as needed (training provided)
  • Adherence to all safety rules on job sites.
  • Formatting of data collected, using tools like MS Excel, MS Access, etc.
  • Using constructions drawings to locate/identify rooms/equipment on the job sites.
  • Other duties as assigned

Experience/Education

Qualifications

  • AAS in Architectural/Mechanical Design
  • Or equivalent experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to work in a team environment and follow instructions of Technical Consultants
  • Ability to travel, approximately 60% of job locations will require travel
  • Proficiency with MS Excel, MS Access and other data formatting/processing tools
  • Proficiency with MS Project, MS Visio
  • Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks
  • Ability to read engineering/construction drawings
  • Familiarity with OSHA safety guidelines for construction sites

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

For Providence, RI this ranges from $50,000.00 -$60,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: Gilbane does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our jobs alias, website, or to any Gilbane employee. Gilbane will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Gilbane and will be processed accordingly.

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