Facilities and Construction Manager

Description

Job Summary:

 The Facility and Construction Manager oversees facility planning, construction, renovation, and maintenance to align with Riggs Cat's objectives. This role ensures projects are completed efficiently, safely, and on budget while coordinating with internal teams and external vendors to maintain high-quality standards. 

What You'll Do:

• Oversee the maintenance and repair of company buildings, equipment, and infrastructure.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs to minimize downtime and operational disruptions.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Manage facility-related budgets, negotiate vendor contracts, and control expenses.
• Coordinate space planning, office layouts, and workplace safety initiatives.
• Oversee security, janitorial, and landscaping services.
• Lead construction and renovation projects from concept to completion.
• Develop project plans, budgets, and timelines, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, contractors, and government agencies.
• Monitor project progress, quality control, and adherence to specifications.
• Ensure all projects comply with local building codes, permits, and safety regulations.

Requirements

 What You'll Need: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Facilities Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in facility and construction management, preferably in a large organization.
• Strong knowledge of building codes, safety regulations, and industry best practices.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale projects and multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in project management software and facility management systems.
• Strong budgeting, negotiation, and cost-control abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certifications are advantageous: such as PMP, LEED AP, or Facility Management Professional (FMP)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This employee must be able to exert 10 lbs of force frequently and 50 lbs of force on occasion. This position requires kneeling, standing, squatting, and grasping frequently. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Required travel  

This position is considered a safety sensitive position.

The Job description is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

EEO/AA

Salary/Exempt

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)