Facilities Manager

CAN ASA-Jones Lang LaSalle Real Estate Services, Inc.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

This on-site role requires strong CMMS experience, rigorous safety compliance, and travel to sites, with close collaboration with clients and EH&S to ensure high service standards across locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in facilities management, engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years facilities management across multiple sites in industrial or commercial environments.
• Proven budget management experience with capital and expense budgets and cost control.
• Experience with CMMS and work order management, tracking, and reporting.
• Strong vendor management skills and ability to negotiate service levels and ensure delivery.
• Knowledge of health & safety regulations, environmental compliance, and building codes for industrial facilities.
• Demonstrated leadership overseeing technician teams with performance management and policy compliance.
• Excellent communication skills interfacing with clients, vendors, technicians, and cross-functional teams.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel regularly to multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and managing capital and expense budgets with client representatives.
• Oversee daily work orders, set priorities, and ensure timely completion with client communication.
• Verify work completed to standards and support annual management plan development.
• Conduct quarterly site inspections across locations and initiate remedial work orders.
• Meet with vendors on-site to review scopes and address performance or challenges.
• Lead technicians and coordinate procurement strategies with client facility objectives.
• Oversee preventive maintenance work orders and collaborate with Managed Engineering Services for quality.

Skills

Budget management

Vendor management

Leadership

Communication

Safety compliance

Project coordination

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management/Engineering or related field

Tools

CMMS

Work order systems

Job description

Facilities Manager

Posted 7 days ago Full Time Less than 10 Applies

Edmonton, AB T5V 0B4

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Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

What this job involves:

As a Facilities Manager for our industrial client facilities based in Edmonton you’ll be the operational backbone ensuring seamless daily facility operations across multiple critical sites. This role combines hands-on oversight of building systems with strategic budget management and vendor coordination to deliver exceptional service standards. In this position, you’ll lead a dedicated team of technicians while partnering with vendors and stakeholders to maintain facilities that meet rigorous safety, compliance, and performance standards. Your day will blend strategic planning with tactical execution—from conducting quarterly site inspections across multiple locations to managing work order workflows and ensuring every task moves forward efficiently.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Support the development and management of capital and expense budgets by interfacing closely with the client representative and monitoring financial variance reporting to support client goals
• Manage daily work orders, flag priorities, and complete all actions required to move work forward while communicating with the client and required parties to ensure timely completion
• Verify all work has been completed to satisfactory standards and assist with the development and implementation of the annual management plan for the buildings
• Complete quarterly onsite inspections requiring travel to each site, then initiate work orders to remedy any deficiencies found during these comprehensive facility assessments
• Meet vendors onsite to review project scopes, verify completed work, and collaborate with the client to remedy challenges or resolve vendor performance issues
• Oversee daily operations of technicians including setting work priorities in collaboration with client facility manager objectives and ensuring technicians understand procurement strategies
• Manage preventive maintenance work orders for ongoing inspections and regularly scheduled maintenance while partnering with Managed Engineering Services to deliver high-quality work order performance
• Ensure safety and risk-related work is escalated immediately to prevent incidents by identifying hazards and working closely with EH&S and account management to incorporate remediation efforts
• Review and approve all timecards and procurement card purchases for technicians while ensuring adherence to work order and receipt documentation procedures in CMMS

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 5 -7 years of facilities management experience with demonstrated ability to manage operations across multiple sites in industrial or commercial environments
• Proven budget management experience including development of capital and expense budgets with strong financial acumen for variance analysis and cost control
• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and proficiency in work order management, tracking, and reporting
• Strong vendor management skills with ability to negotiate service levels, hold contractors accountable, and ensure delivery to contracted standards
• Deep understanding of occupational health and safety regulations, environmental compliance requirements, and building codes applicable to industrial facilities
• Demonstrated leadership experience overseeing technician teams including performance management, development, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures
• Excellent communication skills with ability to interface effectively with clients, vendors, technicians, and cross-functional teams to drive results
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel regularly to multiple facility locations for inspections and site meetings

Preferred qualifications:

• Professional certifications such as CFM (Certified Facility Manager), FMP (Facility Management Professional), or similar credentials demonstrating facilities management expertise
• Experience in oil and gas, energy, or other industrial sectors where critical environments and continuous operations are standard
• Knowledge of procurement card systems and experience managing purchasing approvals and receipt reconciliation processes
• Background supporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in client-facing facility management roles
• Project management experience with ability to support capital improvement projects from planning through completion

Location:

On-site – Edmonton, AB

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