Facility Services & Real Estate Lead (renewable contractor)

DuPont; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the industry seeks a Facilities Operations Manager for its Singapore locations. The role involves ensuring optimal operations and maintenance of facilities, managing vendor relations, and delivering a satisfactory working environment while adhering to budgetary constraints. Candidates should have significant experience in facilities management, strong organizational skills, and be capable of leading projects effectively.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of work experience in Facilities Operations Management.
• Ability to manage initiatives and projects with limited direction.
• Strong organizational and planning skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage services and processes supporting core business operations.
• Oversee vendor contracts, ensuring compliance with SLAs.
• Plan and execute location modifications and capital projects.

Skills

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Project Management

Customer Service

Influencing others

Education

Diploma/Degree in relevant field

Job description

Role Purpose (overall high-level summary of the role)

This position will be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of DuPont’s facilities – the MBFC Office and Kallang Lab in Singapore. Ensures occupant satisfaction of facilities & services /Security, while balancing budget and costs.

Principal Accountabilities: Key activities and decision-making areas

• Champion Core Values, including commitment to Safety & Health, Respect for People, Protect the planet and Highest Ethical behavior.

• Manage leases, reviews and engages with concerned teams to ensure favorable terms are achieved under national laws.

• Responsible for the management of services and processes that support the core business of the organization.

• Ensure that we provide the most suitable working environment for our employees and our activities.

• Involved in both strategic planning and day-to-day operations, particularly with Facilities and Security.

• Responsible for strategic space planning and execution in concert with Local business requirements.

• Reviews business space requests and ensures alignment with leadership objectives and corporate strategy.

• Manage occupancy costs through optimized real estate footprint with highly competitive rates/terms. Ensures occupant satisfaction of facilities & services, while balancing budget and costs.

• Manage vendor contracts and relationships to ensure compliance to SLA (service level agreement) and optimum cost structure is achieved.

• Manage the implementation of location modifications and capital projects. Ensures on-time and within-budget completion of capital projects.

• To undertake any ad hoc administrative request

• Work in conjunction with EHS (Environment, Health & Safety ) & Security to create and introduce programs for continuous improvement on both EHS & Security performance.

• To be the point of contact for external vendors and local regulators for facilities compliance

• To own, manage and administer the FS&RE expense budget and capital plan and ensure optimum cost effectiveness in all FS&RE expenditures.

• Provide detailed scope requirements for renovation/space planning initiatives with practical implementation and associated project management disciplines.

• Develop strong relationships with key business stakeholders, driving service improvement activities.

• Develop, implement and monitor Policies, guidelines and programs to efficiently manage Real estate, workplace and facilities.

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications (Minimum requirements of the role.)

• Experience in Facilities Operations Management is desirable

• Must have strong organizational and planning skills and be able to prioritise tasks in light of value to the business.

• Must be able to manage initiatives and projects.

• Must be able to work with limited direction and high levels of autonomy.

• Must be able to influence others and achieve results without direct control

• Must have a strong customer service ethic and demonstrate the ability to support colleagues.

• Project Management experience/skills will be an additional advantage

• A diploma / Degree is preferred.

• Minimum 5 -10 years’ work experience in a similar role