Campus Facilities Leader & Operations Manager

UL, LLC; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

UL Solutions Northbrook is seeking a seasoned Facilities Leader to oversee day-to-day campus operations, administration, and coordination of facilities services. You will manage internal staff, service providers, and contractors to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of buildings and infrastructure.

Lead preventive and corrective maintenance, oversee budgets, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance and asset reliability for UL Solutions' facilities.

Qualifications

• University degree in a technical discipline or equivalent mix of education and experience.
• 5–10+ years of facility management, plant operations, engineering, or maintenance supervision in lab, critical, or manufacturing environments.
• FMP or other relevant certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily facilities operations, maintenance, and building services across the Northbrook campus.
• Supervise facilities technicians, maintenance personnel, and contracted service providers.
• Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for building systems.
• Coordinate maintenance repairs, minor construction, and site improvements using internal and external resources.
• Support annual operating, expense, and capital budgets; monitor expenditures.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and space utilization.
• Ensure regulatory, environmental, life safety, and corporate compliance; maintain audit readiness.
• Manage vendor performance via SLAs and contract reviews.
• Partner with Security, EHS, Real Estate, IT, and other teams to support operations.
• Respond to facility emergencies and coordinate corrective actions.
• Utilize CMMS/IWMS to track work orders, asset performance, and metrics.
• Provide regular reporting on performance, budgets, and capital projects.
• Support implementation of corporate facilities standards and continuous improvement.

Skills

Strong communication

MS Office

Budget management

Leadership

Project coordination

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

FMP certification or equivalent

Tools

CMMS/Work Order systems

Job description

UL Solutions Northbrook is seeking a seasoned Facilities Leader to oversee day-to-day campus operations, administration, and coordination of facilities services. You will manage internal staff, service providers, and contractors to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of buildings and infrastructure.

Lead preventive and corrective maintenance, oversee budgets, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance and asset reliability for UL Solutions' facilities.