Facilities Manager, Plant Management & Operations

Fox; Los Angeles (CA); In loco; USD 90.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

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Fox Studio Lot Development & Operations seeks a Facilities Manager to lead day-to-day physical plant operations and major improvement projects. Located in Century City, the 53-acre campus spans over 2M square feet and 100+ buildings servicing tenant offices, production, data centers, and critical broadcast facilities.

You will lead union technicians and coordinate with contractors and internal partners. Role requires extensive facilities management experience in high-demand, 24/7 environments,

Competenze

• 7+ years of progressive experience in facilities, plant operations, or similar environments.
• Experience leading or coordinating teams of skilled trades and union technicians.
• Strong understanding of MEP, electrical, life-safety, and complex facility systems.

Mansioni

• Provide oversight of Plant Management departments and daily operations.
• Supervise teams of union technicians to ensure coverage in a fast-paced environment.
• Plan and track work, communicating status to management, clients, tenants, and partners.
• Oversee planning, maintenance, and upgrades of cooling/heating, electrical, and life-safety systems.
• Manage budgets, staffing, and financial planning for capital and operational expenses.

Conoscenze

Facilities management

Leadership & supervision

Union coordination

Operations uptime

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OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world's leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX Studio Lot Development & Operations is seeking a Facilities Manager to lead day-to-day physical plant operations and projects, managing continued improvements of property assets and operations. Located in Century City the 53-acre, 100-year-old campus encompasses more than 2MM square feet over more than 100 buildings of various studio functions including tenant office, production, editing, data center, food service, and critical broadcast facilities. This role helps sustain safe, dependable 24/7 operations of complex systems across the lot providing leadership to union technicians, consultants, contractors, tenants, and internal partners.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Facilities Leadership

• Provide oversight of departments within Plant Management, ensuring coordinated day-to-day operational and personnel management
• Supervise and support teams of union technicians overseeing responsibilities and schedules, maintaining coverage in a fast-paced operating environment with competing priorities
• Set priorities, track work, and communicate status among in-house personnel, consultants, contractors, clients, tenants, and management
• Departments include Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Paint, Maintenance / Carpentry, and Labor

Physical Plant Operations and Technical Systems

• Supply hands-on oversight of physical plant operations to ensure functional, dependable, and consistent 24/7 operations across the property
• Manage and coordinate maintenance, repair, upgrades, and future planning of lot-wide MEP including two central plants providing chilled-water cooling and steam heating to a significant portion of the property. Oversee associated supervisory and ancillary support systems
• Administer electrical and life-safety support infrastructure including UPS systems, standby generators, fire/life-safety systems, and critical spaces designed with redundancy
• Assess conditions to prioritize, plan, and implement repairs, infrastructure improvements, equipment refurbishment, and supervisory-system updates while maintaining daily operations
• Monitor and respond to abnormal conditions within the facility, escalating issues and coordinating corrective action to protect safety, service continuity, and operational uptime

Financial Accountability and Workforce Developmen t

• Oversee staffing and payroll-related processes actively seeking cost savings through sound judgment when staffing, estimating, and implementing assignments including building / equipment repair, updates, and improvements. Identify and communicate requirements across the group and management
• Manage annual financial planning and forecasting of capital and operational expense budgets, approving expenditures within delegated authority
• Monitor and maintain operational and financial viability of assigned departments measured in part by cost and savings tracking and related performance reporting
• Guide employee training and development to ensure staff capability and technical standards to reinforce safe, consistent work practices

Standards, Procedures, and Change Management

• Develop, implement, maintain, and enforce plant-management, maintenance, and operational procedures and technical standards
• Develop and apply change-management protocols for significant work via Methods of Procedure (MOPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Work Authorizations as required
• Apply energy-management practices and identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, and efficiency
• Monitor compliance with regulatory, governmental, and company standards and policies

Coordination and Administration

• Coordinate repairs, upgrades, improvements, and other tasks across internal teams, consultants, contractors, tenants, and management, tracking deliverables and conveying status
• Perform or support administrative duties related to budgeting, payroll, purchasing, payments, project closeout, operational reporting, and annual financial planning

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

7+ years of progressive experience in facilities, plant operations, construction, or similar environmentExperience leading or working within a trade environment with proven ability to direct work, develop staff, and maintain effective stakeholder relationshipsUnderstand operating and supporting media production, broadcast, IT, datacenter, or similar high-tech facility or campus where reliability and uptime are essentialExceptional written, verbal, and collaborative communication skills with the ability to explain technical conditions and requirem