Facilities Manager, Plant Management & Operations (R50034244)

FOX; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

FOX Studio Lot Development & Operations in Century City seeks a Facilities Manager to lead day-to-day physical plant operations across a 53-acre campus with 2MM+ sq ft and 100+ buildings, ensuring 24/7 reliability of critical systems.

You will oversee union technicians, manage budgets, develop maintenance procedures, and collaborate with tenants, vendors, and internal partners to sustain safe, efficient operations and continuous service for media production environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in facilities, plant operations, construction, or similar environment.
• Experience leading or working with trade teams and managing stakeholders.
• Understand operating and supporting media production, broadcast, IT, datacenter, or similar high-tech facility.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and collaborative communication skills.
• Able to provide on-call coverage outside normal business hours and adapt to shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Plant Management departments and daily operations.
• Supervise union technicians and scheduling, ensuring coverage in a fast-paced environment.
• Set priorities, track work, and communicate status to partners and management.
• Coordinate maintenance, upgrades, and future planning of MEP systems.
• Manage budgeting, staffing, payroll, and capital/operational expenditures.
• Develop and enforce plant procedures, SOPs, and change-management protocols.
• Ensure safety, reliability, and 24/7 uptime across the facility.

Skills

Facilities management

Leadership

High-tech facility ops

Communication skills

On-call coverage

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Facilities Management

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY Fox CorporationUnder 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

• 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 Development

• 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 environment
• Experience leading or working within a trade environment with proven ability to direct work, develop staff, and maintain effective stakeholder relationships
• Understand operating and supporting media production, broadcast, IT, datacenter, or similar high-tech facility or campus where reliability and uptime are essential
• Exceptional written, verbal, and collaborative communication skills with the ability to explain technical conditions and requirements to employees, consultants, contractors, tenants, clients, and senior management
• Able to provide on-call coverage requiring work outside normal business hours, i.e., nights, weekends, holidays, and work effectively in a demanding environment with shifting priorities

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Bachelor's degree (or in progress) within Engineering, Facilities or Construction Management, or related fields
• Applicable certification/accreditation, professional and/or skilled trade
• Experience in plant operation or facilities management at a media, IT, broadcast, or similar high-tech facility or campus, preferably in a union work environment

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $102,000.00-130,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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