Facilities Specialist

Facilities Management Express; North Carolina; Remote; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life—100%

Remote-first with in-office option

Home office stipend up to $500 + $60/月

Job summary

FMX is seeking a Facilities Specialist to help customers optimize their facilities and maintenance operations. You will be a subject-matter expert in asset management, capital planning, and facility operations, traveling weekly to client sites across the country.

As part of FMX, you will assess needs, scope projects, and deliver value, with a remote-first culture and generous benefits. This role offers the chance to influence product direction while supporting diverse customer environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management or related roles.
• Willingness to travel weekly across the country.
• Ability to assess customer needs and scope projects clearly.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with customers and prospects to understand and document business needs.
• Travel weekly to customer sites across the country for multi-day on-site work.
• Propose new features and articulate business value and ROI for FMX’s product.
• Prepare assessments and recommendations to improve facilities and maintenance operations.
• Conduct walk-through surveys of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural systems to identify deficiencies.
• Interview property owners, occupants, and site personnel to gather information on conditions.
• Review reports and logs to determine building condition and necessary improvements.
• Document facility and asset information with photos and data; estimate remediation costs.
• Assist customers with cost justifications, equipment selection, and other consultative work.

Skills

Communication

Travel readiness

Client needs analysis

Job description

Facilitates Management eXpress is hiring for Facilities Specialist! As our Facilities Specialist, you’ll help customers get the most out of their facilities and maintenance operations. You’ll serve as a subject-matter expert in asset management, capital planning and forecasting, facility management, and related areas.

Every customer organization is different, which is what makes this role interesting. You’ll assess each customer’s needs, scope the right approach, make a clear case for it, and deliver projects efficiently, driving results for both the customer and FMX.

As the Facilities Specialist, you will:

• Communicate with customers and prospects to gain a more thorough understanding of their business needs and document them effectively.
• Travel weekly to customer sites across the country. This is a travel-heavy role, with multi-day trips spent on site walking buildings and working alongside customers and FMX team members.
• Propose new features to FMX’s flagship product, communicate their business value, and show how we will achieve ROI.
• Prepares assessments and recommendations to help our customers improve their facilities and maintenance operations.
• Conducts walk-through surveys to assess the condition of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, structure and foundations, interiors, common areas, exterior walls, windows, roofs, site work improvements, and more.
• Interviews property owners, occupants, key site personnel and local government officials to obtain information concerning the subject property’s condition.
• Reviews repair/improvement cost information, certificate(s) of occupancy, maintenance reports and logs, building and fire department inspection reports, and similar information to determine the condition of the building.
• Document facility and asset information through photographs, digital data capture, and analysis which includes details about the systems, their conditions, and physical deficiencies to be remedied.
• Prepares estimated costs to remedy building deficiencies and document alternative approaches.
• May act as subject matter expert to aid the customer in cost justifications, equipment selection, and other consultative work.

We welcome candidates at all stages of their careers. Experience or exposure in any of these areas is a plus:

• Facility management or facilities coordination
• Building engineering or building operations
• HVAC/mechanical technology or skilled trades
• Construction, project management, or project coordination
• Maintenance supervision, maintenance technician, or related roles
• Architecture, engineering, or construction management studies, internships, or co-op.

Certifications are not required. We value candidates who have them or are interested in pursuing them:

• Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Facilities Management Professional (FMP), or Facility Management Fundamentals
• Building Operator Certification (BOC)
• EPA 608 Certification (HVAC systems)
• IFMA or BOMA courses or certifications
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 safety training
• Other relevant certifications, coursework, or trade training

FMX Benefits and Life at FMX:

• You’ll make a big impact:You’ll have significant influence over the direction of our product and the future of our company.
• Competitive benefits:100% company-paid health, dental, vision, long and short term disability, and life insurance.
• Work from home:At FMX, we are remote first, but you’re welcome to use our office as you need. We have one all-company event a year to ensure that you can put a face to that name and establish high-trust relationships with your teammates and co-workers. When you’re in the office, you can take advantage of our free snacks, beverages, and office kegerator.
• Home office stipend:We’ll give you everything necessary to do your job (company-sponsored laptop, headset, etc.). We will also provide up to $500 to help with equipment, furniture, and accessories. You will also get $60/month toward your home internet connection.
• Generous PTO and UTO (unplanned time off) policies:If you’re sick, why should that cut into your vacation time?
• Flexible Schedule:We offer a flexible schedule to help you manage personal appointments, such as doctor or dentist visits, as long as you're meeting performance expectations and project timelines.
• You’ll enjoy a collaborative culture and a close-knit team:We’re a team of hard-working, high-fiving, friendly folks. We take collaboration, transparency, continuous improvement, and work/life balance seriously.

Compensation:

• We will offer a base salary, as well as a Performance Bonus. Total on target earnings are expected to be $65,000 - $80,000.
• 401(k) and medical / dental / vision / short and long term disability / life insurance.

Other considerations:

The candidate for this position can be located anywhere in the US.

Company:

FMX is founded and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and develops a cloud-based, software-as-a-service facility maintenance and management product. FMX serves education, property management, manufacturing, and other markets and is one of the fastest-growing companies in its space. Check us out at: https://www.gofmx.com/

Note: All other company requirements are documented in the FMX Teammate Handbook. FMX is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.