Manager, US Facilities Operations & Space Management

Phoenix-Contact; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k matching

Generous time-off package

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

Phoenix Contact in the United States seeks a Manager of US Facilities Operations & Space Management. You will lead facilities operations, space planning, and strategic initiatives across multiple U.S. locations, balancing leadership with hands-on design work.

You will manage HVAC, electrical, security, and life-safety systems, while guiding renovations, relocations, and workplace transformations. Strong AutoCAD/BIM skills and team leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in facilities management, engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive facilities operations experience, with leadership.
• Experience with space planning, occupancy analysis, and hybrid workplace design.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily facilities and infrastructure operations across U.S. locations.
• Direct the Infrastructure team and oversee maintenance personnel as needed.
• Oversee HVAC, electrical, building automation, security, life-safety, and utilities.
• Develop floor plans, space layouts, test fits, and 3D visualizations using AutoCAD/BIM.
• Plan occupancy, space utilization, moves, and changes to support growth.
• Manage projects from concept through closeout, including budgeting and risk.
• Engage architects, engineers, and vendors; ensure contract and safety compliance.
• Maintain digital facilities records and KPI dashboards for decision support.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Space planning

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management or Engineering or related

MBA or advanced facilities management credential (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

BIM

CAD drawings

Job description

Manager, US Facilities Operations & Space Management

Job Summary

The Manager, US Facilities Operations & Space Management serves as the primary leader for facilities operations, infrastructure services, workplace planning, space utilization, project management, vendor management, workplace support services, and facilities-related strategic initiatives across supported U.S. locations. The role combines formal leadership of the entire Infrastructure team with substantial hands‑on technical and design contribution, serving as the accountable owner for safe, reliable, compliant, cost-effective, and employee-focused workplaces. This position develops and maintains space, office, production, distribution, and land‑use concepts; leads renovations, expansions, consolidations, conversions, relocations, and workplace transformation initiatives; coordinates vendors, contractors, architects, and engineers; supports building systems and operational continuity; and translates business growth requirements into practical facility and workplace solutions. The manager personally develops or reviews AutoCAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) layouts, models, test fits, and visualizations when needed and directs internal or external design resources when broader project demand or strategy requires. Based on organizational need and the selected candidate’s background, formal responsibility may expand to include the Maintenance Department.

This position includes formal people management responsibilities. These responsibilities include direct supervision of employees, performance management, talent development, resource allocation, employee engagement, and career development. People leaders are accountable for team performance, employee engagement, and career development. This role is intentionally structured as a working manager position that balances leadership, operational oversight, and strategic planning with direct facilities, space‑planning, technical, and design contribution.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily facilities and infrastructure operations across supported U.S. locations, maintaining safe, reliable, compliant, cost-effective, and customer-focused workplace environments.
• Direct the entire Infrastructure team and establish clear priorities, accountabilities, service standards, schedules, and resource plans; assume leadership of Maintenance Department personnel if organizationally assigned based on business needs and the selected candidate’s background.
• Maintain operational oversight of HVAC, electrical infrastructure, utilities, building automation, security and access control, fire and life‑safety systems, grounds, workplace services, emergency response, preventive maintenance, and facility service requests.
• Monitor work‑order performance, preventive‑maintenance completion, service quality, asset reliability, downtime, customer concerns, energy usage, and other facilities KPIs; implement corrective actions and improvements.
• Serve as a hands‑on technical and design contributor by developing, updating, or reviewing floor plans, test fits, space layouts, equipment arrangements, and three‑dimensional visualizations using AutoCAD, BIM, and related tools.
• Determine and maintain space requirements and occupancy data; create office, production, laboratory, distribution, storage, and land‑use concepts that support business growth, operational flow, safety, accessibility, hybrid‑work considerations, and employee experience.
• Lead occupancy planning, space‑utilization analysis, workplace planning, furnishing, desk‑sharing, moves, additions, and changes, including personnel, furniture, equipment, production, and distribution relocations.
• Prepare or coordinate project plans, scopes of work, design criteria, specifications, functional requirements, cost estimates, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and technical documentation for renovations, expansions, consolidations, conversions, relocations, and construction projects.
• Manage facilities projects and workplace transformation initiatives from concept through closeout, including feasibility, design coordination, permitting, procurement, risk management, contractor oversight, installation, commissioning, punch‑list resolution, and turnover.
• Select, engage, and manage architects, engineers, contractors, suppliers, furniture providers, and other service partners; monitor safety, quality, schedule, cost, performance, deliverables, and contractual compliance.
• Maintain accurate digital facilities records, including BIM models, CAD drawings, as‑built documents, equipment and asset records, operations and maintenance manuals, construction files, warranties, and space data.
• Use facilities, space, financial, vendor, energy, and asset‑lifecycle data to develop dashboards, KPIs, analyses, and recommendations that support informed decision‑making and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Operations, Production, Distribution, EHS, Security, Information Technology, People & Organization, Finance, Purchasing, Real Estate, and business leaders to align facility solutions with operational and workforce needs.
• Support capital planning, annual operating plans, forecasting, spend analysis, purchase requests, invoice review, and fixed‑asset coordination; identify risks, alternatives, and recommendations for leadership review.
• Exercise delegated approval authority for operating expenses, capital expenditures, unbudgeted capital expenditures, and purchasing‑card transactions in accordance with established financial controls, policies, and authorization limits.
• Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA, environmental, fire and life‑safety, accessibility, building‑code, permitting, and company requirements, and support inspections, audits, documentation, and corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain facilities standards, multi‑site governance, procedures, emergency plans, service expectations, and scalable operating practices aligned with U.S. and global direction.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve space utilization, facility reliability, energy efficiency, sustainability, process effectiveness, cost performance, risk control, employee experience, and service delivery.
• Lead cross‑functional change associated with workplace transformations, facility consolidations, office relocations, site expansions, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and develop employees through clear expectations, ongoing feedback, performance management, development planning, succession considerations, engagement, and knowledge sharing.
• Allocate work and resources across operational needs, planning activities, projects, and urgent events while maintaining appropriate coverage and business continuity.
• Communicate plans, milestones, budget performance, trade‑offs, risks, progress, and recommendations clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders and facilitate productive decision‑making across functions and locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Architecture, Business Administration, or a related technical or business discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Typically requires 10 or more years of progressive experience in facilities operations, workplace services, real estate, space planning, engineering, construction, or operations, including at least 5 years of formal people leadership experience.
• Multi‑site facilities management experience within a complex commercial, manufacturing, engineering, laboratory, distribution, or automated warehouse environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting manufacturing and distribution operations and the associated production, logistics, utility, asset, and infrastructure requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with strategic space programming, occupancy planning, utilization analysis, test fits, hybrid workplace design, site expansion or consolidation planning, office and production layouts, moves, additions and changes, renovation planning, relocations, and workplace‑design solutions.
• Working proficiency with AutoCAD and experience using BIM authoring, coordination, or model‑review tools to create, modify, interpret, and manage facility drawings, space plans, and three‑dimensional models.
• Working knowledge of HVAC, electrical infrastructure, building automation, security and access control, fire and life‑safety, utilities, maintenance systems, and facility infrastructure.
• Experience leading facility renovations, expansions, consolidations, workplace transformations, construction, conversions, or relocations through planning, design, permitting, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
• Experience developing and managing project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, milestones, contractors, architects, engineers, and cross‑functional deliverables.
• Experience managing operating and capital budgets, forecasts, purchase approvals, contracts, vendors, financial controls, and senior‑leadership reporting.
• Experience developing or using facilities KPIs, space‑utilization metrics, budget and cost analytics, vendor‑performance measures, energy reporting, and asset‑lifecycle analysis to support decisions.
• Knowledge of applicable workplace safety, environmental, accessibility, building‑code, permitting, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated people leadership capability, including setting expectations, delegating work, coaching, developing talent, managing performance, supporting succession, and building an accountable and inclusive team.
• Strong strategic planning, business acumen, executive communication, stakeholder influence, change leadership, project management, analytical, organizational, problem‑solving, negotiation, resource‑allocation, and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to translate technical facility, space, design, financial, and operational information into clear recommendations for leaders, employees, contractors, and cross‑functional partners.
• Ability to work both strategically and hands‑on, independently producing technical or design deliverables when needed while directing internal and external resources for larger initiatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience with Integrated Workplace Management Systems, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, facilities or space‑management platforms, project‑management systems, building automation systems, energy‑management platforms, or document‑management systems.
• Demonstrates a willingness to collaborate with others, build relationships, and involve others in decision making.
• Demonstrates the ability to deliver results by solving or supporting others in solving problems, prioritizing tasks, and/or resources, and focusing on outcomes.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and adapt strategies, communicate convincingly, and regularly track how strategies have been achieved.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop people and teams by providing suitable developmental opportunities, delegating work, and building effective teams.
• Demonstrates self‑awareness and the willingness to learn and grow, accept changes, and effectively adapt to changing work demands.
• Demonstrates the ability to drive customer value through knowledge of the business, putting effort into identifying customer needs, and delivering work to maximize the value for customers.
• Demonstrates a willingness to promote the value of improvement and innovation by staying ahead of trends, creating ideas and opportunities, and generating speed.
• Demonstrates a willingness to initiate change and inspire people, provide orientation in uncertain times, and understand and address concerns regarding change.
• Demonstrates a willingness to take ownership by making decisions, taking responsibility, and driving things forward.

Supporting Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Organizational Leadership, Facilities Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional credential such as Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Facility Management Professional (FMP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Sustainability Facility Professional (SFP), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), OSHA 30, Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), WELL Accredited Professional, LEED Accredited Professional, or a comparable credential.
• Experience with Autodesk Revit or comparable BIM authoring software, AutoCAD, Navisworks or model‑review tools, and Integrated Workplace Management or facility‑management platforms.
• Experience supporting electronics, electromechanical, industrial automation, manufacturing, distribution, logistics automation, or other technically complex operations.
• Experience with smart‑building technologies, building automation systems, computerized maintenance management systems, energy‑management platforms, security and access‑control systems, and facility‑performance analytics.
• Experience with workplace strategy, hybrid‑work environments, change management, furniture standards, move management, real estate planning, occupancy analytics, site expansion, or facility consolidation.
• Knowledge of construction document control, digital‑twin practices, scan‑to‑BIM, as‑built validation, and lifecycle facility information management.

Essential Job Functions

• Regular and on‑time attendance.
• Ability to travel domestically to supported U.S. locations and project sites as business needs require.
• Ability to respond to urgent facilities matters outside standard business hours when necessary.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401k matching
• a generous time off package
• 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave
• 10 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• life insurance
• short & long‑term disability
• assistance

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