Facilities Manager

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.

Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Our Facilities team oversees the offices we call home. We ensure our teams can connect, collaborate and innovate in a space built to support success. From securing our campuses to making sure our events go off without a hitch, Facilities is the human face of our company’s well-oiled onsite operation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish workplace procedures/policies; recommend and implement preventative measures to ensure continuous, uninterrupted service
• Ensure compliance with State and Federal Regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, OSHA, EPA, HAZMAT, and Health, Fire; Life Safety
• Direct activities of workers engaged in 24x7 operation and maintenance of facilities as well as shipping and receiving personnel (staff may include exempt and non-exempt employees)
• Ensure certification of staff in all responsible areas
• Schedule and conduct frequent inspection of facilities, grounds and equipment to determine need and extent of service, repair and equipment required and to ensure employee safety
• Plan and administer department budget; recommend infrastructure improvements to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness of site operations; purchase building and maintenance supplies, machinery, equipment and furniture
• Direct, monitor and control contracted projects to ensure adherence to specifications and ensure deadlines are met; may prepare construction specifications or plans, obtain advice from engineering personnel, assemble and analyze contract bids, and submit bids and recommendations to management team
• Manage outside vendor contracts including janitorial and special cleaning requirements (building facades, antennas, data centers and on-air areas), annual maintenance agreements, fueling, painting, general contractors and pest/insect control
• Represent the site at internal and external meetings and communicates information to senior management; provide project reports and significant operational data to senior management on a timely basis
• Hire, train and supervise department personnel
• Compile records of labor and material cost for operating building and specifications or plans
• Conduct required performance reviews and recommends promotions, demotions and other disciplinary action for employees assigned to the department including termination
• Ensure Building Management systems are maintained and operational

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and two (2) years related facilities experience preferred
• 2 years of managerial experience

Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently, and receive minimal guidance
• Read and interpret documents such as operating/maintenance/procedure instructions and safety rules
• Speak effectively before the organization's customers or employees, whether individually or in groups
• Proficiency with the Google Suite, including but not limited to, Google Sheets and Google Docs
• Effectively interact with all levels of organizational staff and company personnel
• Excellent presentation/facilitation, organizational, analytical, interpersonal, written/oral communication, and customer service skills
• Ability to solve complex problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Has access to reliable transportation
• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance, with the ability to work a minimum of six (6) days per week or twenty-four (24) days per month, as well as variable shifts, including holidays and weekends; must be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. 

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

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