Facility Manager

Please note that this position is for an upcoming position. We are, however, accepting applications for this anticipated need. If you are interested in joining The Building People, we encourage you to APPLY TODAY! 

The Building People, LLC, has a position open for an experienced Facility Manager with a Secret Clearance. Responsibilities include providing the federal client with professional on-site existing facility management support services across a variety of government buildings, campuses, and small to large-scale construction projects.  Projects may include space upgrades or modification/reconfiguration of spaces to meet the mission needs of clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively manage an assigned portfolio of projects while addressing challenges related:
• Space acquisition, budgeting and cost management, Scheduling, estimating,
• Construction, space reconfiguration, tenant outfitting
• project administration, program management, logistics, furniture
• Building upkeep and general management of client facilities. 

• A minimum of four years of experience providing facility management support activities:
• Speak, understand, read, and write in the English language with a good level of proficiency.
• Experience in furniture assembly and disassembly, including the ability to transport, crate, uncrate, assemble, and disassemble basic furniture parts and pieces.
• Ability to lift/carry/move 40-60 lb. boxes from one building to another with the use of hand trucks/dollies. Ability to walk and stand for extended periods of time, including multiple hours, and climb ladders.
• Experience in addressing post-move punch list items, including box and trash removal, furniture cleaning, and minor furniture repairs
• Ability to set up conference room space for multiple users and different layouts to include VTC setup.
• Ability to assist with special projects on an as-needed basis, including food bank collection, copier paper distribution, and recycling
• Drive agency provided vehicle within the metro area to assist in the transport of DHS employees who require transportation
• Ability to escort visitors/contractors, as necessary, in SECRET areas
• Show proficiency with general hand tools: hammer, screwdriver, drill, voltmeter, vacuum cleaner, etc.
• Possess a valid driver’s license, with a good driving record, in order to drive an agency vehicle, with automatic transmission.
• Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of container employed, and method of shipment.
• Performs a variety of minor repairs and services to maintain motorized and electric vehicles/carts. Places and maintains decals on vehicles, checks and replaces batteries, rotates, repairs, and replaces tires, washes, polishes, and cleans interiors and exteriors of vehicles, drains, flushes, and replaces engine, transmission, and differential grease and oils, checks, cleans, calibrates, and replaces spark plugs, cleans and replaces oil and air filters.
• Knowledge of small construction jobs and remodeling trades, practices, procedures, techniques, tools and equipment, materials, specifications, quality control, cost control, and safety. Proficient at the following tasks: stain-grade trim work, interior painting, hanging doors, drill and set door hardware, electrical and video wiring, TV/Projector installation, set windows, read blueprints, utilize appropriate math skills. Mathematical skills and analytical skills necessary for material estimates.
• Verifying materials (or merchandise) against receiving documents, noting and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages; routing materials to prescribed storage locations; storing, stacking, or palletizing material in accordance with prescribed storage methods; rearranging and taking inventory of stored materials; examining stored materials and reporting deterioration and damage; removing material from storage and moves and arranges heavy pieces of office and household furniture, equipment, and appliances; moves heavy pieces of automotive, medical engineering, security screening, and other types of machinery and equipment.
• Spreads sand and salt on icy roads and walkways; picks up leaves and trash.
• Ability to pass a DHS “suitability” background investigation is a requirement.
• For proposed Facility Management Support Personnel, the ability to gain ready access to DHS locations without escort (Secret clearance). A MINIMUM OF SECRET CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED.