Facility Manager, Mechanical & Plumbing Systems

Position Overview: The Facility Manager, Mechanical & Plumbing Systems, ensures the care and upkeep of Terminal 4 by providing passengers and tenants with a safe, comfortable, clean, and efficient terminal. This role works in a fast-paced but safety-conscious, strategic, and tactical environment. The Facility Manager, Mechanical & Plumbing Systems, oversees and coordinates the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the HVAC, plumbing systems, and related contract services. This role plans, budgets and schedules facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs. Additionally, this role will help define the strategic and efficient improvement of Terminal 4’s maintenance programs. The role requires a high degree of initiative, sound judgment, operational excellence, and leadership.

Reports To: Director, Facilities
FLSA Status: Exempt

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for overall maintenance of Terminal 4 with a concentration on mechanical and plumbing systems
• Develops, implements, executes, and monitors preventative maintenance programs for mechanical and plumbing systemsIdentifies, analyzes, and implements cost-effective resolution for non-routine maintenance problems i.e., repairing and/or upgrading services and systems
• Oversees the execution of all maintenance contracts related to building management system (BMS), fire alarm system, fire suppression/sprinkler system, HVAC, water/sewer/plumbing, and any system related to the building’s safe and efficient operation
• Serves as mechanical and plumbing system subject matter expert for the department
• Organize and maintain as-builts and maintenance records in computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS)
• Prepares request for proposal documents for design and services
• Prepare and manage the execution of maintenance and capital improvement projects
• Evaluates, identifies, and implements new ideas, technologies, or process improvements to increase organizational efficiencies, cost savings, and customer experience improvements
• Monitors and controls department budgets and expenditures; verifies and reconciles expenditure of budgeted funds; prepares financial reports reflecting the status of programs and activities
• Serves as first responder, taking appropriate actions in the event of emergency or critical incidents to resolve, confine, and/or prevent potentially injurious or hazardous conditions at Terminal 4
• Ensure strict adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Maintains and cultivates professional working relationships with business partners, contractors, and project managers, and acts as a point of contact and guidance regarding their work at JFK
• Regularly interfaces with local stakeholders and leadership to coordinate projects and maintenance activities
• Communicates effectively and regularly with leadership and other key internal and external stakeholders
• Perform other duties as assigned by VP, Asset Management, and President & CEO

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 5 years of related experience
• CFM certification, PMP certification, and/or Professional Engineer License preferred

Special Requirements

• Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearances required to work at an airport
• Must be available to work flexible hours as necessary to address and coordinate related issues and snow events

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND OTHER WORK REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge

• Technical knowledge of BMS, fire alarm system, fire suppression/sprinkler system, HVAC, water/sewer/plumbing
• Knowledge of NYC building and NEC codes

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings
• Advanced computer skills (AutoCAD, MS Office)
• Active learning: Understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Active listening: Give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times
• Time management: Manage one’s own time or the time of others
• Coordination with others: Adjust actions in relation to others' actions
• Judgement and decision making: Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

Abilities

• Ability to perform daily tasks and manage multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to exercise latitude in determining technical objectives and diagnose complex functional strengths and weaknesses to develop improvement recommendations
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources and communicate complex information orally and in written format
• Comprehend oral information: Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Speak: Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• Comprehend written information: Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Write: Communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
• Recognize problems: Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
• Reason to solve problems: Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Make sense of information: Quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability. To be qualified for this position an individual must meet the following standards and/or be able to perform the essential functions and activities. The physical activities for this position involve: pulling, pushing, and standing, sitting, stooping, walking, crouching, kneeling, and jumping. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to travel from floor to floor and will be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. An individual in this position may be required to lift and/or move more than 25 pounds. The essential sensory and communicative activities include feeling, speaking, hearing, smelling, and vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.