Manager, Facility Services in Lorton, Virginia at Fairfax Water

The Manager, Facility Services is responsible for overseeing the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical, HVAC, and building systems and equipment. This job manages a team of skilled trades professionals, ensuring efficient operations and compliance with safety standards while coordinating maintenance activities for industrial electrical, HVAC, and building systems for a large public utility.

• Oversees daily operations of the general repair and maintenance trades team to ensure efficient service delivery and adherence to safety standards.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures to enhance operational efficiency and achieve both short and long-term organizational goals.
• Manages budgets and resources for repair and maintenance projects, ensuring long-term cost-effective solutions and timely completion.
• Assists in studies, plans, designs, construction commissioning, and operations involving electrical and HVAC disciplines by other Divisions and Departments as needed.
• Reviews electrical system protection systems components to ensure compliance with best industry practices and standards.
• Coordinates with cross-functional teams to address complex maintenance issues and facilitate effective communication across departments.
• Analyzes maintenance data and trends to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Serves as a point of contact for stakeholders regarding maintenance policies, practices, and procedures; influencing decisions that impact overall operations.

• A bachelor’s degree plus 10 years of progressively responsible experience.
• Knowledge of industrial power systems.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and other desktop applications as necessary. Excellent verbal and written
• communication skills.
• Excellent knowledge of asset management practices.
• Ability to keep complex records, to assemble and organize data, and to prepare reports from such data.
• Ability to compose and edit various types of business correspondence.
• Must be able to respond to emergencies on a twenty-four (24) hour per day schedule.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license in good standing.
• Ability to communicate information that requires some explanation or interpretation.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, co- workers and the public.
• Must pass a controlled substance (drug) test for employment.

This position could also be located at the Griffith Plant
Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship
Must be able to pass a background investigation