ABM Industries · 19 hours ago
Regional Director of Operations
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expABM Industries is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions, serving a variety of market sectors including education. The Regional Director of Operations is responsible for leading operations within the Education Industry Group, overseeing custodial services, facility maintenance, and process improvements.
Facilities Support ServicesFacility ManagementJanitorial Service
Responsibilities
Recruit, manage, and lead teams with focus on continuous improvement. Select and develop teams of professionals, as well as leaders
Influence and support functional strategy; determine, evaluate, and modify goals and the allocation of resources to ensure departmental and organizational goals are met
Support, motivate, and promote the team by building a positive and thriving team environment
Plan, monitor, and schedule facility modifications, designs and develops of building space allocation
Direct overall department processes for integration of services and systems
Participate in facilities planning processes and direct the implementation of strategic direction
Direct initiatives to improve quality performance and customer service
Ensure a safe and secure environment to meet customer needs and comply with regulatory requirements
Maintain daily and weekly labor management control
Identify, analyze, and review issues; document and report any issues
Prepare plans for long range improvement projects to maintain infrastructure
Maintain accountability for area budgeting, including selection installation, and replacement of materials and equipment
Implement preventative and predictive maintenance programs
Special projects and other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in facilities maintenance and management
Experience managing budgets and having broad financial accountability, preferably P&L ownership, leadership accountability
Experience managing “hard” facilities services such as core facilities maintenance, mechanical and electrical maintenance and services
Ability to effectively lead a staff of direct reports
Proven track record as an effective leader in a high-performance organization
Success as a builder of collaborative, high-performance teams whose management style is characterized as results oriented
Ability to lead in complex and transformational situations, simplifying the complex and driving tangible progress through others
Must know the city, state and federal laws and regulations that affect company business and know what licenses are required to operate the business
Self-starter and works well independently and as part of a team
Understanding of all facets of facilities roles
Ability to develop and conduct effective health, safety and environmental training programs
Skilled in project management, problem-solving techniques and communicating ideas and instructions clearly
Skilled in directing activities and operations of others, including in hazardous situations
Can quickly dive deep on business challenges and formulate them as data and analytics problems that can be solved by standard approaching using descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics
Skills in relationship-building, teamwork, and collaboration
Positive attitude with a strong desire to learn and a continuous improvement mind-set
Strong working knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office products
Comfortable with routinely shifting demands
Working knowledge of general office equipment
Ability to prioritize projects and execute and deliver in a timely manner under tight deadlines
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic, results-oriented environment
Meticulous attention to detail, self-motivated, and the ability to maintain confidentiality
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
ABM Industries
ABM Industries is a facility management company that offers airport shuttles, wheelchair assistance, and janitorial services to businesses.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.2B2025-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.2B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Scott Salmirs
President and CEO
Rene Jacobsen
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
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