JLL · 6 hours ago
Senior Facilities Manager
South San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expJLL is a leading professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management. The Senior Facilities Manager is responsible for the comprehensive delivery of all facilities services at the South San Francisco site, overseeing multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring operational performance, compliance, and continuous improvement.
CommercialReal Estate
Responsibilities
Provide strategic oversight and technical governance for maintenance, utilities, lab services, and all facility operations while serving as the single point of accountability for operational performance to key client stakeholders and technical escalation point for complex facility issues
Ensure strict adherence to all EHS, GMP, GxP standards, and local, state, federal regulations while establishing a 'Safety First' culture and managing compliance with portfolio-wide initiatives and regulatory requirements
Oversee critical equipment vendor preventive maintenance schedules, develop long-term maintenance strategies for asset renewal and replacement, and govern maintenance backlog strategy including aging, critical, and GMP overdue mitigation
Manage site-level organizational structure ensuring appropriate staffing levels and skill sets, establish SMART objectives, provide superior employee management, actively develop team members, and maintain effective succession planning for all positions
Effectively manage site operating expenses to meet/exceed glide path savings targets, own development and management of operating budgets, provide timely financial variance analysis, and update 5-year facility capital/operating improvement project plans
Maintain interface with third-party vendors ensuring total contract compliance, standardize service level agreements and scopes of work, support JLL Sourcing initiatives for vendor consolidation, and manage scope transitions following established JLL processes
Measure and manage client feedback throughout the year, conduct formal and informal relationship meetings, serve as liaison for all services including janitorial, lab services, grounds, security, and waste management
Spearhead identification, development, and implementation of innovative best practices to increase operational efficiency, maintain site risk registers, lead business continuity planning, and conduct post-incident reviews for continuous improvement
Monitor and improve planning and scheduling effectiveness including schedule compliance and backlog health, verify contractual KPI compliance, maintain documentation supporting performance reporting, and ensure vendor partners meet client expectations and SOW requirements
Support Account Team on scope change initiatives and priority projects, actively seek scope expansion opportunities, demonstrate ability to apply new technology and corporate programs, and promote customer and JLL sustainability initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent technical degree) or related field recommended
10+ years in facilities management, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership or managerial capacity overseeing multi-disciplinary teams and integrated facilities operations
Proven experience leading an integrated facilities platform in a complex, multi-stakeholder corporate or industrial environment
Proficiency with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (SAP preferred) and demonstrable competence in managing site operating budgets within financial systems
Deep understanding of mechanical, electrical, HVAC systems and related building infrastructure assets
Proven accountability for oversight and management of GxP, OSHA, and environmental compliance (Air, Water, Waste Management) in a regulated setting
Skilled in strategic business planning, financial forecasting, and resource allocation
Ability to influence results without direct authority, superior stakeholder and vendor relationship management, and excellent verbal and written communication
Preferred
5+ year's pharmaceutical facility management experience with demonstrated ability to exercise proper judgment
Professional certification (e.g., FMP, CFM, PMP, or equivalent)
Experience with RCM, Lean, or Six Sigma methodologies
Prior experience working within a third-party facilities management framework
Company
JLL
We’re a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.59BKey Investors
JP Morgan Chase,Sculptor
2025-11-03Post Ipo Debt· $565.35M
2023-11-08Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2019-05-29Post Ipo Debt· $46.5M
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Christian Ulbrich
Global Chief Executive Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle
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