Facility Operations Manager - Ohio

Facility Operations Manager

FirstEnergy at a Glance We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity The client-facing Facility Operations function within the Administrative Services department seeks to maximize the value and efficiency of our facilities to assure the built environment will perform the functions for which it was designed and constructed. Facility Operations provides support to other sites through collaborative and effective facilities management, maintenance and preservation strategies, ensuring performance to standards (e.g., OSHA, FE, and the department). The Manager, Facility Operations is accountable for leading a diverse Facility Operations team of employees - 35 employees and 5 unions - in addition to managing contractors, in facility-related jobs providing safe, environmentally responsible, and fiscally judicious operations.

Responsibilities include leading the team, implementing safety programs, ensuring compliance, driving financial management and reporting, applying business processes, employing records management, guiding staff development, identifying and implementing process improvement, establishing strategic facility improvement plans, working with external contractors and affecting certain facility project management. Duties include the efficient use of resources, prudent labor relation actions, and an understanding of and ability to proactively implement maintenance, technical, and business requirements and trends in the industry. The position is accountable for ensuring that certain facilities within the territory are maintained, secured in a safe manner and in compliance with regulations within budgetary guidelines provided. The position is a trusted resource to internal and external stakeholders within the department and throughout FE, respected and capable driving facility improvement strategies and, to achieve exceptional operational performance. Works closely with FEU operations teams. This position will be responsible for approximately 62 facilities, with over 3.3M square footage of facility space, across our territory of Ohio, in addition to many other properties and substation facility needs.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in and promote FirstEnergy's Safety Philosophy; work safely to advance the FirstEnergy Safety Vision; ensure and promote a safe work environment for all persons working in or visiting a facility
• Support a safety culture where work is performed in accordance with the Accident Prevention Handbook and other company safe work practices and policies in accordance with Leading with Safety approach
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations (e.g. Federal, environmental, state, NFPA, ANSI and OSHA regulations)
• Maintaining a positive and collaborative relationship with internal and external business partners
• Ensuring maintenance of all equipment meet FirstEnergy maintenance practices
• Ensuring the coordination of forward-looking preventative maintenance schedules achieve goals related to safety, compliance, and cost effectiveness
• Maintaining building summaries and an up-to-date status of each facility that reflects the current and future maintenance and repair projects that have been identified