General Motors

Facilities Leader

General Motors • $90K — $120K *
Warren, MI 48089In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years prior experience as a Facilities Management Representative or equivalent, preferably in manufacturing.
  • Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with teams and leadership.
  • Technical knowledge in Electrical & Mechanical systems and Building Management Systems (BMS).
  • Experience managing contractors and service providers in operational settings.
  • Familiarity with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) like Maximo.
  • Finance and budget planning experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute facilities strategy for a multi-building portfolio.
  • Lead long-range planning for service outcomes and customer experience.
  • Anticipate risks and opportunities while coordinating with multiple partners.
  • Serve as the senior facilities point of contact for key stakeholders.
  • Drive urgency in resolving operational issues and emergencies.
  • Communicate updates on operations clearly to stakeholders.
  • Set performance expectations for service providers and lead quality reviews.

Benefits

  • Onsite work arrangement requires full-time presence at designated location.
  • Role may offer relocation benefits to the successful candidate.
  • Opportunity for mentoring and professional development within the facilities team.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren on a full-time basis M-F.

The Role

The Facilities Leader is the strategic facilities business leader for a large, complex, high-visibility building portfolio and the single point of contact for all Facilities operations. They are responsible for strategic planning to execute a high level of facility services within their footprint. They will work closely with the business partners and tenants to ensure execution of the service agreement. This role collaborates with occupants, business teams, and cross-functional facilities partners to deliver a high-quality workplace experience while driving continuous improvement in service, cost, and responsiveness.

What You'll Do

Strategic portfolio leadership
  • Own facilities strategy for a complex or multi-building portfolio, aligning service delivery, workplace planning, capital priorities, and operational standards to business needs.
  • Lead long-range planning for service agreement outcomes, and customer experience.
  • Anticipate portfolio risks and opportunities and drive integrated action plans across engineering, construction, real estate, environmental, communications, and related partners.


Business partnership and influence
  • Serve as the senior facilities point of contact for key tenants, business leaders, and executive stakeholders within the assigned portfolio.
  • Drive urgency in response and resolution of operational issues and emergencies
  • Communicate operational updates, disruptions, and improvements clearly
  • Lead incident investigations, corrective actions, and preventative measures
  • Influence decisions by providing clear recommendations, tradeoff analysis, and data-based insights tied to service, cost, risk, and employee experience.
  • Respond to operational issues outside of regular business hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed.


Operational excellence and accountability
  • Set performance expectations for service providers and internal partners, and lead reviews focused on safety, responsiveness, quality, cost, and continuous improvement.
  • Drive resolution of complex facilities issues, recurring service challenges, and escalated tenant concerns across the portfolio.
  • Ensure consistent application of GM safety standards, operating processes, and GMS principles across the supported footprint.


Financial and transformation leadership
  • Own operating budget planning, forecasting, prioritization, and cost discipline for the supported portfolio.
  • Support capital planning and aging asset strategies
  • Evaluate service delivery models and identify opportunities to improve value, reduce waste, and increase operational effectiveness.
  • Support major workplace transformation and culture change initiatives, ensuring alignment across stakeholders and successful delivery of outcomes.


Leadership expectations
  • Mentor and support development of facilities leaders and indirect teams to strengthen cross-functional capability and execution consistency.
  • Establish a culture of inclusion, accountability, visibility, and proactive communication across the portfolio.
  • Role model GM behaviors and create alignment across teams working in different functions or service models.


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years prior experience as Facilities Management Representative or equivalent in a manufacturing facility highly preferred
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across frontline teams, tenants, and leadership.
  • Electrical & Mechanical education and experience with Building Management Systems such as HVAC, Fire Suppression systems, Compressed Air, Steam / Chilled Water, Security, and Mobile Equipment
  • Experience managing contractors or service providers in an operational setting
  • Manufacturing System knowledge (GMS, Business Plan Deployment & problem solving)
  • Experience in a manufacturing or complex corporate environment.
  • Knowledge of Maximo or equivalent Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
  • Experience with vendor management, service contracts, and performance tracking
  • Finance & Budget planning experience


What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)
  • Experience with union represented employees in manufacturing, technical campus, or other high-complexity operating environments
  • BOMI, IFMA, 6 Sigma or other applicable professional certifications


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GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Learn more about General Motors
Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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