American Airlines

Manager, Facilities Maintenance Operations

American Airlines$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business management or equivalent experience
  • Experience in building maintenance management or related field
  • 3 years of supervisory experience in heavy/shop maintenance
  • Familiarity with HVAC, UPS, back-up generators, and fire suppression systems
  • Strong knowledge of airport facilities maintenance

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and prioritize facility maintenance projects across DFW Terminals A-F
  • Act as subject matter expert for building support systems
  • Project repair expenditures for various occupancy timelines
  • Assist in developing capital and management plans for buildings
  • Manage the RFP process and negotiate vendor service contracts
  • Collaborate with Corporate Real Estate and Finance on various initiatives
  • Identify cost savings and efficiency opportunities
  • Develop and monitor annual expense plans

Benefits

  • Travel perks for employees and their friends and family
  • Health benefits accessible from day one
  • Wellness programs to support personal well-being
  • 401(k) program with employer contributions after one year
  • Employee Assistance Program and additional perks like pet insurance and travel discounts
Full Job Description
3/24/26

Location: DFW Intl Apt (DFW-TRML)
Cities: DFW Airport - TX
Requisition ID: 84628

Job Description

Why you'll love this job

  • This job is a member of the Facilities Maintenance Team within the Integrated Operations Division.
  • Responsibile for managing, developing and deploying all aspects of facility maintenance operations for all buildings. This job also manages planning efforts, including project forecasting, budgeting, operations, maintenance programs, service contracts, and space management initiatives.


What you'll do

  • Monitors and prioritizes projects to ensure that all essential support systems are functional at location for all buildings including DFW Terminals A-F
  • Acts as the company subject matter expert on all building support systems including BHS and PCA
  • Projects expenditures of repairs over short-, medium- and long-term occupancy of premises
  • Assists in developing annual capital and management plan for each building
  • Manages the Request For Proposal (RFP) process and negotiates new and existing vendor maintenance service contracts
  • Partners with Corporate Real Estate and Finance to share information and collaborate on projects/initiatives, develops standards/procedures and maintains consistencies
  • Identifies and achieves cost savings and increased efficiency opportunities through maximized utilization of suppliers
  • Develops annual expense plan and monitor the budget
  • Manages staff in numerous work locations
  • Must pass a background reference check and criminal fingerprint check
  • Must pass a background for SIDA badge, if applicable


All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in business management field or equivalent experience/training
  • Experience in building maintenance management, Facilities, BHS or related field
  • 3 years' leadership experience supervising production operation in an area related to heavy/shop maintenance
  • Work experience with HVAC, UPS, back-up generators, and fire suppression systems


Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field


Skills, Licenses & Certifications
  • Strong knowledge of airport facilities maintenance and general repairs
  • Excellent technical/building systems understanding
  • Ability to understand and manage changing priorities related to corporate budget system, in order to maximize return on investment for available labor and capital resources; knowledge of/experience with department budget management and development
  • Ability to develop and implement routine maintenance and emergency response programs
  • Ability to effectively handle shifting priorities within a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
  • Strong leadership capabilities, with effective team management skills
  • Ability to effectively delegate work assignments and manage crew of technicians
  • Strong organization abilities
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office software


What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:
  • Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
  • Health Benefits: On day one, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that's just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
  • Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself - that's why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
  • 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
  • Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more


Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life's journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

About American Airlines

US Airways provides international and domestic air transport in the United States. It is owned by the American Airlines Group. US Airways utilizes a fleet of 343 mainline jet aircrafts, along with 278 regional jet and turbo-prop aircrafts operated by contract and subsidiary airlines under the name US Airways Express. It was originally established as All American Aviation.It operates an airline network with 193 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. It also operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.As of October 2013, US Airways employed 32,312 people worldwide and operated 3,028 daily flights.US Airways is a member of Oneworld, and it currently operates along with American Airlines as a result of a merge between the two holding companies of these airliners.US Airways was established in 1973. It operates hubs at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia Inte...

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Size
123,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$8.8 billion
Founded
1930
5 Year Trend
-5.7%
Revenue
$17.3 billion
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