Subsidiary Director of Facilities Services - ECS Ltd
Chicago, IL
About the Job
- Build relationships with Facilities department managers and office managers to show support and assist in seeking out facility opportunities (facilities defined as including but not limited to building enclosure consulting, structural systems consulting, forensic investigations, field performance testing, property condition assessments (PCAs), and code compliance and consulting services
- Monitor and track subsidiary facility finances, marketing strategies, help, resources, standardization, and training
- Evaluate market opportunities, trends, and successes in other regions
- Maintain contact with office and facility department managers and staff to discuss importance of marketing at the local level
- Seek project leads and marketing opportunities
- Work closely with local staff and regional business development managers to track opportunities
- Target trade association conferences and seek out project opportunities
- Take the lead and coordinate regional facility opportunities
- Evaluate the scope of work and assign the appropriate personnel to complete the tasks
- Coordinate resources to execute work
- Respond and assist with finding resources to support projects
- Ensure that proposals and SOQ’s are submitted by each deadline
- Promote team work and the company-wide facilities resources available
- Monitor and review the current and projected workload to ensure that the current staff level is appropriate, including number of staff, experience level, and technical knowledge
B.Arch or M.Arch (NCARB) accredited by National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) or BS in Engineering, Building Science, or related degree from an ABET accredited college/university preferred
15+ years of related experience; 10+ years in a supervisory role
- Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE), or Registered Architect (RA) or ability to obtain within six months
ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 2,700 employees in 90+ offices and testing facilities across the United States. ECS is currently ranked #64 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2024) and #28 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (June 2024). To learn more about us, click here.
We love our employees and we show this through providing some great benefits, including paid time off, health and other insurance plans, retirement and college savings plans, and more. Click here to learn more about the great benefits at ECS.
ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.