Senior Director of Facilities Management

BioMed Realty is seeking a highly skilled Senior Director of Facilities Management to join our team. As a key member of our operations team, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe, stable, and reliable environments in our critical lab spaces.

• Facilities Management: Collaborate with property management to develop and implement preventative maintenance and improvement programs to maximize the value of our company assets.
• Contractor Management: Manage contractors and service providers responsible for regular building and equipment maintenance, ensuring adherence to contractual terms and key performance indicators.
• Project Management: Scope and oversee facilities projects, select vendors, and secure bids on approved budget items that pertain to building equipment/systems, maintenance, engineering, and tenant services.
• Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of facilities professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and development opportunities to ensure the success of our operations team.
• Communication: Meet regularly with property management counterparts to improve the performance of our operations team and communicate effectively with internal and external partners.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure completion of work in accordance with industry best practices and in compliance with safety regulations and building codes.
• Building Systems Management: Oversee Building Management Systems (BMS) at landlord-managed properties and ensure BioMed Realty standards are followed to provide the highest levels of building system reliability and efficiency.
• Technical Work Orders: Oversee technical work orders and assignments managed by the centralized BioMed Realty Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) at assigned properties.
• Financial Management: Periodically review regional engineering labor models, cost allocations, and scopes of work, and implement and maintain BioMed Realty asset protection programs throughout assigned portfolio.
• Emergency Response: Independently lead coordination of planned utility/building system shutdowns and emergency responses to unplanned events.
• Reporting: Oversee preparation and filing of periodic reports required by government/regulatory authorities, including operational/environmental permits and utility consumption/benchmarking submissions.
• Asbestos Program Management: Perform Asbestos Program Manager (APM) duties for buildings with Asbestos Operations & Maintenance Plans.
• Vendor Management: Review and approve vendor and utility invoices for cost, allocation, account coding, amount, and completion of construction work performed by contractors.
• Budget Planning: Oversee budget planning for assigned portfolio, including providing various reports summarizing financial, operating, and capital expenditure activity related to each property.
• Design and Construction: Participate in design and construction of development projects by reviewing drawings, attending meetings, and providing feedback to ensure constructability and operational readiness.
• Lease Review: Review and assess existing lease language to ensure tenants and landlord are operating in accordance with terms, and assist with the review and development of new leases to uphold standards and minimize risks.
• Acquisition/Disposition: Participate in the acquisition/disposition/due diligence process of properties located in the region and in target markets.
• Corporate Goals: Work across BioMed Realty functions to achieve corporate goals.

• Education: BA/BS in engineering, architecture, facilities management, or related technical field required; additional MBA degree preferred.
• Experience: 15+ years progressive facilities management, construction, and/or design experience, preferably in life science or laboratory facilities properties.
• Technical Expertise: Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other technical building system expertise, preferably including start-up and commissioning of new systems.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to hire, train, develop, coach, manage, reward, and lead multiple direct reports and oversee the teams' assigned properties.
• Technical Education: Technical education and hands-on experience in some or all of the following disciplines: HVAC design and engineering, electrical design and engineering, plumbing design and engineering, and other building support systems including but not limited to fire/life safety systems and security.
• Sustainability: Proven experience with sustainability and energy conservation programs in commercial or institutional buildings required, with CEM or LEED accreditations desirable.
• Computer Literacy: Computer literate, including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, AutoCad, CMMS, and BAS.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner.
• Financial Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of financial terms and principles relating to facilities management and real estate transactions, including the ability to forecast and prepare budgets and reports summarizing financial, operating, and capital performance data.
• Organizational Skills: Organized, task, and detail-oriented, and able to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with multiple deadlines.
• Travel: Must be flexible to travel on occasion.
• Work Schedule: Must be flexible to work weekends and afterhours as necessary for any building-related issues or shutdowns.
• Energy Data Management: Manage portfolio energy data for GRESB, ESPM, energy disclosures, energy models, utility allocations, and energy projects.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills to establish trust, influence, collaborate, and work effectively across departments within BioMed Realty.

Compensation: Salary Range: $200,000 - $250,000 per year + bonus + long-term incentive + benefits.

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider location, experience, and other job-related factors.

About BioMed Realty

BioMed Realty, a Blackstone portfolio company, is a leading provider of real estate solutions to the life science and technology industries. As of March 31, 2024, BioMed Realty owns and operates high-quality life science real estate comprising 16.1 million square feet concentrated in leading innovation markets throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, including Boston/Cambridge, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Boulder, and Cambridge, U.K. In addition, BioMed Realty maintains a premier development platform with 2.7 million square feet of Class A properties in active construction to meet the demand of the life science and technology industries.

BioMed Realty is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements, and business needs without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status, and/or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email.