Facilities Manager

About Carrier Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting‑edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world‑class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier. About This Role The Facilities & Utilities Manager leads the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost‑effective operation of facilities and utilities for the Fort Worth Plant while serving as the U.
S. Subject Matter Expert (SME) and governance leader for all U.
S. HVAC manufacturing sites. In Fort Worth, this role has direct line management and operational ownership, leading permanent facilities employees and third‑party service partners (JLL) to execute daily operations, preventive and corrective maintenance, infrastructure reliability, site‑support requirements, and site budget management. The Manager owns facility and utility readiness for Fort Worth equipment installation, validation, commissioning, production launch, and ongoing operations. In an extended U.
S. scope focused specifically on U.
S. HVAC plants, this position acts as an internal consultant and SME. You will establish and oversee governance, compliance, technical standards, and performance metrics across these facilities, providing technical oversight and guidance on major projects and infrastructure initiatives. While local plant teams retain day‑to‑day execution accountability and site budget management, you will drive standardization, recommend CapEx requirements, and ensure alignment across the U.
S. HVAC footprint.

Key Responsibilities
Fort Worth Plant Operational Management & Ownership Direct Operations & Budget: Hold full operational and budget responsibility for the Fort Worth facility, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and cost‑effective support for manufacturing operations and business continuity. Team & Vendor Management: Direct, manage, and hold accountable permanent Fort Worth facilities personnel and outsourced integrated facilities partners (JLL). Oversee staffing, work‑order execution, preventive/corrective maintenance, emergency response, service levels, response times, cost and invoice control, and vendor performance against SLAs and KPIs. Critical Utilities & Infrastructure: Own the integrity, capacity, availability, commissioning, and documented acceptance of Fort Worth critical utilities—including electrical power, water, gas, compressed air, HVAC, process cooling, fire protection, and other infrastructure required for production launch and ongoing operations. Site Governance & Handover: Establish operating routines, KPIs, audits, and risk assessments for Fort Worth. Ensure commissioning, capacity validation, punch‑list closure, as‑built drawings, warranties, operating manuals, asset records, and formal operational handovers are completed. U.
S. Project & CapEx Execution Project Lifecycle Leadership: Lead U.
S. construction, expansion, renovation, and utility projects through design review, constructability, sourcing, execution, commissioning, acceptance, and handover. Own the master schedule, milestones, cost forecast, budget variances, project risks, contractor safety and performance, change orders, punch lists, acceptance criteria, and closeout documentation to ensure projects are completed on time and in accordance with agreed scope, technical requirements, budget, quality, safety, and compliance commitments. CapEx Strategy & Management: Develop, recommend, and manage facilities-, construction-, and utilities‑related CapEx requirements, including project scope, user and technical requirements, solution alternatives, cost estimates, business cases, annual budgets, forecasts, sourcing inputs, expenditure tracking, and change control. Provide timely recommendations and elevate decisions as needed to protect cost, schedule, compliance, and operational readiness. U.
S. HVAC Plants Governance & SME Consulting Standards & Governance: Define, govern, and standardize common facilities and utilities technical specifications, operating procedures, safety controls, and performance metrics specifically across all U.
S. HVAC manufacturing plants. Internal Technical SME: Act as the primary Subject Matter Expert and internal consultant for local plant teams across the U.
S. HVAC network, providing expert technical guidance, problem‑solving support, compliance assessments, and benchmarking. Project Oversight: Provide non‑budgetary technical oversight, design review, constru