Specialist, Facilities - L3
Waterdown, Canada
Job ID 24556L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Facilities Project Manager
Ref: 24556
Waterdown, Ontario
Tasks to be Accomplished
- Provide facilities support to help manage L3 Harris locations in Waterdown and Don Mills (330,000 & 45,000 square feet), ensuring safe, efficient and reliable operations, meeting all environmental sustainability goals.
- Support the Facilities Department maintenance and operations including preventative maintenance, facilities asset management, facilities budgets, building aesthetics and employee comfort.
- Fully support corporate visitor events and company engagement events.
- Plan Facilities projects from start to finish, which may include design, tender, CER/CEPR’s executive sign-off, execute (including but not limited to furniture installations and construction), invoice approvals and co-ordinate all resources in order to accomplish set goals, within the projected timeframe, meeting established budget, ensuring quality and code standards.
- Ensure cost effective purchasing of quality products and services relating to renovation and construction projects, planning, contractor selection, negotiation and implementation.
- Negotiate and manage building service agreements, equipment contracts, which range from HVAC, fire safety equipment, elevators, landscaping, waste removal and including cafeteria equipment.
- Establish and maintain facility standards, policies and procedures to ensure we maintain a professional corporate image, building efficiencies, while ensuring employee productivity, service reliability.
- Write SOPS as needed for new equipment, new policies, as needed
- Assist in any corporate real-estate transactions, co-ordination and approval of required documentation to support acquisition/lease extensions
- Update CAD dwgs (project close-out, seating plan, proposed furniture layouts, annual space allocation)
- BAS (Building Automation Systems – Siemen’s and Viridian) quarterly reviews and provide oversight, trouble shoot climate control issues with contracts
- Working with CHQ to meet sustainability goals (hydro, water, gas, waste diversion) including utility tracking
- Oversee EV Chargers
- Support 6S and Opex initiatives
- Manage Facility Work Orders as assigned
- Contribute in the development and tracking of the annual operating budgets for both sights
- Contribute to forecasting to a five-year capital projection of needed departmental infrastructure upgrades and replace end of life equipment.
- Establish regularly scheduled service meeting with key vendors, to discuss and ensure they are meeting and exceeding our departmental expectations.
- Provide any and all required reports to management for review and oversight.
- Manage all departmental annual service agreements, working with our internal team and procurement to ensure that all NDAs are in place and that we are meeting our corporate contractual terms.
- Ensure department facility technicians are meeting all departmental metrics, and support to improve if necessary.
- Assist in developing the existing equipment database along with the improving preventative maintenance schedule ensuring compliance.
- Working Knowledge of leases
Skills Required
- Proficient in MS Office, Project, Outlook, Excel, Word, PPT
- Ability to work with multiple of personalities
- AutoCAD a must
- Strong organizational and leadership skills
- Strong negotiation skills with internal and external customers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to adapt/respond quickly to changing requirements and effectively balance priorities to meet deadlines
- Construction management, General Facilities management
- May require travel between Waterdown and Don Mills as projects arise, position is based out of Waterdown
- Occasionally after-hours work is required to manage contractors or emergency as they may arise
- Good knowledge of HVAC system operations
- Familiar with Ontario Building Codes and electrical codes
- Ability to troubleshoot facility related situations
- BAS (Siemens, Delta)
- Oversee service agreements
Experience & Education Requirements
- Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in facilities
- Undergraduate or Community College degree relevant to facilities management
- CFM or other Facilities/Building Operations designation or registered in educational program leading to designation/certification
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At L3Harris, we foster an inclusive and equitable workplace. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. For applicants with disabilities, we will provide you with accommodation so that you have what you need in order to be at your best.
L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment. Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and/or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance. In addition, L3Harris performs pre-employment substance abuse testing where required.