Facilities Operations Specialist / Project Manager

SAIC is seeking a Facilities Operations Specialist / Project Manager to support our customer in Colorado Springs, CO, at Schriever SFB. This position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

SAIC provides full-service facility management support to a large Federal Government organization. We conduct end-to-end project management and facility engineering support for locations around the world. In this role, you will act as an interface between the on-base Civil Engineering organization, design and construction contractors, outside vendors and contractors, local Government entities, and the customers and stakeholders on matters related to facility operation and project management.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

FACILITIES OPERATIONS:

• Act as the liaison coordinating with Government representatives at multiple levels
• Develop plans and conduct day-to-day oversight and document assessment of the O&M contractor’s work
• Provide technical support for all O&M activities, range of duties could include planning and programming, requirements development, project execution (including commissioning), and/or disposal
• Assist and advise customer leadership by developing and maintaining a plan, with cost estimates, to effectively recapitalize, modify, and optimize facilities in a comprehensive and strategic manner
• Ensure that any significant facilities issues are elevated, documented, addressed, and advocated for
• Identify policy, processes, and standards and recommend changes and improvements to support effective facilities management planning and implementation
• Identify and document facilities benchmarks to baseline the current performance in a common and consistent fashion
• Advise on, recommend, and author policy documents with emphasis on standardizing facility management processes, documents, and tools
• Develop engineering technical white papers as required
• Assist in the evaluation of system related anomalies and perform root cause analysis in conjunctions with technical team
• Monitor, track, and report on deferred maintenance, daily operating status, outages, and maintenance activities

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

• Develop project scopes and estimates for design, construction, and repair projects
• Work with the contractor to ensure that requirements are accomplished on time, to the specified quality, and within budget
• Coordinate resource allocation and maintain document control
• Develop and maintain project/contract documentation, including but not limited to Statements of Work, cost and schedule estimates, and periodic reports
• Input and maintain project management data in the client’s system of record

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly is required to be considered
• A Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, or architectural field (Additional years of experience can be used in lieu of a degree)
• 15 years of experience in facility management with knowledge of facility O&M activities and procedures
• 5+ years of experience in facilities project management managing performance, budget, schedules, and adhering to control gates
• Experience with building-wide water, HVAC, and electrical distribution systems
• Understanding of critical infrastructure and ability to assess facility and system reliability
• Ability to estimate and produce a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimates for facility project planning and programming purposes
• Ability to manage multiple projects/taskings and competing resources
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to team with industry partner
• Comfort working with minimal oversight and isolated from the Chain of Command

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with the customer
• CFM, PMP, or equivalent facilities management and/or project management certification
• Experience with Microsoft Project or a similar scheduling tool and experience analyzing schedules
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local building and safety codes