National Facilities Project Manager

ALDI is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the nation, and we are charting an aggressive growth course to become the third-largest U.S. grocery retailer by store count. How can you play a part? By joining our Facilities, Systems & Sustainability team. The team supports sustainability initiatives aimed to minimize our environmental impact including energy efficiency, utility analysis, refrigerant management and renewable energy. Helping us grow can translate into a great move for your career.

Position Type: Full-Time Starting Salary: $147,500 Work Location: Dublin, OH This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).

Duties and Responsibilities: Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Oversees direct reports that manage the maintenance and repair of facilities and assets to assure compliance with governmental codes and ALDI specifications.
• Manages Request for Proposal process and vendor selection for regional service accounts.
• Reviews work order requests within the appropriate threshold and supervises direct reports’ decisions.
• Oversees direct reports in leading large maintenance projects for existing stores to execute in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Utilizes available information to lead direct reports’ preparation of repair and maintenance budgets.
• Evaluates feasibility and economic efficiency analysis related to assigned projects.
• Identifies opportunities and implements expense reduction initiatives, drives implementation measures and shares opportunities identified with committees and departments for national replication.
• Ensures the training, development, and performance of their team’s staff to retain a motivated, professional workforce that achieves their career objectives.
• Recruits and recommends qualified employees for their team’s staff positions.
• Establishes, communicates and evaluates job responsibilities and performance expectations to their team to ensure a mutual understanding of desired results; evaluates performance and achievement of expectations and desired results.
• Understands the overarching company strategy while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees.
• Leads recommendations regarding operating expense guidelines and service levels, as well as on major repairs to the facilities with direct reports and helps implement recommendations.
• Serves as single point of contact for National Services and vendors related to building and asset maintenance and repair for their respective area.
• Leads direct reports in providing reporting to leadership on widespread issues, asset retirement and replacement plans, KPIs on service company performance, and cost control initiatives.
• Leads direct reports in identifying and communicating new ideas and cost saving opportunities to construct or remodel facilities to minimize long-term maintenance and repair costs.
• Supervises direct reports in meetings with government officials and suppliers as needed on specific projects.
• Coordinates with National Projects and National Real Estate on projects, initiatives, and process changes and drives change management through direct reports in their respective areas.
• Recommends and coordinates on-going training as necessary with operations.
• Helps lead direct reports in negotiating vendor pricing and contracts as well as sourcing of new potential vendors into various regions to drive improved service levels and repair and maintenance spend.
• Consults with leadership on the development of their team's strategy.
• Advises leadership to source external vendors for applicable services when appropriate.
• Liaises with applicable areas of the business to ensure timely and efficient communication flow.
• Consults with the business to effectively design and streamline applicable processes within the organization.
• Keeps up-to-date on external best practices and relevant changes to their field/area; communicates updates to leadership.
• Supervises direct reports’ oversight of repair and maintenance performance in order to maximize asset uptime to drive optimal product integrity and availability for customers in ALDI facilities.
• Oversees any ServiceChannel work order, invoice or proposal escalations from direct reports and oversees direct reports’ escalation scenarios and solutions for proper execution of company standards and budget.
• Leads direct reports in the coordination with divisional personnel to drive store facilities appearance standards while meeting budget and spend expectations.
• Manages all escalation scenarios involving vendors and stores as necessary in order to drive improvements through their specialized expertise and knowledge base in facilities management.
• Utilizes Energy Reports, Leak Reports and other KPI reports identifying non-conformities and takes action to mitigate unnecessary spend.
• Supervises direct reports to ensure Procurement and Energy teams are notified of any equipment performance and quality concerns that should be evaluated in the tendering process.
• Leads coordination of spot checks on Preventative Maintenance Services to verify execution is consistent with contractual obligations.
• Manages direct reports’ execution of store asset inventories regularly per company guidelines and ensures full ownership of the on-going accuracy of the divisional store data.
• Collaborates with direct reports and recommends asset disposal and replacements per equipment guidelines, as well as supervises warranty management on building and equipment assets.
• Supervises direct reports’ oversight of changes to assets containing refrigerant to ensure compliance with EPA regulations and international reporting requirements.
• Assumes responsibility for new or remodel facilities immediately following completion of both the punch list and the transition of responsibilities walk through that is required to be completed by the Construction Manager.
• Oversees direct reports’ oversight of compliance with all sprinkler and backflow testing requirements.
• Monitors store conditions, equipment and job responsibilities to maintain a safe environment for employees and customers.
• Manages their team by driving projects and tasks to completion through effective prioritization, work planning, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Identifies cost-saving opportunities and potential process improvements.
• Serves as the primary link between their team’s staff and leadership to ensure understanding of company goals, objectives, and opportunities for improvement.
• Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job-specific Competencies: Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Consistently demonstrates the ALDI Acts Competencies as outlined for the role.
• Ability to recommend, interpret, and/or apply company policies and procedures.
• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction.
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and job performance of direct reports.
• Understands the history, strategy, organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services of the company.
• Conflict management skills.
• Skills in negotiation, persuasion, compromise, and diplomacy.
• Excellent project management skills, including the achievement of desired results within scope, timeline and budget.
• Ability to apply and drive safety, construction, repair and maintenance expertise to ensure compliance.
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and job performance of direct reports.
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively within a group.
• Ability to facilitate group involvement when conducting meetings.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Prepares written materials to meet purpose and audience.
• Ability to stay organized and multi-task in a professional and efficient manner.
• Leadership skills.
• OSHA awareness.
• ADA compliance.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Facilities, Construction Management, Business, Environmental Health & Safety or a related field required.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Facilities or Construction Management, and retail operations.
• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• Environmental Health and Safety Certification preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Work may be performed in an office, remote office or combination of both where a computer, telephone and other office equipment are used as needed to perform duties.
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs.
• Work is performed at store environments as required which includes occasionally:

o Climbing ladders of various heights, including onto Store rooftops. o Working in varying temperatures, hot and cold (including outdoor temperatures and refrigerator/freezer environments). o Working in varying loud environments with industrial equipment. o Regularly required to operate a vehicle.

Travel:

• Domestic travel required.
• Up to 50%.