Area Facilities Manager

 

When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together.

Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work® by Activated Insights. This is the 8th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of.

COMMUNITY NAME

Sunrise of Redmond

Job ID

2025-227910

JOB OVERVIEW

The Area Facilities Manager (AFM) will have a home community and will be responsible for day-to-day operations utilizing home community assistant. Primary responsibility is to manage and assist their Maintenance Coordinator’s (MC) and Maintenance Assistant’s (MA) in maintaining a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for residents, team members and guests. The Area Facilities Manager will also be assigned a block of communities that they will support (typically 5-7 communities). Their primary responsibilities with the additional communities will be to assist in managing execution of daily and weekly tasks, including but not limited to TEL’s, life safety, local regulation needs, and overall facility maintenance. In addition, the AFM is responsible to train and offer guidance and direction to each MC and MA within their cluster. Will oversee facility capex project installs under the direction of the Capex Project Manager. Must be well versed in authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS

Job Description

Essential Duties

As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows:

• Provide on-site disaster coverage 24-hour emergency response support.
• Manager and lead in community initiative projects, painting, share days, suite turns etc.
• Provide in depth support to new opening of communities within close proximity to region.
• Monitor individual community check books, review high dollar expenditures, and assist in capex projects as required.
• Work with each Maintenance Coordinators to ensure understanding of and compliance of the preventive maintenance program.
• Facilitate the training and onboarding of newly hired maintenance coordinators.
• Facilitate hands on technical and management trainings individually and in group meetings.
• Assess each maintenance coordinator and provides feedback to the ED and RDO.
• Help each community reduce operating expenses through the development of regional contracts. Development and management of contracts, annual contract review, holding vendors to the standards of their contract.
• Manage the department including but not limited to: recruiting, hiring, training, coaching, disciplining and mentoring.
• Attend regular meetings, stand up, Department Head Meetings, Town Halls and others as directed by leadership for each of their cluster communities.
• Support Sunrise compliance programs.
• Assist the Executive Directors in preparation of the annual operations budget.
• Manage third party vendors when required.
• Ensure that all communities are compliant with the TELS CMMS system to include asset tagging.
• Work with each MC to ensure rent ready and first impression standards are met in order to support and drive sales and occupancy growth.
• Manage and monitor capex projects at the local level, including gaining bids, managing the PO process, and managing the vendor to ensure quality, on time completion within budget.
• Semi annual facility reviews to be completed for each building supporting.
• Regular review and management of property loss/insurance claims and any life safety concerns.
• Maintains compliance in assigned required training and all training required by state/province or other regulating authorities as applicable to this role to ensure that Sunrise standards are always met.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

• Ability to multi-task manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to delegate with clear direction based on individual skill sets.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Possess good judgement, problem solving skills, even tempered.

Experience and Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed throughout this job description are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the facilities management environment.
• Certification in HVAC, electrical, or plumbing preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate a high proficiency and working knowledge of applicable building systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing with a strong emphasis on HVAC.
• Proficient in adhering to and implementing all relevant safety regulations and guidelines.
• Ability to lead and manage an effective maintenance and housekeeping department in a senior living community.
• Ability to review contractor proposals and draft written service contracts including scopes of service.
• Supervisory experience in hiring and training team members, ability to coach and counsel as needed.
• Ability to work weekends and flexible hours.
• Proficient in computer skills, Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook, Excel) and Sunrise specific applications.
• Must be able to read and fully understand blueprints and schematics.

ABOUT SUNRISE

Ready to take the next step and make a bigger impact than you ever imagined? As part of our team, you will help brighten the future for everyone at Sunrise and beyond. That is why we make it a priority to celebrate the unique ways you bring moments of togetherness and joy to everyone you serve. And when combined with the support, benefits, and growth opportunities we offer, the result is a career that PositivelyShines with everything you need to reach your goals – at work and in your life.

 

We also offer benefits and other compensation that include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Plans
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Employee Assistant Program / Discount Program
• Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay
• Daily Pay offered to get paid within hours of a shift (offered in the U.S. only)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• In addition to base compensation, Sunrise may offer discretionary and/or non-discretionary bonuses. The eligibility to receive such a bonus will depend on the employee’s position, plan/program offered by Sunrise at the time, and required performance pursuant to the plan/program.
• Some benefits have eligibility requirements

Apply today to learn why Sunrise Senior Living is a certified Great Place to Work®

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

Sunrise considers the health and safety of its residents, family members, and team members to be one of its highest priorities. Employment with Sunrise is conditioned on completing and passing a drug test (which does not include marijuana), participating in testing requirements (e.g. Tuberculosis Test, Physical Evaluation). Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination is only required to the extent mandated by applicable federal, state, and local laws and authorities.

COMPENSATION DISCLAIMER

Selected candidates will be offered competitive compensation based on geographic location of community/office, skills, experience, qualifications, and certifications/licenses (where applicable).