General Motors

Facilities and Real Estate Group - Facilities

General Motors  •  United States (Onsite)  •  14 hours ago
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Job Description

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren on a full-time basis M-F.

The Organization

Guided by the Infrastructure & Corporate Citizenship vision, our organization creates places people want to be by delivering safe, functional, comfortable, efficient, and sustainable facilities solutions. We support the full lifecycle of facility services across non-manufacturing environments, from strategic planning and construction through daily operations and workplace experience, helping enable spaces that serve our people, our business, and our communities.

The Role

The Facilities Leader is the single point of contact and Building Owner for all Facilities needs (Maintenance, Housekeeping, Roads & Grounds). They are responsible for strategic planning to execute a high level of facility services within their footprint. They will work closely with the business partners and tenants to ensure execution of the service agreement. This role collaborates with occupants, business teams, and cross-functional facilities partners to deliver a high-quality workplace experience while driving continuous improvement in service, cost, and responsiveness.

What You’ll Do

Safety and compliance

  • Lead a strong safety culture and ensure work is executed in compliance with GM safety requirements and contractor safety expectations.
  • Ensure service providers comply with applicable safety standards, incident response requirements, and corrective action expectations.

Site operations and service delivery

  • Serve as the single point of contact for tenants and business partners within the assigned building or site.
  • Communicate operational updates, disruptions, and improvements clearly.
  • Oversee execution of maintenance, housekeeping, and roads and grounds services to ensure safe, timely, and consistent delivery.
  • Monitor service levels, address day-to-day issues, and escalate chronic or systemic concerns when broader support is needed.
  • Drive urgency in response and resolution of operational issues and emergencies.
  • Lead tenant interface meetings and maintain clear communication on service needs, issues, and planned work.
  • Respond to operational issues outside of regular business hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed.

Planning and improvement

  • Use data, service trends, and customer feedback to identify improvement opportunities and implement practical solutions.
  • Manage operating budgets, forecasting, and cost savings opportunities.
  • Support capital planning and aging asset strategies.
  • Support workspace transformation efforts and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver local change initiatives successfully.

Vendor and stakeholder management

  • Partner with and ensure service providers are performing to agreed service levels.
  • Lead incident investigations, corrective actions, and preventative measures.
  • Partners with Facility Engineering, Construction, Environmental, Real Estate, Communications, and related teams to coordinate work within the assigned footprint.
  • Represent tenant needs in planning discussions and ensure customer issues are translated into actionable facility solutions.

Leadership expectations

  • Foster an inclusive, team-oriented work environment built on accountability, feedback, and recognition.
  • Provide coaching, training, and daily direction to support consistent execution and team development.
  • Demonstrate sound judgment, timely problem solving, and strong customer focus in a fast-moving operating environment.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Facilities Management or equivalent experience
  • 2 years prior experience as Facilities Management Representative or equivalent in a manufacturing facility highly preferred
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across frontline teams, tenants, and leadership.
  • Finance & Budget planning experience
  • Experience in a manufacturing or complex corporate environment.

What Can Give You A Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)

  • BOMI, IFMA, 6 Sigma or other applicable professional certifications
  • Knowledge of Maximo or equivalent Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
  • Experience with vendor management, service contracts, and performance tracking
  • Electrical & Mechanical education and experience with Building Management Systems such as HVAC, Fire Suppression systems, Compressed Air, Steam / Chilled Water, Security, and Mobile Equipment
  • Manufacturing System knowledge preferred (GMS, Business Plan Deployment & problem solving)

If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.


GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).
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role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.
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About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

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About General Motors

General Motors’ vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, and we have committed ourselves to leading the way toward this future. Today, we are in the midst of a transportation revolution, and we have the ambition, the talent and the technology to realize the safer, better and more sustainable world we want. As an open, inclusive company, we’re also creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for who they are. One team, where all ideas are considered and heard, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential, with a culture based in respect, integrity, accountability and equality. Our team brings wide-ranging perspectives and experiences to solving the complex transportation challenges of today and tomorrow.

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Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Detroit, Michigan
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
gm.com
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