Facilities Manager

Overview

ENERGY SYSTEMS GROUP is hiring a Facilities Manager to join our Operations Services team at Fort Campbell. The position is onsite and travel including overnight stays may be required.

The Facilities Manager plays a critical role in supporting ESG’s Fort Campbell ESPC construction and commissioning team by building operations services from the ground up. This position offers flexibility to design and implement systems that ensure operational readiness aligns with long-term performance contract goals. The Facilities Manager sets the foundation for sustained success throughout the construction period and, following project acceptance, transitions into ongoing facilities management.

Key responsibilities include overseeing maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimizing the performance of HVAC, controls systems, and solar energy (PV) production.

This role is accountable for achieving results in environmental health and safety (EHS), financial performance, reliability, energy savings, customer satisfaction, and employee development. The Facilities Manager fosters strong customer relationships and provides leadership, guidance, and technical support to facility controls technicians. A solid technical understanding and hands-on experience with HVAC control systems, their components, related software, and PV energy production facilities are essential.

The manager establishes performance expectations at both employee and facility levels, ensures accurate tracking and reporting for facility, customer, and corporate requirements, and maintains compliance with all standards.

The Facilities Manager is a hands-on leader, available 24/7 to assist with operational issues, repairs, and supervise on-call employees, ensuring uninterrupted support and reliability.

• Oversee all aspects of controls and energy production facilities, including commissioning, operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, budgeting, financial performance, EHS, efficiency, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Drive plans and actions to meet site objectives and customer contract Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
• Lead site safety performance by enforcing regulatory and company rules, training employees, and promoting a strong safety culture
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations, permits, recordkeeping, reporting, and training
• Investigate near misses and incidents, implement corrective actions, and observe safe work practices
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to controls technicians, ensuring equipment reliability, rapid issue resolution, and 24/7 contingency coverage
• Oversee employee scheduling, daily work direction, and overtime authorization
• Establish performance expectations, track progress, and complete constructive performance appraisals
• Manage orientation, training, and development plans to enhance technical and leadership skills
• Build and maintain positive relations with key customer management and staff employees to ensure the company maintains a positive image with our customers. Develops a comprehensive understanding and adherence to customer contracts
• Manage multiple capital projects, major repairs, equipment replacements, and lighting warranty claims
• Coordinate work with subcontractors to support maintenance and projects
• Establish and execute reactive, predictive, and preventive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability
• Lead root cause investigations for major equipment issues and implement preventive measures
• Establish trouble call procedures for effective communication
• Complete all training modules as required by the position and/or management
• Performs all duties as deemed necessary by management

• Minimum five (5) years of hands-on experience installing, operating, maintaining, and programming Niagara Tridium-based Facility Related Control Systems (FRCS); or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong leadership skills
• Deep understanding of HVAC systems, control sequences, and energy optimization strategies
• Demonstrated expertise in programming and integrating BAS platforms from at least one of the following:
  Distech, Honeywell,…