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The Facilities Engineer shall provide on-site Facilities Operations and Maintenance oversight and Project Management at the Harley-Davidson Museum and museum retail campus.  The priority responsibilities include management of building and equipment operations and maintenance, support for capital projects, event/programming support, and partnerships with key stakeholders. 

Summary & Expectations
This is a fully on-site role located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  This role will be responsible for the active oversight and management of Facilities operational support services provided by the external facilities partner and will actively collaborate with museum and retail operations stakeholders and leadership.  Additionally, this role will be responsible for supporting Project Management of Facilities projects, including building construction, facilities infrastructure, facilities equipment, cosmetic, and other key construction-related projects as assigned.  

This role should be an individual with a Facilities Operations background, ideally with experience in building management, groundskeeping/snow removal, event support, and with construction Project or Program Management experience.  This role requires an individual who is detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, and able to be effective working independently or in a team environment with multiple overlapping priorities and deadlines. 

The Facilities Engineer reports to the HDMC Facilities Manager with close ties to the Project Management team. 

Facilities Operations 

• Recurring engagement, support, and oversight of third-party vendor personnel and services for the Harley-Davidson Museum campus.
• Direct oversight of groundskeeping and snow removal contractors.
• Attain knowledge of all on-site Facilities systems, utilities, and equipment, and become the subject matter expert with regard to these systems' locations, areas served, and equipment condition. 
• Ongoing collaboration with Museum leadership, HDMC business unit leaders, and various cross-functional support resources.
• Develop and maintain the Operations budget, including all necessary tracking and reporting.   
• Ensure proper development and execution of all Harley-Davidson facilities operations, policies, and procedures.
• Provide direct onsite support for regular programming, special events, and paid rentals. 

Project Management

• Annual management of Facilities Capital projects related to infrastructure systems, equipment, building cosmetics, and facility construction.
• Ownership of projects from inception through close-out, including expertise with all Project Management responsibilities across all project phases.
• Effectively manage all administrative aspects of projects, including but not limited to project communications, project meetings, action registers, project schedules, individual project budgets, risk registers, and project close-out documentation. 
• Become a subject matter expert with Harley-Davidson project management principles, policies, and expectations.
• Author and administer Requests for Proposal; engagement with outside vendors across all construction disciplines; collaborate with internal and external resources to evaluate multiple solution options; and negotiate with vendors to maximize
• value for Harley-Davidson.
• Author or collaborate on the writing of business cases to request project funding.

General

• This role will collaborate with Central Harley-Davidson Facilities and Project Management Teams on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure responsible and prudent stewardship of financial resources entrusted to Harley-Davidson Museum, maintenance of records, and compliance with all applicable laws.
• Identify, assess, and create innovative ideas for providing resources or support to the Harley-Davidson Museum campus.
• The individual in this role is expected to become proficient with all Harley-Davidson operational, safety, security, procurement, financial, IT, and other key cross-functional policies and expectations as they relate to Facilities projects and Facilities
• maintenance and operations. 
• On occasion, this role will be required to be available during off-hours, weekends, and holidays to oversee critical project works or support plant operations for unique circumstances or for urgent response to Facilities systems or infrastructure
• breakdowns or incidents. 
• This individual will be responsible for other general Facilities maintenance and operations, as well as project tasks as assigned.

Preference for individual with Bachelors degree in Facilities Management, Facilities or Architectural Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Project Management, or a similar field of study.

• A minimum of five years of operations experience, and/or a portfolio of experiences, skills, and capabilities that collectively demonstrate the following:
  • Communication proficiency, with a customer service-focused mentality
  • Affinity for community engagement and parks programs; understanding of urban parks, and appreciation for the roles of public and private sectors in parks development and maintenance.
  • Basic finance and accounting acumen 
  • Strong understanding of Facilities systems, infrastructure, and operations
  • Intellectual curiosity and voracity to stay abreast of issues/concerns impacting long-term management of the Park, including environmental sustainability issues, government, politics, stakeholder sentiment (community, etc.); a proactive mindset for identifying issues and opportunities
  • Strengths in building and cultivating personal and professional relationships, managing multiple stakeholders across organizations to collaborate and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
  • Subject-matter expertise coupled with the ability to collaborate up, down, and across organizations, including with executive leadership, individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures, and community leaders.  
  • Self-motivated, with demonstrated success in setting and achieving financial, organizational, and leadership goals.
  • CAD Drafting experience preferred.