Facilities Support Specialist at Cushman & Wakefield in Santa Clara, California

Job Description:

Job Title
Facilities Support Specialist



Job Description Summary

The Facility Support Specialist will play a vital role in delivering world-class experiences and enhancing the overall employee experience within our office. This dynamic position encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including event setup and teardown, restocking and resetting conference rooms, coordinating employee relocations, and conducting essential facility maintenance tasks such as power washing and building inspections. As a proactive and versatile team member, you will ensure our facility operates smoothly and efficiently, contributing significantly to creating a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for all employees and visitors.
Job Description



Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assist with event setup and teardown by arranging furniture, setting up audiovisual equipment, coordinating with organizers, and ensuring the space is clean and organized.


• Maintain conference rooms by restocking supplies and performing routine checks to ensure they are clean, organized, and fully operational.


• Execute employee moves, including setting up workstations and handling office furniture relocation.


• Provide general facility support by addressing requests and issues, performing routine maintenance, and managing inventory of facility supplies.


• Perform regular maintenance checks and power washing as needed to address potential issues, maintain cleanliness, and ensure compliance with safety and company regulations


• Conduct regular building inspections to ensure safety and operational standards, identify and report issues, create tickets to document and track these issues, and collaborate with relevant departments on corrective actions.


• Manage and prioritize work order tickets, communicate status updates to employees, and track progress to ensure timely resolution and efficient facility operations.

Qualifications and Requirements:



To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function and assigned duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, competency, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional education or certification in facility management or a related field is a plus.


• Previous experience in facility support, maintenance, or a similar role is preferred.


• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well with diverse teams and departments.


• Proficiency in using basic office software and familiarity with facility management tools and systems.


• Ability to lift and move heavy objects as needed.


• Detail-oriented and proactive, with a strong commitment to quality and service.


• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to handle changing priorities and work under pressure.


• Dependable and punctual, with a strong sense of responsibility and accountability.


• Ability to take initiative, including asking for and offering help when needed; performs work independently without being prompted.


• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities; use time efficiently; and work within deadlines.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with others and exchange accurate information; operate a computer and other office productivity machinery; move about the workplace; remain in a stationary position for up to 90% of the time; and extend hands and arms in any direction.


AAP/EEO STATEMENT
C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, C&W takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.


OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.


Note: This job description includes the core responsibilities for C&W. These duties may have slight modifications based on the regional location.


#INDGOS


Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.


The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.


The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.


The compensation for the position is: $30.80 - $30.80


Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.


In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email HRServices@cushwake.com . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.


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