Facilities System Manager
Date: Nov 2, 2026
Location: Danbury, CT, US, 06810
Company: belimoauto
Introduction
The Facilities Systems Manager is responsible for the reliable operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of facility infrastructure, building systems, and physical assets supporting Belimo operations. This role provides technical leadership for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, power distribution, backup power, fire protection, and building automation systems while ensuring operational reliability, regulatory compliance, energy efficiency, and business continuity.
Key Responsibilities
Building Systems & Reliability
- Lead the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, backup power, and building automation systems.
- Ensure critical building systems safely and reliably support manufacturing, office, machine room, and warehouse operations.
- Develop preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance strategies to improve equipment performance and lifecycle value.
- Lead root cause analysis for equipment failures, recurring issues, and infrastructure risks.
Maintenance, Utilities & Team Leadership
- Manage the CMMS, including preventive maintenance programs, asset records, work orders, and maintenance performance metrics.
- Oversee facility utilities, including electrical power, water, compressed air, natural gas, and related systems.
- Monitor system performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, energy efficiency, sustainability, and cost effectiveness.
- Lead and develop maintenance personnel while providing technical guidance for complex mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, controls, and infrastructure issues.
- Direct contractors and specialized service providers, ensuring work meets safety, quality, operational, and regulatory standards.
Facilities Operations
- Assess facility conditions and prioritize corrective, preventive, and deferred maintenance activities.
- Partner with Production, Engineering, Quality, EHS, IT, and other teams to align facility systems with operational needs and business objectives.
- Provide facility expertise for manufacturing expansions, equipment installations, and operational improvement initiatives.
Capital Planning & Financial Management
- Develop and manage facility maintenance, repair, utility, and infrastructure budgets.
- Support capital planning by identifying infrastructure renewal, replacement, and improvement opportunities.
- Establish lifecycle replacement strategies for critical assets and review technical specifications, scopes of work, and contractor proposals.
Compliance, Safety & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure facility operations comply with applicable regulations, codes, standards, and company requirements.
- Serve as the primary facilities contact during infrastructure emergencies, utility disruptions, and business continuity events.
- Support EHS corrective actions, risk reduction, and infrastructure improvements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reliability, maintainability, energy performance, and operational efficiency.
- Perform additional duties and special projects as needed to support facility operations.
Required Expertise
- Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Construction Management, Building Systems Technology, Industrial Technology, Applied Sciences, or related technical discipline preferred. Equivalent combination of technical education, military experience, apprenticeships, certifications, and facilities infrastructure experience will be considered.
- 7+ years of progressive experience managing and troubleshooting complex commercial, industrial, manufacturing, laboratory, or mission-critical building systems.
- Advanced technical knowledge of:
- HVAC systems, including chillers, boilers, air handlers, cooling towers, VAV systems, and associated controls
- Electrical distribution systems, switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, and emergency power generation
- Building Automation Systems (BAS/BMS), controls integration, system programming concepts, and facility monitoring platforms
- Plumbing, compressed air, fire protection, building envelope, and utility infrastructure systems
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex building system failures using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis methodologies.
- Experience managing Building Management Systems (BMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), or industrial controls platforms with the ability to analyze system performance, alarms, trends, and operating parameters.
- Experience reviewing technical drawings, schematics, sequence of operations, one-line diagrams, equipment submittals, and construction documents.
- Strong understanding of equipment lifecycle management, asset reliability strategies, energy conservation measures, and infrastructure renewal planning.
- Working knowledge of applicable building codes, OSHA requirements, NFPA standards, life safety systems, and regulatory compliance requirements.
People at Belimo
Smart buildings start with dedicated people. We bring talented people together and foster an environment to succeed. At Belimo, respect, trust, and support across departments help ideas move quickly into real-world solutions, because we achieve more together than we ever could alone. .
About Belimo
Belimo is the global market leader in the development, production, and sales of field devices for the energy-efficient control of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. The focus of our core business is on damper actuators, control valves, sensors and meters. Founded in 1975, the company has been listed on the Swiss Exchange (SIX) since 1995.
Compensation & Benefits
At Belimo, we believe in fair, equitable, and competitive compensation. We offer pay that reflects your skills, experience, education, and location. Beyond compensation, you'll benefit from a comprehensive rewards package designed to support your health, financial wellbeing, and long-term success. Belimo is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Belimo is committed to paying all employees in a fair, equitable and transparent manner. The base salary for this position ranges from $100,000 - $115,000 annually with a target performance bonus of 15% of an employee’s annual base salary. Compensation is based on several factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, education and experience. Belimo offers medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan with a 100% company match on employee contributions up to 6% of salary; company-paid life and disability insurance; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); flexible spending accounts; and voluntary supplemental benefits. Eligible employees may also receive paid time off and other leave benefits in accordance with company policies. . #WeAreBelimo
Nearest Major Market: Bridgeport
Nearest Secondary Market: Danbury