Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Engineering & Science

The Facilities Maintenance Project Manager will provide professional project management services to the retail stores coordinating all Facility Maintenance activity with key stakeholders including Operations Management, Finance and Real Estate. This position will execute at a high level of performance by managing national and regional vendors and driving project completion within timing, scope, and budgetary requirements.

This is an hybrid role based in Nashville, TN.

• Manage building maintenance and improvement requests from store managers, area managers, region and division leadership for an assigned region(s). Communicate with all stakeholders on work progress and update Lucernex project management database with all project data.

• Act as the primary Operations contact during natural disasters, responsible for assessment of damage and determining when a facility is safe to turn back over to operations

• Collaborate with Asset Management, Construction, Environmental, and Legal on project execution as required

• Responsible for Facility Project Management of a 400-location portfolio and 6M annual spend

• Capital and Expense budget management of 7M annually

• Review, understand, and challenge the scope and budgetary impact of outside vendor and contractor recommendations

•  Manage and train outside vendors and contractors to align with BSRO facility maintenance program protocol and requirements

• BS, BA required, PMP Certification preferred

• Minimum 7 years of experience in corporate real estate environment, with a high-volume, large portfolio national retailer demonstrating progressive responsibility within the real estate team.

• Experience with ServiceChannel Platform preferred.

• Proven track record of influencing non-direct reports

• In depth technical knowledge of major building components, specifically roofing systems, parking lots,

• HVAC, overhead doors, electrical systems, plumbing and signage

• Knowledge of basic ADA requirements and principles

• The ability to prioritize and manage a high-volume workload

• Experienced in contract management

• The ability to read and comprehend lease documents

• The ability to read and comprehend construction plans

• Strong negotiation skills

• Strong communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvement to optimize efficiency and cost

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• Ability to collaborate and operate cross-functionally in a retail store support center environment

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Lucernex Required

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• An effective and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider all individuals for employment based on their unique merit and without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.