We are seeking a skilled Facilities Operations Manager to join our dynamic team. If you excel in managing operations, optimizing space, and ensuring a seamless and safe workplace, apply now!
Join our team as Facilities Operations Manager in Monheim, Germany or Leiden, Netherland. You will play a key role in shaping the future of work and delivering a best-in-class associate experience for more than 10.000 employees in Europe – all while contributing to keep Ecolab a Great Place to Work ®.
The role is providing to the organizations and internal customers high-level support and bringing proactive, modern and sustainable solutions to our office locations. The Facilities Cluster Manager is also playing a major role co-piloting our sustainability journey: Protecting what’s vital!

You’ll make this job your own, but here are some key responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and develop further the local facilities team in different sites throughout Europe
• Develop a customer focused culture (internal and external) within the teams and thrive for improving the user experience of Ecolab associates.
• Managed different external vendors in the Facility space on a regional level
• Ensure reliable and safe operation of Ecolab Office Facilities like mailrooms, receptions, restaurants, and associated services including with the procurement of supplies required to run the office.
• Coordinate installation, repair, preventive maintenance, for our facilities across the area of responsibility.
• Ensure we stay compliant with Environmental, Health and Safety regulations.
• Implement and maintain effective sustainability programs (e.g., waste reduction, energy conservation programs, promote decarbonated/ low carbon transportation, car fleet electrification, etc.)
• Active member of Facility Safety Management Review Board engaged with Safety Champions.
• Management of landlord relationships.
• Respond to emergency situations and provide local procedures and solutions to support issue resolution and continuity plans.
• Experience in managing external vendors (cleaning, maintenance, reception services)
• Prepare the annual budgets & CAPEX plans and monitor actual expenses against budget in partnership with Business Analyst.
• Plan, manage, and execute construction projects in the Cluster

What you’ll need:

• 5-10 years of working experience in a similar position ideally in a fast-paced international environment
• A degree in Facility Management, Architecture, Engineering or Project Management
• Experience in Project Management and large-scale construction projects is beneficial
• Experience with the implementation of Facility Vendors on a regional Level
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in both English and German or Dutch, with the ability to present the message to a wide range of audiences. Fluency in another language is a plus.
• Team player and customer service oriented
• Fast thinker with a proven ability to multitask, coordinate and prioritize
• Well organized, structured
• High degree of tact and discretion
• Skilled to take the ownership
• Willing to travel to the sites in Europe as required

• Lead, manage and develop further the local facilities team in different sites throughout Europe
• Develop a customer focused culture (internal and external) within the teams and thrive for improving the user experience of Ecolab associates.
• Managed different external vendors in the Facility space on a regional level
• Ensure reliable and safe operation of Ecolab Office Facilities like mailrooms, receptions, restaurants, and associated services including with the procurement of supplies required to run the office.
• Coordinate installation, repair, preventive maintenance, for our facilities across the area of responsibility.
• Ensure we stay compliant with Environmental, Health and Safety regulations.
• Implement and maintain effective sustainability programs (e.g., waste reduction, energy conservation programs, promote decarbonated/ low carbon transportation, car fleet electrification, etc.)
• Active member of Facility Safety Management Review Board engaged with Safety Champions.
• Management of landlord relationships.
• Respond to emergency situations and provide local procedures and solutions to support issue resolution and continuity plans.
• Experience in managing external vendors (cleaning, maintenance, reception services)
• Prepare the annual budgets & CAPEX plans and monitor actual expenses against budget in partnership with Business Analyst.
• Plan, manage, and execute construction projects in the Cluste