Senior Manager - Facilities and Operations

Overview

Manage real estate and facility operations across Trane Technologies office locations in India, covering leases, fit-out projects, facility operations, vendors, budgets, compliance and workplace services.

What you'll do

• Manage day-to-day facility operations and maintenance across Trane Technologies office locations in India.
• Coordinate lease renewals, lease documentation, landlord discussions, and related commercial activities in partnership with Procurement, Global Real Estate, Legal, and Finance.
• Support identification and evaluation of new office space requirements, including expansions, relocations, and consolidations based on business needs.
• Assure wherever possible that Trane global standards are utilized and updated, ensuring consistency in Service Providers, Branding, furniture & fixtures, suppliers and advisors, materials and methods.
• Manage office fit-out, renovation, expansion, and relocation projects, including requirements gathering, design coordination, budgeting, contractor management, project execution, and handover.
• Ensure projects are completed within agreed scope, cost, schedule, quality, and safety requirements.
• Manage building infrastructure and workplace services including HVAC, electrical systems, utilities, housekeeping, security, cafeteria, reception, and other facility services, as applicable.
• Ensure appropriate preventive maintenance and asset-management practices are implemented across facilities to maintain reliability and business continuity.
• Coordinate with landlords, property managers, facility-management agencies, consultants, contractors, and other service providers.
• Monitor vendor and service-provider performance through defined SLAs, KPIs, scorecards, and periodic operational reviews.
• Manage annual facility operating budgets and capital expenditure, including forecasting, cost tracking, invoice management, and cost-optimization initiatives.
• Partner with Procurement on sourcing, contracting, and commercial activities, ensuring compliance with established procurement and approval processes.
• Ensure adherence to applicable statutory, fire & life safety, environmental, EHS, and company requirements across office facilities.
• Maintain appropriate documentation related to leases, contracts, statutory approvals, facility records, asset information, and project documentation.
• Assure ASC-842 financial compliance.
• Support space planning, seating capacity, workplace utilization, and future space requirements based on changing business needs.
• Drive initiatives to improve energy efficiency, resource utilization, sustainability performance, and operating costs across facilities.
• Support employee workplace requirements and continuously improve the overall workplace experience.
• Coordinate facility-related emergency preparedness, business continuity, risk management, and response activities in partnership with relevant internal teams.
• Prepare and maintain facility dashboards, operational metrics, budget reports, project updates, and management reviews.
• Manage and develop facility teams and ensure effective coordination of activities across multiple India locations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to workplace operations, service quality, processes, governance, and employee experience.
• Travel to Trane Technologies locations across India as required.

What you'll need

• Around 15+ years of progressive experience in Corporate Real Estate, Transactions & Strategy, Facilities Management, Workplace Operations, Infrastructure Management, or a related field.
• Experience managing facilities across multiple office locations, preferably within a multinational or large corporate environment.
• Good experience in commercial lease management, lease renewals, landlord coordination, transaction management through service brokerage and lease documentation.
• Hands-on experience managing office fit-out, renovation, expansion, or relocation projects.
• Strong understanding of facility operations and site services, including HVAC, electrical systems, utilities, building maintenance, and workplace services.
• Experience managing facility-management agencies, consultants, contractors, landlords, and other external service providers.
• Good understanding of vendor contracts, SLAs, KPIs, scorecards, and service-performance management.
• Experience managing operating and capital budgets, cost tracking, forecasting, and cost-optimization initiatives.
• Knowledge of applicable facility-related statutory compliance, EHS, fire & life safety, environmental requirements, and workplace standards.
• Working knowledge of procurement processes, contract administration, vendor governance, and project controls.
• Experience with space planning, office utilization, workplace management, and capacity planning.
• Strong project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple activities and projects simultaneously.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound operational decisions.
• Ability to prepare and communicate operational reports, dashboards, project updates, and management summaries.
• Strong communication, coordination, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple functions, business teams, and external partners.
• Experience leading, coordinating, and developing facility teams across different locations.
• Ability and willingness to travel across India based on operational and project requirements.
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, Architecture, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

Nice to have

• Relevant professional certifications in Facilities Management, Project Management, Real Estate, EHS, or a related field.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Work mode: Monday to Thursday onsite with colleagues; Fridays, choose your work location based on what the work requires.
• Relaunch Program available for candidates returning after a career break of at least 12 months who meet the experience requirements.