Regional Maintenance Manager

# **Regional Maintenance Manager - JLL What This Job Involves**JLL is hiring a Regional Maintenance Manager to support state-of-the-art distribution centers across North America. This is not a typical RMM role.As a Regional Maintenance Manager — Leadership Development & Site Excellence, you will deploy across a dynamic portfolio of sites to build leadership capability, drive operational excellence, and raise the standard of maintenance execution network-wide. You will work directly alongside Senior Maintenance Managers, Maintenance Managers, Area Maintenance Managers, and site teams — coaching in the field, not from a distance.This role is purpose-built for an experienced leader who thrives on developing people, strengthening operations, and leaving sites and teams measurably better than they found them. You will serve as a key resource across the network — deploying where leadership development is needed, accelerating new leaders into their roles, and ensuring program standards are executed with consistency and rigor.You are part of a National Operations Team delivering services to the client across the United States and Canada.**Essential Functions****Site Performance & Standards*** Deploy across the network to assess gaps, drive corrective action, and restore performance to KPI targets* Evaluate site condition, maintenance execution, and team capability — and leave behind a clear improvement plan with ownership* Establish, teach, and enforce standards for maintenance execution that protect, maintain, and improve the value of client assets* Conduct Health Check audits and Quality Assurance reviews to ensure consistent adherence to program standards across the network* Provide Fulfillment Center General Managers with direct visibility into the conduct of maintenance at their sites**Leadership Development & Coaching*** Serve as a hands-on mentor and coach to Senior Maintenance Managers, Maintenance Managers, and Area Maintenance Managers* Model leadership best practices in real time — in the field, alongside site teams* Identify leadership gaps at the site level and build individualized development plans to close them* Teach budgeting, workforce management, KPI interpretation, and escalation processes to emerging leaders* Create talent pipelines within sites to ensure continuity of performance and values**Technical & Operational Excellence*** Drive maintenance best practices: standardize work methods, improve reliability, document processes, and train teams on execution* Develop and implement reliability plans that support increasing uptime across assigned facilities* Provide functional expertise in Material Handling Equipment (MHE), Industrial Automation, and Robotics systems* Leverage data and operational metrics to identify trends, diagnose root causes, and drive continuous improvement* Provide guidance to senior leadership on equipment end-of-life issues using ROI and analytical techniques**Safety Culture*** Build and reinforce a proactive safety culture at every site you engage with* Guarantee 100% safety training compliance and model safety-first behavior that drives accountability* Monitor, audit, and enforce safe work practices; conduct and support training drills across the network* Establish deep relationships with safety program managers — both client-side and on-account**Client Relationship Management*** Build trusted relationships with site Operations leaders, Regional Operations Managers, and Program Managers* Partner with JLL leaders and Finance to ensure proper stewardship of client funds* Ensure KPI performance is achieved or exceeded — and communicate performance clearly in weekly business reviews and reporting**Account & Program Management*** Ensure labor and PRM budgets are met, including OT adherence and approval authority follow-through* Report variances and trends across all controllable budgets* Ensure compliance with PO creation and invoice reconciliation processes* Network with other RMMs to ensure consistent deployment and execution of JLL programs and tools**Required Qualifications*** Bachelor's degree* 6+ years managing employees and performance, including salaried leaders* Prior experience in a regional or multi-site maintenance leadership role managing 80+ employees* Proven track record of leading change, accelerating team development, and driving performance improvement across multiple sites* Functional knowledge of Material Handling Equipment systems, maintenance best practices, and 24/7 logistics environments* Willingness to travel 70–80% and deploy on short notice to sites across North America**Preferred Qualifications*** Strong coaching, mentoring, and influencing skills — especially with leaders earlier in their development* Experienced in reliability-centered maintenance, preventive/predictive strategies, and large-scale integrated systems* Proficient in data analysis; able to translate metrics into actionable coaching and site-level decisions* Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, TOC, standardized work, and cost/benefit analysis* Working knowledge of MS Excel, AutoCAD, MS Project, and CMMS platforms* MBA, Master's degree, or Six Sigma Black Belt a plus* Professional engineering registration a plus**Physical Demands*** Frequent bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, standing, and walking during site visits* Lifting parts and tools averaging 20 lbs, occasionally up to 49 lbs* Working conditions include small spaces, dust, fumes, temperature extremes, noise, vibration, and uneven or wet surfacesAt JLL, we work together to create a brighter future for our clients, colleagues, and communities. We value wellbeing, inclusivity, and belonging — ensuring every team member feels supported. JLL is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion.#FMjobsThis position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. **Expected compensation for this position:** 165,000.00 – 175,000.00 USD per year *Final compensation packages are determined by various considerations including but not limited to candidate qualifications, location, market conditions, and internal considerations.* #J-18808-Ljbffr