IMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience. With over 50 years of history as a global innovator in entertainment technology, our employees and their careers have constantly gone beyond the ordinary at IMAX. We combine proprietary technology with industry-leading knowledge and relationships with top studios and filmmakers to create theatrical experiences that take audiences beyond the edge of their seats to a world they never imagined. IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies and continues to push the boundaries of entertainment experiences beyond blockbusters and into exciting new directions.
Come explore IMAX – where innovation, creativity and passion come together. Get inspired, get involved, and ignite your future with IMAX!
Job Description:
The Senior Manager, Workplace will lead the local workplace team, focusing on facility experience and the operations of the IMAX Playa Vista office (an owned building equipped with 24/7 critical business systems, Post-Production, and two IMAX theatres). This role will lead all workplace activities, from strategic planning, project management, and resource optimization to overseeing workplace quality programs including health & safety, emergency response, environmental management, accessibility, and physical security.
What You’ll Do:
Facilities Operations:
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Manage, mentor, and develop the Playa Vista Workplace team (direct and third-party staff).
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Manage vendor relationships and third-party services, including legal agreements, schedules, and budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness.
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Oversee daily operations, maintenance, and safety of company facilities, including theatres, post-production, and office areas.
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Coordinate procurement of furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
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Coordinate and provide oversight of routine preventative maintenance, upkeep, and repair of building systems including HVAC, MEP, and fire/life safety.
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Establish strategic goals for facilities infrastructure and maintenance planning, ensuring efficient operations through expert advice, continuous improvement, energy conservation, and seamless project integration.
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Provide leadership of waste disposal and environmental initiatives.
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Event Oversight: Our building hosts over 700 events and 17,000 visitors annually. Oversee the Workplace team members that provide coordination for these events from the facility, catering, security, and health and safety perspective.
Strategic Facility Planning and Capital Projects:
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Develop and articulate a clear, strategic vision, and assist in preparing and implementing multi-year capital plans.
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Manage short and long-term strategies for asset management, maintenance programs, building operations, energy management, engineering management, and compliance with applicable construction legislation, codes, and guidelines.
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Lead capital infrastructure projects, including design, budgeting, documentation, BID process, contractor selection, project requirements, and ensuring efficient project closeout.
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Engage stakeholders in coordinating building space allocation, design, and facility redevelopment, through business case analysis
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Develop and manage project plans, schedules, KPIs, and budgets for infrastructure and maintenance initiatives, ensuring compliance and stakeholder coordination.
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Lead facilities maintenance programs, managing contracts, budgets, quality standards, and process improvements while optimizing financial reporting and asset management.
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Responsible for the facilities operational budget and capital spend budgets as approved by business leaders.
Health & Safety, Physical Security, & Accessibility:
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Ensure facility safety and security for all employees, visitors, vendors, and guests
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Responsible for emergency response including evacuations, alarm management, equipment downtimes, and first aid emergencies.
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Develop and implement Facilities Health and Safety programs, conduct hazard assessments, lead the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, and ensure compliance with legislation.
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Lead the Health and Safety committee, including hosting meetings, organizing facility inspections, and corrective actions.
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Oversee compliance with IMAX physical security standards, participate in audits, and maintain the local system
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Ensure that required environmental, health and safety, security and quality assurance programs are implemented as per internal/client policies, local codes, and regulations.
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Monitor critical systems and provide 24-hour on-call support in case of system failure
What You’ll Need:
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Degree in architecture, engineering, business, or related field.
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Refined project management experience (preferably PMP designation) with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
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Experience in facilities management leadership to coach, motivate, and lead a workforce.
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Strong budgetary knowledge and contract negotiation skills.
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Experience with building equipment, automation, preventative maintenance programs, and capital renewal.
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Occasional evening and weekend hours, on-call time.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint).
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Fluency in Spanish is an asset.
Compensation:
101,455.00 - 120,000.00
At IMAX, you will be part of a culture built on respect – we are committed to creating a welcoming and diverse atmosphere across our organization.
For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
What We Do
IMAX corporation is an entertainment technology company, specializing in motion-picture technologies and large-format motion-picture presentations. Leading the way in immersive theatre experiences since 1968, a culture of innovation is at the very core of IMAX. From the introduction of stadium seating, to developing the highest-resolution camera in the world, to our laser projection technology and our partnerships with the world’s best filmmakers, there is no one like IMAX.
We have more than 1,500 IMAX theatres in more than 80 countries and territories around the globe. We can be found in destination entertainment centers and multiplexes as well as some of the most prestigious educational institutions worldwide. To exceed the needs of our filmmaking partners, our exhibitors and our fans, IMAX is determined to continue pushing movie technology forward. IMAX corporation is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IMAX).
Partnering with some of Hollywood’s top filmmakers is a major part of IMAX’s mission. Our various technologies and services extend beyond our cameras and our proprietary DMR process and can be scaled to suit a variety of needs. Leading directors are increasingly asking IMAX to join the moviemaking process from the very start. For a growing number of Hollywood movies, IMAX is part of the film’s DNA. That means, oftentimes, an IMAX movie is conceived as an IMAX movie – with the filmmaker working with IMAX to decide which parts should be shot with an IMAX camera, what kinds of techniques make the most of the IMAX screen, sound and theatre, and how the drama should unfold to take advantage of IMAX’s larger format, richer color, sheer scale and impact.
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