John Gerschwitz Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide, Australia

Responsible for the entire operations of Universal FM, as General Manager, I brought with me a wealth of expertise in various fields such as sales & marketing, operations, and workplace safety. My responsibilities included planning, budgeting, development, organisation, and execution of strategic business goals and objectives for the company. I embraced Universal FM’s vision of industry leadership and constantly sought innovative facility management solutions that enhances the company’s efficiency, effectiveness, safety and comfort of workplace environments for our clients.Responsibilities:• Plan, direct, and coordinate tasks of projects to ensure that client goals and objectives are achieved within the prescribed time-frames and budgets.• Create work plans and allocate staffing, arranging the recruitment and assignment of personnel to projects / contracts.• Advance and improve customer service standards.• Support clients with procurement exercises including preparing and evaluating tenders.• Establish and maintain a professional and transparent working relationship with clients, contractors and employees.• Build and implement business development strategies and overseas sales activities to ensure they meet company targets as set by Board of Directors.• Conduct regular staff meetings to review ongoing needs, training and development, and promote Universal FM’s culture of integrity, diligence and tenacity.

Adelaide Area, Australia

Achievements:• Successfully established a trusting working relationship with key stakeholders• Coordinating of multiple "Safe Work Week"​ events, with an attendance of over 100 contractors to help increase workplace safety awareness• Implementation of "Positive Acts Towards Zero Harm" campaign• Successfully converted a construction site into a fully operational Commercial 5 Star Green rated building, which involved the setting up of systems, processes, reports and communication• Achieved KPI’s and company incentives as per contractual requirementsResponsibilities:• Managing the building facilities• Staff leadership of the building management team including ten direct reports• Monthly client reporting including KPI, energy and waste usage, environmental, health and safety statistics.• Asset management and purchasing along with budgeting and accounts• Leadership of five managers of a multidisciplinary contractors team along with other contractors• Chief Fire Warden duties including mandatory reporting and conducting emergency evacuations• Managing multiple contractors on clients behalf • Occupational health and safety committee member ensuring compliance and including site inspections, mandatory reporting, etc• Contractor identification, induction, and performance appraisal• Negotiating and managing lease agreements with onsite proprietors• Managing the defects liability period along with function and event management

Achievements• Established a trusting working relationship with key stakeholders.• Successfully converted a construction site into a fully operational courts building.• Established a security X-ray scanning and screening team to ensure national security requirements are not only met but exceeded.• Implemented a radio and paging network throughout the building.• Instituted emergency evacuation procedures.• Created and implemented cleaning contracts, repairs and maintenance contracts.• Established a defects database system to ensure accurate reporting.Responsibilities: • Managing the building facilities along with member of the local Building Management Committee.• Leadership of the building management team consisting of 20 multidiscipline contractors.• Asset management, Purchasing and Monthly client reporting to the client including Budgeting and accounts.• Line manager for security, maintenance, cleaning and other contractors.• Chief Fire Warden duties including mandatory reporting and conducting emergency evacuations.• Liaising directly with contractors during construction phase.• Occupational health and safety committee member ensuring compliance and including site inspections, mandatory reporting.• Contractor identification, induction, and performance appraisal.• Negotiating and managing lease agreements with onsite proprietors.• Managing the defects liability period along with Function and event management.• Liaising with all levels of client and staff ranging from judges to cleaners.

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