Grant Sommerfeld MBA, CFM, CEFP, MRICS
I specialize in public sector asset management and in particular on the facility management team and the structure, processes and technology it uses to manage the assets under its stewardship and engage the organization both tactically and strategically. I have a lot of senior level experience in the facilities management sector along with a graduate degree in business and professional credentials as both a management consultant and as a professional facility manager.
I understand what it takes to develop and maintain a high functioning facilities management department. I've had the opportunity to lead, manage, mend, and reinvigorate three large facility management organizations where I've led as many as 750 employees, managed millions of square feet of space, and controlled operating budgets of $40M. In each case I balanced budgets, improved the reputation of facilities management, increased employee and customer satisfaction, and engaged at a strategic level in the organization.
The role I am most proud of is that of an organizational transformer and change agent. The cross-functional journey that brought to the facilities management profession has helped me be an effective strategist and collaborator across functional lines. Throughout my career I have been known as a ‘go to’ resource to get things done and to do so in a way that strengthens relationships and leaves people smiling.
I understand what it takes to develop and maintain a high functioning facilities management department. I've had the opportunity to lead, manage, mend, and reinvigorate three large facility management organizations where I've led as many as 750 employees, managed millions of square feet of space, and controlled operating budgets of $40M. In each case I balanced budgets, improved the reputation of facilities management, increased employee and customer satisfaction, and engaged at a strategic level in the organization.
The role I am most proud of is that of an organizational transformer and change agent. The cross-functional journey that brought to the facilities management profession has helped me be an effective strategist and collaborator across functional lines. Throughout my career I have been known as a ‘go to’ resource to get things done and to do so in a way that strengthens relationships and leaves people smiling.
Public Sector Facilities Management
Public sector portfolios face cost pressures as governments move to reduce leased space and make maximum use of owned holdings all the while cutting operations and maintenance budgets. Meanwhile, there are new requirements to meet sustainability targets and effectively implement smart technologies. The need for training, improved IT proficiency, and strategic asset management plans anchored with accurate life-cycle costing capability are priorities. Now, more than ever the public sector property must deliver modern and effective public services from the most efficient property asset base possible.
How do you make sure that the way you manage your operation will deliver this, year on year? The answer is to embed effective facilities management across the organisation. The demands on the profession have never been higher.
Public sector portfolios face cost pressures as governments move to reduce leased space and make maximum use of owned holdings all the while cutting operations and maintenance budgets. Meanwhile, there are new requirements to meet sustainability targets and effectively implement smart technologies. The need for training, improved IT proficiency, and strategic asset management plans anchored with accurate life-cycle costing capability are priorities. Now, more than ever the public sector property must deliver modern and effective public services from the most efficient property asset base possible.
How do you make sure that the way you manage your operation will deliver this, year on year? The answer is to embed effective facilities management across the organisation. The demands on the profession have never been higher.
RICS Public Sector Asset Management
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IFMA Framework for Lifecycle Cost
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RICS Public Sector Roundtable
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A Lighthearted But Revealing Discussion of Public Sector Infrastructure
