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Janitorial Project Manager

ABM Industries

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Compensation
$65K/yr
Location
Columbia, SC
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Janitorial Account Manager oversees day-to-day operations and administrative activities across multiple buildings on a customer campus. The role manages service delivery, inspections, training, supplies, equipment, personnel, and operational and financial performance. It also involves customer interaction, quality and safety programs, staff leadership, and ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Report WritingBusiness CorrespondencePresentation SkillsMicrosoft OfficeIssue ResolutionCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsFloor Care MaintenanceForklift Operation

Qualifications

3+ Years Supervisory ExperienceBachelor's in Management or Related Field

Full job description

Overview

The Janitorial Account Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation and administrative activities at multiple buildings on the customer campus. Oversees inspections, training and development, and the inventory control of equipment and supplies for the assigned buildings.

Compensation: $65,000 annual salary (US Dollars)

The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data. You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program

Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits | Staff & Management (https://wpe-media.abm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/ABM\_2025\_Employee\_Benefits\_Staff\_&\_Management\_No%20Date%209.5.24.pdf)

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM EST, but will on-call for before/after hours including weekends.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate service activities for assigned buildings. Ensure that services are performed as contracted and at the intended profit margins.

  • Control supplies, equipment, and personnel necessary to meet customer specifications.

  • Interact with customers daily to obtain feedback on services and special needs. Troubleshoot potential problems and concerns.

  • Manage the company’s quality control monitoring and safety programs at the assigned buildings.

  • Conduct quality of service inspections at assigned buildings.

  • Attend ABM training workshops when scheduled.

  • Develop operational improvement plans and implements process changes within assigned buildings.

  • Plan, coordinate, execute, and document all new-hire initial training to include department orientation, and "hands-on" job training.

  • Plan, coordinate, execute, and document cross-training and remedial training programs in both one-on-one and small clinic formats.

  • Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and all federal, state and local government regulations.

  • Analyze and manage, in a proactive manner, both the financial and the operational performance of the assigned buildings.

  • Ensure that vehicle inspections are performed monthly. Ensure that vehicle maintenance is scheduled and performed on all area vehicles

  • Ensure that equipment inspections are performed monthly. Ensure that equipment maintenance is scheduled and performed on all campus equipment.

  • Manage and provide leadership to Operations managers, Supervisors, and Lead personnel assigned to the buildings.

  • Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of personnel within the assigned building. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable laws.

  • Responsible for directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining subordinates; addressing complaints, resolving problems, and terminating employees.

  • Oversight of floor care team when needed.

  • Oversight of forklift operators and outside trash disposal process as needed.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

*Job duties may be modified at any time.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

  • Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience in a service/customer-oriented environment.

  • Must be able to write reports and business correspondence and effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and customers.

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment.

  • Ability to resolve issues under tight timeframes and pressure.

  • Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills are required.

  • Demonstrated willingness to work non-standard days and hours as required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in management or related field.

  • Working knowledge of floor care maintenance.

  • Working knowledge of forklift operation.

REQNUMBER: 171776

ABM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer qualified applicants without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law. ABM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance in completing the employment application, please call 888-328-8606. We will provide you with assistance and make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,330 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65K/yr
  • South Carolina median$84–126K/yr60 salary ranges
  • US median$84–120K/yr4,780 salary ranges

This rate, $65K, is 37% below the South Carolina median midpoint ($103K) — in the lowest quarter of Operations Manager salary ranges in South Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 131 open Operations Manager jobs in South Carolina and 8,330 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in South Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (6,295 postings).
Education
1,880 of the 8,330 open Operations Manager jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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