Company Description Optimum Dispatch and Consulting provides remote dispatching, administrative support, and operations consulting to facility management and construction companies across the United States. Based in Lebanon, the company serves as an offshore operational backbone for growing businesses, helping them manage daily workflows more efficiently. The team focuses on streamlining work orders, enhancing communication among stakeholders, and optimizing processes. By supporting clients with reliable remote services, Optimum Dispatch and Consulting enables teams to operate smoother, faster, and smarter while maintaining high service quality.
Role Description The Facilities Coordinator/Dispatcher is a full-time remote role responsible for managing and coordinating daily facility-related work orders and service requests. This role includes receiving and dispatching maintenance and repair requests, assigning tasks to appropriate vendors or internal teams, and tracking progress to ensure timely completion. The coordinator/dispatcher will maintain accurate records, update systems with job status and notes, and communicate clearly with clients, technicians, and managers. Day-to-day responsibilities also include monitoring priorities, resolving scheduling conflicts, addressing customer inquiries, and supporting facility operations with basic administrative tasks, such as documentation and reporting. The role requires consistent follow-up, attention to detail, and proactive problem-solving to support efficient facility management services.
The right person should understand how to manage service requests from start to finish, communicate with vendors, follow up aggressively, obtain quotes, update clients, and keep work orders moving.
Experience with any of the following is strongly preferred:
- ServiceChannel
- Corrigo
- Facil.it
- Work order management systems
- Vendor dispatching
- Commercial facilities maintenance
- Repair and maintenance coordination
- Multi-site retail, restaurant, warehouse, or commercial property maintenance
Responsibilities include:
- Managing 20–30 new work orders per week
- Dispatching qualified vendors across multiple trades, including handyman, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and specialty services
- Following up with vendors until work is completed
- Reviewing scopes of work and collecting vendor quotes
- Preparing proposals for client approval
- Updating clients and internal teams on job status
- Managing aging work orders and reducing delays
- Negotiating pricing and service expectations with vendors
- Maintaining accurate notes and documentation inside company systems
- Escalating urgent issues when needed
- Supporting gross profit margin goals by controlling labor, materials, and subcontractor costs
What we are looking for:
- Prior facilities maintenance, dispatch, work order, or vendor coordination experience
- Strong follow-up skills
- Ability to handle multiple open jobs at once
- Comfortable speaking with vendors and clients
- Strong documentation habits
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Someone who takes ownership and does not need to be chased
Schedule:
- Full-time
- Monday to Friday
- 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Rotational after-hours participation may be required
If you have experience in facilities maintenance, vendor dispatch, ServiceChannel, Corrigo, Facil.it, or work order management, we’d like to hear from you.
Please apply with your resume and include which facilities/work order systems you have used.