Job Description: Director of Facilities
Reports To: Executive director of Operations
Department: Facilities & Maintenance Operations
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Position Purpose
The
Director of Facilities provides strategic leadership, administrative oversight, and hands-on management for all district-owned buildings, grounds, assets, and operational services. The primary goal is to ensure that all campus environments are
safe, clean, energy-efficient, and structurally sound, creating an optimal physical space for student learning, staff productivity, and community use.
Core Responsibilities
- Operations & Maintenance Management
- Preventative Maintenance: Design, implement, and track a comprehensive preventative maintenance program for all district HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofing, and life-safety systems.
- Work Order Logistics: Manage the district's work-order system, ensuring maintenance requests from individual schools are prioritized and resolved promptly.
- Grounds & Custodial Oversight: Supervise custodial services and the upkeep of grounds, including athletic fields, playgrounds, parking lots, and seasonal needs like snow removal.
- Capital Planning & Construction
- District Master Plan: Maintain and update the district's long-range capital improvement and facility lifecycle plans.
- Project Oversight: Act as the district's representative when consulting with architectural firms, engineering teams, and general contractors for new construction or school renovations.
- Bonds & Bids: Assist in developing Request for Proposal (RFP) specifications, review construction bids, and provide progress reports to the school board or bond oversight committees.
- Budgeting & Energy Sustainability
- Fiscal Management: Formulate and manage the annual facilities, maintenance, and capital project budgets, ensuring strict cost control.
- Utility & Energy Control: Monitor and implement resource-conservation measures to manage the district's utility costs, including electricity, water, and waste management.
- Safety, Security, & Compliance
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all buildings pass local, state, and federal building codes, fire regulations, environmental standards (e.g., asbestos, lead, air quality), and OSHA requirements.
- Emergency Preparedness: Partner with law enforcement and school administrators to develop campus security protocols, crisis response frameworks, and environmental safety measures.
- Personnel Leadership
- Team Management: Recruit, train, evaluate, and provide professional development for all maintenance technicians, trade workers, and custodial supervisors.
Job Requirements & QualificationsEducation & Experience - Degree Option: A Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Facilities Management, Civil/Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a closely related field.
- Experience Option: In lieu of a specific degree, 5 to 7+ years of progressive leadership experience managing large-scale facility operations, commercial construction, or multi-site plant management (preferably within a public school system or public entity).
- Deep familiarity with building systems (HVAC automation, electrical grids, structural blueprints) and complex commercial building codes.
Skills & Competencies - Technical Tools: Ability to read blueprints, interpret architectural drawings, and navigate computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
- Communication: Strong interpersonal and public-speaking skills; comfortable presenting operational data to school boards, municipal inspectors, and community forums.
- Mobility: Must hold a valid driver's license and have the ability to travel regularly between various district school sites and facilities.
