Associate Vice President, Facilities Management

APPA; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Michigan University is seeking an Associate Vice President for Facilities to lead the planning, design, construction, engineering, maintenance and operation of campus buildings and utilities. The role directs an office that provides master planning, design and construction management, sustainability, and related facilities expertise to WMU.

The AVP will steer facilities planning and major construction programs, coordinate with state and federal agencies, and ensure cost controls, energy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management, facilities management or related field from an accredited institution.
• Five+ years of administrative experience at the Director level or above in a large, complex organization.
• Experience managing department leaders and a large team of full-time employees.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion and building an inclusive professional environment.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple complex projects.
• Extensive knowledge of capital planning, financial planning, land-use planning and master planning.
• Demonstrated commitment to resource stewardship and sustainability.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Seek out, evaluate, and implement appropriate new approaches to facilities.
• Maintain all buildings, grounds and facilities and proactively manage deferred maintenance.
• Build redundancy in critical systems such as energy management and campus distribution systems.
• Manage all functional areas of responsibility for Facilities.
• Maintain an inclusive, collaborative environment within Facilities and with campus and external constituencies.
• Improve service levels to optimize facilities management and identify efficiencies.
• Oversee budget management and accountability of funds for Facilities.
• Direct campus facilities planning and major construction programs with WMU stakeholders.
• Coordinate with state and federal agencies for project funding and reporting.
• Plan, assess, report and lead team efforts.
• Ensure compliance with AFSCME and MSEA contracts.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting & financial planning

Facilities management

Sustainability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management, facilities management or related field

Master’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management or business

Professional certification (PE, Architect, CEF, LEED)

Job description

General Summary

Reporting to the Senior Vice President for Budget and Finance, the Associate Vice President for Facilities is an integral member of the Business and Finance leadership team and is responsible for the planning, design, construction, engineering, maintenance and operation of campus buildings, grounds, utility systems and supporting infrastructure. The Associate Vice President for Facilities oversees an office that provides master planning, design and construction management support, sustainability expertise, co-generation power plant, innovative partnering expertise, and other facility operation expertise to WMU. This position is instrumental in leading the planning and development of new facilities and future development of campus environments, while maintaining a strong link between those that design and build physical assets and those that operate and maintain the assets.

Major Duties

• Seek out, evaluate, and implement appropriate new approaches to facilities.
• Maintain all buildings, grounds and facilities and continue to proactively manage deferred maintenance.
• Continue to build and maintain redundancy in critical systems such as energy management and large campus distribution systems for steam, chilled water and electric.
• Manage all functional areas of responsibility for Facilities.
• Maintain an inclusive and collaborative environment within Facilities, across campus and with external constituencies.
• Work to continuously improve the service levels to optimize facilities management support and identify efficiencies across campus.
• Responsible for overseeing the proper budget management and accountability of funds available to Facilities.
• Developing and directing campus facilities planning and major construction programs; working with key WMU stakeholders to meet space planning needs.
• Work with various state and federal governmental agencies to coordinate project funding and related reporting/record-keeping.
• Planning, assessing, reporting and leading team efforts.
• Ensuring that the provisions of the AFSCME and MSEA contracts are followed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management, facilities management or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Significant years of experience demonstrating progressive responsibilities in facilities management in a large, complex organization, including management of department leaders and a substantial overall team of full-time employees.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion and a track record of creating a welcoming professional environment.
• Minimum of five years of administrative experience at the Director level or above in a large, complex organization.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple, complex projects.
• Extensive knowledge of capital planning, financial planning, land-use planning, and master planning.
• Demonstrated commitment to resource stewardship from the perspective of both economics and sustainability.
• Excellent interpersonal and team-building abilities, outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Customer service orientation.
• Problem solving skills to reach efficient and effective solutions in a collaborative manner.
• Demonstratable ability to nurture relationships in an inclusive and collaborative manner with a wide range of internal and external constituencies.
• The ability to represent and advocate for WMU needs to the Board of Trustees, other policy making agencies, community groups and other wide-ranging audiences.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management or business from an accredited institution.
• Professional certification as Professional Engineer, Licensed Architect, Certified Educational Facilities Professional, or LEED certification.
• Five years’ experience in a state organization, college or university setting.
• Extensive experience managing an energy facility and large campus distribution systems for steam, chilled water, and electric.
• Experience working with unions and labor agreements.
• Demonstratable engagement with nationally recognized professional organizations