Director, Campus Development and Maintenance

Ohlone College (CA); Fremont, Newark (CA, CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohlone Community College seeks a Director of Campus Development and Maintenance to lead campus facilities, including skilled trades, grounds, and custodial services. You will oversee maintenance planning, safety, compliance, and capital projects to support the college mission.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic and operational leader, skilled at communicating with diverse departments and delivering exceptional customer service while guiding long-term facility planning and budget

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years in construction, maintenance operations, or related field.
• Demonstrated responsiveness to and understanding of diverse backgrounds to equity-minded practices.
• Experience leading facilities, custodial, grounds, and skilled trades operations.

Responsibilities

• Direct custodial, grounds, and skilled trades services to meet college goals and comply with policies.
• Manage annual department budget, expenditures, and procurement of facilities-related services.
• Oversee compliance with federal, state, and local construction and facilities regulations.
• Manage staffing, recruitment, performance evaluations, and discipline for supervisors and staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Facilities management

Communication

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP Software

Data gathering software

Office software

Job description

Ideal Candidate Statement

Ohlone Community College is looking for its next Director of Campus Development and Maintenance to serve the college community. This is an exciting time for Ohlone and you will want to be part of our innovative and continuously improving environment.

The ideal candidate is an effective leader, both strategically and operationally, who will guide short and long term facilities and maintenance planning to ensure the college’s ability to meet its mission. An innovative thinker who works well in a collaborative and diverse environment, the candidate will be able to communicate key issues clearly in order to facilitate excellent customer service to client departments.

The successful candidate is highly experienced with facilities and maintenance of a community college, an excellent communicator and leader who values and provides a high level of customer service to the college. This person demonstrates their understanding and ability to function in a “service” environment.

Position Description

Under the direction of the Vice President, Administrative Services, the Director of Campus Development and Maintenance is responsible for all functions of campus facilities, including the areas of skilled trades, grounds, custodial, and transportation. The position is also responsible for the district’s hazardous substance control and environmental maintenance as well as administration of the facilities services budget, support for long-term facility planning, and oversight of major capital building and repair projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Campus Development and Maintenance Administration: Direct the custodial, grounds, and skilled trades’ services to effectively and efficiently implement the goals and objectives of executive leadership. Implement strategic plans and make determinations related to the procedures that govern the areas under supervision. Develop policies and procedures to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations. Manage vehicle fleet and replacement policy for the district. Manage DMV registration and title needs. Oversee the district’s bus driver regulations and CHP terminal inspections. Develop deferred maintenance programs for district mechanical and electrical systems. Effectively engage and support historically minoritized groups by addressing issues of equity and improving culturally responsive service-oriented practices.
2. Budget, Purchasing, and Bid Management: Prepare, analyze, and manage the annual department budget for staffing, equipment, and supply needs. Authorize and track expenditures to forecast future needs and provide supportive documentation for proposed expenses. Prepare cost estimates and specifications for construction, repair, maintenance and/or renovation of college buildings and grounds. Evaluate materials, products and services. Recommend and implement facilities related acquisition. Develop bids for facilities related services. Conduct bid walk-throughs, evaluation, recommendations, and pre-construction meetings. Engage in the district’s program review process to assess workload and staffing, administrative support systems, internal reporting relationships, facilities, and technology. Identify and implement approved program improvement objectives to further enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures.
3. Compliance and Report Management: Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to construction and facilities. Direct the preparation and timely submission of various federal, state, and district reports including but not limited to reports on hazardous substances control and handling, water quality, space inventory, annual emissions, capital outlay plans, physical plant and instructional support plans, and other Facilities Utilization, Space Inventory Options Net (FUSION) required reports. Conduct facility audits related to energy management and environmental safety.
4. Staff Management: Apportion and assign work amongst subordinate administrators, classified staff, and unclassified staff to ensure that the needs of all areas under responsibility are being met. Approve paid time off for all employees under supervision. Participate in the recruitment process to hire full-time and part-time staff. Analyze employee performance to develop performance evaluations and address performance issues for classified staff and administrators under responsibility. Engage in employee discipline as needed.
5. Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Of

1. Principles and practices of building maintenance, grounds keeping, the skilled trades and warehousing.
2. Methods, materials, tools and equipment used in building maintenance and grounds keeping.
3. Applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards governing building construction, maintenance, and grounds keeping.
4. Safety and safe working practices for building maintenance, and grounds keeping work.
5. Mandated reporting requirement for facilities, OSHA and related regulations.
6. Collective bargaining agreements.
7. Data gathering software.
8. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software.
9. General office software and equipment.

Skill To

1. Apply knowledge of the principles and practices of building maintenance, grounds keeping, the skilled trades and warehousing to determine methods for operation, develop cost estimates, and construction specifications.
2. Apply knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and equipment used in building maintenance and grounds keeping.
3. Ensure that proper safety protocols are in place, inform determinations of facility related services that are up for bid.
4. Apply knowledge of mandated reporting requirement such as, but not limited to, the five-year construction plan, scheduled maintenance plan, initial and final project proposals, and space inventory and funding submittals.
5. Use collective bargaining agreements to ensure compliance with negotiated language for all employees under supervision.
6. Use general ERP software and other information systems to monitor departmental budgets, gather reports, and approve use of departmental funds.
7. Use general office software and equipment to develop reports, aggregate data, and communicate with district staff and students.

Ability To

1. Maintain compliance with applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards governing building construction.
2. Effectively adhere to collective bargaining contracts in the supervision of classified staff.
3. Effectively analyze departmental operations to improve services.
4. Effectively meet reporting deadlines.
5. Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations related to construction and safety.
6. Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
7. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with district staff, students, and departmental visitors.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of a bachelor’s degree and/or eight (8) years’ experience working in construction, maintenance operations, or a related field; AND Must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Bilingual and Biliterate.
2. Related specialized training(s).

Other Requirements

1. Valid California Class C driver’s license.

Salary Placement

Management Salary Schedule Range 229. Initial salary placement will be determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources. Management employees typically advance one step on the salary schedule each year and have the potential to reach the current maximum step of $193,433.00 annually.

Foreign Transcripts

Transcripts issued outside the United States require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached with the application and submitted by the filing deadline. Here is a list of approved foreign degree evaluations services: http://www.ohlone.edu/org/hr/forms/docs/evaluationofforeigndegrees.pdf

District Statement

Founded in 1967, Ohlone College is named in honor of the early Ohlone People who inhabited the San Francisco Bay Area. Ohlone College is committed to providing a high-quality education to serve our diverse population of over 15,000 students per year. Ohlone College is nationally recognized for our Deaf Studies and Interpreter Preparation programs, and is widely known for our nursing, health sciences, liberal arts, biomedical science, and smart manufacturing programs. As a learning community, we embrace and champion inclusivity, integrity, student expression, global citizenship, and continuous improvement.

Ohlone College is one of the top-ranked community colleges in California, serving the cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City. Our campuses in Fremont and Newark are centrally located in the East Bay between San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. This region is known as a hub of innovation and economic activity, and home to some of the most advanced manufacturing, biomedical research, and clean energy companies in California, including Tesla, Meta, Seagate, and Lam Research.

The main campus in Fremont is located near Interstate 680 at the base of Mission Peak, just south of the historic Mission San Jose, and is the primary gateway to year-round hiking, biking, and hang gliding in the Mission Peak Regional Preserve. The Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology is located near Interstate 880 in a hub of new residential and commercial development. The two campuses are connected by shuttle to each other and the Warm Springs BART station, which offers convenient access to public transit throughout the Bay Area.

Vision Statement

Ohlone College will be known for inclusiveness, innovation, integrity, engagement, and exceptional student success.

Mission Statement

Ohlone College offers high quality educational and career pathways and personal enrichment courses to serve the diverse needs of all students and the community. Ohlone provides excellent instruction and support services, awards associate degrees and certificates, and promotes university transfer in an inclusive, equitable, and multicultural environment where student learning and achievement are paramount. Ohlone fosters innovation, encourages student expression, and promotes ethical behavior and global citizenship.

EEO Statement

The District is strongly committed to the principles of equal opportunity and to hiring qualified staff who reflect the diversity of our community. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, military and veteran status, pregnancy/childbirth/breastfeeding or related medical condition or any other protected basis in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. The college encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you have a disability and are in need of special services, equipment, or facilities in order to apply or interview for this opening, please call the Human Resources office at: [phone].

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon Governing Board approval. Employment with Ohlone Community College is not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements. All new employees are required to submit official transcripts, proof of freedom from tuberculosis. In addition, you will be required to provide identification and employment eligibility as outlined in the federal “Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986.” Pre-employment tests and/or medical examinations may be required. Ohlone Community College does not sponsor H1B visas. Employees must sign the Oath or Affiliation of Allegiance and submit fingerprints for CA Department of Justice clearance. Employees must be California residents on their date of hire and for the duration of their employment with Ohlone Community College District.

Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986

Applicants selected for positions will be required to provide identification and employment eligibility as outlined in the federal Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986.

*The District reserves the right to modify, rescind, or re-advertise this recruitment at any time