Director, Facilities Management

Family Dollar; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Dollar in Chesapeake, VA seeks a Director of Facilities Management to lead strategic facilities delivery for its store portfolio. The role sets standards, oversees budgets, vendor governance, and safety programs to ensure safe, cost-efficient store environments.

The position partners with Real Estate, Store Operations, Construction, Procurement, Finance, and Risk to drive continuous improvement across maintenance and capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, facilities management, engineering, or related discipline; or a high school diploma with at least 10 years of progressive facilities experience.
• At least five years of senior leadership experience with responsibility for teams, budgets, vendors, and service delivery.
• Experience leading facilities operations in a large, multi-site organization; retail experience preferred.
• Strong financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and contract negotiation.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25 percent and support after-hours incidents when required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year facilities strategy aligned with business priorities and portfolio needs.
• Lead end-to-end facilities service delivery across the store portfolio with standardized processes and training.
• Establish preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance programs to improve reliability and response speed.
• Set service-level expectations and manage escalations for critical issues.
• Partner with Real Estate, Store Ops, Construction, Procurement, Finance, Risk, and other functions to coordinate priorities and resolve cross-functional issues.
• Build a consistent operating model across facilities trades and regions with standard work and quality controls.
• Develop talent, succession plans, and a culture focused on safety and service quality.
• Manage budgets, forecast spending, justify variances, and provide financial reporting on performance and risk.

Skills

Leadership

Financial acumen

Analytical skills

Communication

Vendor management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/facilities management/engineering

High school diploma + 10 years facilities management experience

Tools

CMMS

Data analytics software

Job description

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Position Summary

The Director of Facilities Management leads facilities strategy and service delivery for the organization's portfolio of stores. This role integrates Store Support Center and field-based facilities teams to deliver safe, reliable, cost-effective, and consistent store environments. The Director establishes operating standards, preventive maintenance programs, vendor governance, escalation practices, and performance measures that support store operations and business objectives. The role is accountable for service quality, financial stewardship, team performance, compliance, and continuous improvement across planned, preventive, corrective, and emergency work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a multi-year facilities strategy aligned with business priorities, store operations, portfolio needs, and organizational growth.
• Lead end-to-end facilities service delivery across the store portfolio, integrating Store Support Center and field teams through common standards, processes, training, and technology.
• Establish preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance programs that improve asset reliability, store conditions, and speed of response.
• Set service-level expectations and lead escalation and exception management for critical or high-impact store issues.
• Partner with Real Estate, Store Operations, Construction, Procurement, Finance, Risk, and other functions to coordinate priorities and resolve cross-functional issues.

Team Leadership and Operating Model

• Lead, develop, and hold accountable Store Support Center and field facilities teams; define roles, decision rights, goals, and performance expectations.
• Build a consistent operating model across facilities trades and regions, including standard work, training, communication, and quality controls.
• Develop talent and succession plans and foster a responsive, service-oriented, safety-focused culture.

Financial and Asset Stewardship

• Develop and manage facilities operating budgets and forecasts; monitor spending, explain variances, identify cost-saving opportunities, and maintain service quality.
• Use asset condition, work-order, cost, and risk data to prioritize maintenance, repair, replacement, and capital recommendations.
• Provide leadership with clear reporting on financial performance, asset risk, service trends, and investment needs.

Vendor and Contract Management

• Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement to develop sourcing strategies, scopes of work, service levels, and vendor selection criteria.
• Lead vendor performance management through scorecards, business reviews, corrective action plans, contract compliance, and relationship governance.
• Evaluate service coverage, capacity, quality, risk, and total cost when selecting or recommending vendors for maintenance, repairs, and capital work.

Performance Improvement and Risk Management

• Establish key performance indicators for responsiveness, completion, quality, cost, preventive maintenance, customer satisfaction, and vendor performance.
• Implement management systems that capture, prioritize, route, and resolve high volumes of field requests; use performance data to identify root causes and improve outcomes.
• Ensure facilities programs and work practices comply with applicable laws, codes, safety requirements, company policies, and contractual obligations.
• Support emergency response, business continuity, and recovery activities affecting stores and facilities.
• Stay current on facilities management practices, technology, market conditions, and industry trends; translate relevant insights into practical improvements.
• Perform other duties consistent with the scope and level of the position.

Position Requirements

• Full-time, based in Chesapeake, Virginia.
• Ability to travel up to 25 percent, based on business needs.
• Availability to support escalated facilities incidents outside standard business hours when required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, facilities management, engineering, or a related discipline; or a high school diploma or GED with at least 10 years of progressively responsible facilities or property management experience.
• At least five years of senior leadership experience with responsibility for teams, budgets, vendors, and service delivery.
• Demonstrated experience leading facilities operations in a large, complex, multi-site organization; retail experience is preferred.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and contract negotiation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and remain effective under pressure.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using operational and financial data to improve performance.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, listening, facilitation, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and drive results across functions and organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading facilities operations for a geographically dispersed retail portfolio.
• Professional certification in facilities management, project management, or a related field.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems, work-order analytics, and vendor performance platforms.

Projected Salary Range: $140,000-157,500

Family Dollar is an equal opportunity employer and committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We are committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.