Director, Facilities Services

IFMA Orange County; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Irvine Administration is seeking a Director of Facilities Services to oversee maintenance programs, operations, and related services across multiple campus locations. The role includes P&L responsibility and direct management of building operations, transportation, janitorial, landscaping, and vendor services for affiliated campuses and HQ.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field (MBA preferred) and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in business, construction management, project management, engineering, or other related field.
• MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads and directs a wide range of facilities services functions including maintenance, operations, skilled trades, and utility services.
• Plans and coordinates preventative maintenance schedules and prioritizes repairs to minimize disruption of academic programs.
• Oversees servicing and corrective repair of maintenance equipment and vehicles.
• Reviews building conditions, furniture installations, finishes, and space utilization to ensure standards.
• Directs maintenance activities for all buildings to optimize labor, equipment efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Manages work order performance and data metrics with simplified systems for staff.
• Conducts facility audits to assess physical condition and determine service and equipment needs.
• Develops and implements programs to ensure efficient and cost-effective delivery of services and maintenance of facilities and grounds.
• Ensures quality assurance and continuous improvement of departmental operations and services.

Education

Bachelor degree in business, construction management, project management, engineering, or other related field

MBA preferred

Job description

Reporting to the Executive Director, Facilities and Asset Management in a multi-location, proprietary educational setting, the Director, Facilities Services is responsible for directing activities for the development, management and delivery of all maintenance and repair programs for campus facilities and related systems and equipment, and moves, additions and changes as they overlap with the Capital Projects team. The position also has profit and loss responsibility and provides direct management of all building operations and services, physical plant oversight including transportation services, janitorial functions, landscaping, parking services and other vendor services for American Career College, West Coast University and Corporate Headquarters/Shared Services.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Space and Infrastructure: Maintenance
• Leads and directs a wide-range of facilities services functions, including maintenance and maintenance-related construction (renewal, repair, or replacement of existing infrastructure), operations, skilled-trades, and utility services, and facilitates the integration and coordination of these functions to meet college/university specifications.
• Coordinates implementation of the facilities maintenance plan, which includes leading efforts to establish preventative maintenance schedules and prioritizing repair and maintenance work and projects to minimize disruption of academic programs.
• Oversees the scheduled servicing and corrective repair of maintenance equipment and vehicles.
• Regularly reviews building conditions, furniture installations, materials finishes, and space utilization to ensure that all buildings appear and perform to original construction standards and specifications.
• Directs maintenance activities for all buildings, ensuring the optimal level of labor, oversight, equipment efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Manages overall work order performance (tracking, data and metrics) through system development with a focus on simplified solutions for associates and employees.
• Conducts facility audits including inspections, reporting, and documenting results to assess and document physical condition of properties and to determine need and extent of service and equipment required.
• Space and Infrastructure: Operations
• Develops, modifies, and implements programs, including associated personnel, resources and materials, to ensure efficient and cost effective delivery of services and maintenance of physical buildings and grounds.
• Directs and participates in efforts to ensure quality assurance and continuous improvement of departmental operations and services.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in business, construction management, project management, engineering, or other related field required.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) preferred.
• Relevant industry certifications preferred.

Contact Information

Administration Irvine