Location: Columbus, OH - Travel required to PA Facilities
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: Senior Manager / Director
About the Role
A growing multi-site organization is seeking a strategic, hands-on Director of Facilities to lead facility operations and construction projects across multiple locations. This role is ideal for a leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys solving operational challenges, and has strong experience managing vendors, facilities, and capital improvement projects from the owner's side.
The Director of Facilities will oversee daily facility operations while serving as the internal lead on construction, renovation, and expansion projects, driving timelines, budgets, compliance, and execution.
This position requires frequent travel throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio to support facility operations, oversee capital projects, manage vendors and contractors, and ensure consistency across multiple locations. Candidates should be comfortable spending a significant portion of their time in the field and traveling between sites as business needs dictate.
What You'll Do
Facilities Operations
- Oversee daily operations and maintenance across multiple facilities in multiple states
- Ensure building systems, safety standards, and compliance requirements are maintained
- Implement preventive maintenance programs and facility standards
- Support operational continuity and facility logistics across all locations
Construction & Project Management
- Lead construction, renovation, and facility improvement projects as the owner representative
- Develop project scopes, budgets, timelines, and execution plans
- Coordinate permitting, inspections, and project documentation
- Proactively identify risks, resolve issues, and keep projects moving forward
- Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to quality standards
- Source, negotiate, and manage relationships with vendors and contractors
- Hold vendors accountable for quality, timelines, and performance expectations
- Directly coordinate projects and vendors to maximize efficiency and minimize project delays
- Develop and manage facility operating and capital project budgets
- Oversee purchasing and procurement processes
- Track expenses and identify cost-saving opportunities
Compliance & Documentation
- Ensure facilities and projects remain compliant with applicable regulations and standards
- Maintain accurate facility records, permits, and project documentation
- Support audits, inspections, and compliance reviews
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Facilities Management, Engineering, or related field preferred (equivalent experience considered)
- 5-10+ years of facilities management and construction project management experience
- Experience overseeing multi-site, multi-state operations preferred
- Strong budgeting, vendor negotiation, and project leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive projects to completion
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to make a significant impact within a growing organization
- Collaborative leadership team and entrepreneurial environment
- Ability to lead facility operations and capital projects across multiple locations
- High level of autonomy, ownership, and visibility
- Opportunity to shape future growth initiatives and facility expansion projects