Director of Facilities and Maintenance

Chesterfield County Public Schools; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterfield County Public Schools seeks a Facilities and Maintenance Director to provide strategic leadership for a large, multi-disciplinary department. The role drives long-term facilities strategies, asset management, and capital planning to ensure safe, functional school buildings.

The Director oversees budgets, workforce planning, and performance measurement, coordinating with school leaders to address operational needs and maintain readiness for daily operations and emergencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in facilities management.
• Valid VA Driver’s License.
• Experience leading facilities operations in a large school division, local government, university, or comparable organization.
• Background investigations/tests including FBI/CPS/TB screening may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and executive leadership for CCPS Facilities and Maintenance.
• Develop long-term facilities management strategies aligned with educational priorities.
• Oversee major maintenance budgeting and capital project coordination.
• Lead and develop departmental managers, promote workforce planning and succession.
• Ensure compliance with building, environmental, safety regulations and contract management.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Facilities management

Budget planning

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree (preferred)

Job description

General Description

Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply – we would like for you to consider joining us. General Description: The Facilities and Maintenance Director provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Chesterfield County Public Schools’ (CCPS) Facilities and Maintenance Department, ensuring that school buildings are safe, functional, well-maintained, and suitable for students and staff. This position directs a large, multidisciplinary organization responsible for building maintenance, custodial services, major maintenance, preventative maintenance, building systems, warehouse operations, and related support services; leads the development and execution of long-term facilities management strategies that integrate asset management, infrastructure investment, operational performance, and organizational effectiveness, and maintains accountability for daily facility readiness and the timely resolution of conditions that may disrupt school operations. The Director serves as a senior advisor to the Chief Operations Officer, and works collaboratively across the Operations Division, maintaining strong relationships with school leadership to ensure coordinated planning, responsive service delivery, and effective resolution of facility concerns.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides strategic direction and executive leadership for the Department of Facilities and Maintenance, establishing organizational priorities, performance expectations, and accountability
• Develops and implements a comprehensive, long-term facilities management strategy, informed by facility condition assessments, asset lifecycle planning, preventative maintenance needs, and educational priorities
• Leads the planning, prioritization, budgeting, and execution of the division's major maintenance program, working closely with the Construction and Planning Departments to coordinate infrastructure investments, capital projects, and long-range facilities strategies
• Develops and administers departmental operating and major maintenance budgets, including multiyear financial planning and evaluation of infrastructure investment needs
• Leads and develops departmental managers and supervisors, establishing clear responsibilities, strengthening internal management capacity, and ensuring effective workforce planning, employee development, and succession planning
• Establishes management systems and performance measures to evaluate service delivery, facility conditions, resource utilization, project performance, and departmental effectiveness
• Ensures the daily operational readiness of school facilities by establishing effective systems for monitoring building conditions, identifying deficiencies before the start of the school day, and ensuring that issues affecting school operations are addressed promptly
• Maintains executive oversight of significant facility disruptions, ensuring timely communication, appropriate departmental response, and clear plans to restore building operations and support the timely opening or continued operation of schools; Remains accessible to division leadership during critical operational situations
• Establishes and oversees effective preventative maintenance, work-order management, building automation, energy management, custodial, and other facilities service programs to improve building reliability and operational efficiency
• Oversees contracted facilities services and ensures effective contract administration, regulatory compliance, and responsible management of public resources
• Ensures compliance with applicable building, environmental, occupational safety, and other regulatory requirements, including the management of facility-related environmental and infrastructure risks
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with the Construction, Safety and Security, Transportation, and Planning Departments to coordinate operational priorities, school readiness, and long-term facilities needs; Works collaboratively with school leadership directors, principals, and other key school division leaders to understand school-level needs, address operational concerns, and ensure facilities services effectively support teaching and learning
• Advises the Chief Operations Officer and other division leaders regarding facility conditions, operational risks, major maintenance priorities, and long-term infrastructure needs
• Performs other related duties as required

Budgetary Responsibility

The Director develops and manages the department's operating and major maintenance budgets, including utilities, contracted services, and infrastructure investments, and establishes multiyear funding priorities and monitors expenditures to ensure fiscal accountability and the effective stewardship of division resources.

Report Preparation

The position prepares and presents facilities management plans, major maintenance recommendations, financial reports, performance measures, and other information for the Chief Operations Officer, Superintendent, and School Board, as appropriate. Additional reports include timely assessments of facility readiness and operational conditions during emergencies.

Equipment Operation

Operates personal computer and basic office equipment.

Contacts

The Director maintains frequent contact with division leadership, school leadership directors, principals, employees, Chesterfield County government, regulatory agencies, contractors, consultants, and members of the public regarding facilities operations, infrastructure investments, and related matters.

Work Direction/Supervision

This position provides executive direction for all assigned Facilities and Maintenance functions through departmental managers and supervisors, and provides direct supervision to Assistant Directors and other personnel. The Director is responsible for establishing priorities, service standards, and performance expectations, and for coordinating with other departments and agencies to support school operations.

Decision Making

The Director exercises considerable independent judgment in directing departmental operations, allocating resources, evaluating risks, and recommending facilities investments. Decisions have significant implications for school operations, infrastructure conditions, financial resources, and organizational performance.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities

The Director develops and recommends divisionwide facilities management procedures and standards consistent with School Board policies and applicable regulations, and establishes departmental operating practices and accountability measures.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to use a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; and to hear, understand speech, and speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly at normal levels indoors and on the telephone. The employee must have the physical agility to lift up to 50 pounds, and to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead. Frequent movement throughout the division is required.

Work Environment

The employee regularly works in an office or school environment; the noise level varies from moderate to high. The employee may work near moving mechanical parts and be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals, and is occasionally exposed to hot or cold conditions and risk of electrical shock. Work may be performed outdoors.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Demonstrated knowledge of strategic facilities management, building maintenance operations, preventative maintenance, infrastructure asset management, major maintenance planning, financial management, public procurement, and applicable regulatory requirements. Demonstrated ability to lead a large and complex organization; to develop and implement long-term strategic plans; to establish effective management systems and performance expectations; to evaluate infrastructure conditions and investment priorities; and to manage significant operating and major maintenance budgets. Demonstrably strong organizational leadership, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, and the ability to exercise sound judgment, lead organizational improvement, develop effective management teams, and respond decisively to operational emergencies. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and financial matters to executive leadership, school administrators, employees, and other stakeholders.

Additional Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree. At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in facilities management, infrastructure management, maintenance operations, or a related field, including significant supervisory and management responsibilities. Valid VA Driver’s License: This position requires the incumbent to drive. In accordance with Policy 5431, an employee who occupies the position and is assigned a district-owned or leased motor vehicle will be subject to annual driving checks and must maintain acceptable records pursuant to the standards set forth in the policy. Preferred: Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in a related field. Experience leading facilities operations in a large school division, local government, university, or comparable institutional organization. Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation State Police Criminal History Investigation Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation Tuberculosis Screening/Test.

Compensation

Compensation $112,172.42 - $190,693.15

Hours

Hours Per Day 8 Days Per Year 260

Benefits

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status.

EEO Statement

Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

About Us

As one of the largest and most innovative school divisions in the nation, Chesterfield County Public Schools is committed to creating a better tomorrow through authentic and captivating learning experiences. With work guided by the values of equity, integrity, teamwork and ingenuity, we believe that a better tomorrow is created one student at a time. Through our strategic plan, Imagine Tomorrow, our focus is to create an infinite learner mindset while encouraging students and staff to exemplify personal responsibility and supportive relationships. We think our schools are pretty amazing, but we aren’t the only ones. Our award-winning school division – which includes six National Blue Ribbon Schools, seven National Title I Distinguished Schools and six Middle Schools to Watch – is often cited as the reason people choose to live and work here. Educators from outside of our school division routinely visit our nationally-recognized schools to learn more about what we are doing, how we are doing it and why we are doing it.

Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply – we would like for you to consider joining us. You have a choice to make, and we would like for you to choose Chesterfield.