Director of Facilities Operations

SUNY Orange County Community College; City of Middletown (NY); On-site; USD 94,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Generous leave policy

Tuition Reimbursement

Retirement Plans

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Orange County Community College seeks a Director of Facilities Operations to lead day-to-day operations across multiple campuses, directing maintenance, building systems, custodial services, grounds, and seasonal operations. The role includes capital project oversight, budget management, and ensuring EH&S compliance.

This senior leadership role requires extensive facilities management experience, strong supervisory skills, and the ability to coordinate service delivery, capital projects, and

Qualifications

• Education as stated: Associate's Degree with 10 years' facilities experience or Bachelor's with 8 years' in facilities operations.
• Supervisory experience managing facilities, personnel and multiple operating functions.
• Valid New York State Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily Facilities operations across all College locations including maintenance and custodial services.
• Lead Facilities staff, staffing, performance management, training and labor relations.
• Oversee service delivery for work requests, moves, events, and campus services.
• Manage work-order/asset-management systems, maintenance programs, and performance standards.
• Plan and manage Campus Let projects and support the Facilities Master Plan.
• Oversee Facilities budget, procurement, contracts, vendors and expenditures.
• Ensure EH&S compliance, fire/life-safety, regulatory requirements and staff training.
• Direct emergency response and support college-wide emergency management.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Staff management

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Emergency management

Customer service excellence

Education

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Facilities Management Certification

Tools

CMMS

Asset management systems

Work-order systems

Job description

Director of Facilities Operations

The Director of Facilities Operations is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, management, and customer delivery functions of the Facilities department across all College campuses. The Director translates departmental strategy into daily execution by establishing priorities, directing personnel and resources, managing service performance, and ensuring that Facilities responds effectively to the needs of students, faculty, staff, and College programs. The Director oversees capital projects and Facilities Master Plan implementation under the direction of the Executive Director. The Director is responsible for Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and regulatory compliance, emergency management, sustainability initiatives, labor relations, and implementation of departmental policies and procedures.

Key responsibilities include:

• Direct and oversee daily Facilities operations across all College locations, including maintenance, building systems, utilities, custodial services, grounds, landscaping, and seasonal operations.


• Lead Facilities personnel and operations, including staffing, performance management, training, cross-training, and labor relations.


• Oversee Facilities customer service and delivery, ensuring work requests, building needs, moves, events, setups, and other campus services are effectively coordinated and completed.


• Manage work-order and asset-management systems, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, service standards, and operational performance.


• Plan and manage Campus Let projects and support capital projects, the Facilities Master Plan, and the integration of completed projects into ongoing operations.


• Manage the Facilities operating budget, procurement, contracts, vendors, and expenditures.


• Ensure compliance with environmental health and safety, fire/life-safety, regulatory, and other applicable requirements, including inspections, corrective actions, and staff training.


• Direct Facilities response to emergencies, outages, severe weather, utility failures, and other incidents, and support College emergency management activities.


• Oversee shuttle bus operations and Facilities support for events, moves, furniture, logistics, space transitions, and other campus needs.


• Develop and implement Facilities policies, procedures, service standards, and performance expectations; monitor operational and customer service metrics and support campus sustainability initiatives.


• Serve as an ex officio member of the College Safety & Security Committee.

Job Requirements:

• Education Required: Associate's Degree with 10 years' experience; or a Bachelor's Degree with 8 years' of demonstrated experience in facilities operations. Experience Required: Demonstrated supervisory experience managing facilities, personnel and multiple operational functions. Valid New York State Driver's License.


• Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics: Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field with progressively responsible experience in facilities operations, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Knowledge and experience with skilled trades, building systems and maintenance, custodial and grounds operations, project coordination, labor relations, work-order/asset-management systems, and contractor management. Facilities management experience in a higher education environment. Ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with supervising personnel, co-workers, all college employees and the public. Must be able to travel between the College's two campuses and other sites. Comprehensive working knowledge of institutional facilities operations and maintenance. Experience managing multiple operational departments and unionized personnel. Knowledge of preventive/predictive maintenance and computerized maintenance management (CMMS) and asset-management systems. Project Management and/or Facilities Management certification. Experience managing small and medium-sized renovation, repair, and Campus Let projects. Experience with contractor, vendor, purchasing, and operational budget management. Working knowledge of workplace safety, building, fire/life-safety, accessibility, and environmental requirements. Strong customer service and service-delivery orientation. Ability to manage competing priorities and make timely decisions during operational emergencies. Strong written, verbal, organizational and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information:

• Deadline for Applying: November 15, 2026


• Position begins January 2026


• Salary: $93,582.60 - 116,536.84 per annum. Commensurate with experience. This is a Staff & Chair Grade 90, 12 month position


• SUNY Orange offers a competitive benefits package which includes:Excellent low-cost health insuranceGenerous leave policy (including Winter and Spring Breaks)Tuition ReimbursementRetirement PlansRetiree Health InsuranceSupplemental Insurance Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible

Orange County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or any other category protected by law. The College adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in public institutions of higher education. Inquiries regarding this non-discrimination policy may be directed to: Iris Martinez-Davis, Civil Rights Compliance Officer, 115 South Street, Middletown NY 10940, [phone], [e-mail].