Director of Operations, Facilities & AI Innovation

Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Easterseals Chicago & Rockford Regions (ECR) seeks a Director of Operations to lead facilities, safety, risk management, and operational infrastructure across multiple locations. You will partner with program leaders to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient environments that support growth and mission impact.

Responsibilities include overseeing facilities teams, developing preventive maintenance, lease management, insurance coordination, and exploring AI-driven process improvements while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Public Administration, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of Facilities Team across all agency locations.
• Develop and implement professional development and growth plans for Facilities staff.
• Facilitate cross-training to ensure continuity of operations.
• Lead preventive maintenance programs for owned and leased facilities.
• Maintain facilities systems to industry best practices and compliance.
• Oversee renovations, capital projects, and lease management.
• Drive AI-enabled process improvements while ensuring safety, security and regulatory compliance.
• Prepare operational metrics and reporting for leadership.
• Support grants and budget information related to facilities projects.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Project management

Facilities management

Risk management

Safety program development

Budgeting

Contract negotiation

Data reporting

AI/process automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Facilities/Operations/Business

Tools

MS 365

Job description

Easterseals Chicago & Rockford Regions (ECR) seeks a Director of Operations to lead facilities, safety, risk management, and operational infrastructure across multiple locations. You will partner with program leaders to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient environments that support growth and mission impact.

Responsibilities include overseeing facilities teams, developing preventive maintenance, lease management, insurance coordination, and exploring AI-driven process improvements while