Facilities Manager, Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); Híbrido; USD 86.000 - 105.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection at Stanford University invite applications for a Facilities Manager on the Stanford campus. The role supports operations, maintenance, repair, inventory tracking, and refurbishing of the physical environment and building systems.

Reporting to the Deputy Director, you will oversee one direct report and coordinate with Cantor and Anderson teams, contractors, and vendors to ensure safe, functional spaces.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree and three years related, demonstrated facilities management experience or equivalent.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities within the department.
• Basic knowledge of building engineering (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, lighting controls).
• Analytical skills to track space, equipment, and financial data.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to interpret planning documents, drawings, and reports.
• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Airtable, etc.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as operations/maintenance point of contact for Cantor and Anderson; manage work orders and budgets.
• Coordinate routine maintenance and renovations with vendors and internal teams.
• Contribute to strategic management and long-range financial planning.
• Coordinate communications services and provide updates to building occupants.
• Supervise one direct report supporting daily operations and building systems.

Conocimientos

Facilities management

Building engineering basics

Analytical skills

Project coordination

Budgeting & planning

Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint,

Educación

Bachelor's degree and 3+ years facilities management experience

Descripción del empleo

Work Arrangement: Please note that this position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered a hybrid role with a minimum of 4 days per week on campus. This position requires 24-hour response availability, seven days per week for emergency situations, and some night and weekend work.

Budgeted Salary: The expected pay range for this position is $86,165 - $105,000 per annum.

Stanford University is one of the world’s premier academic and research institutions, devoting tremendous intellectual and physical resources toward the betterment of humanity. As a major Silicon Valley employer, Stanford seeks people committed to excellence and improving our world. The university is committed to supporting its employees as they develop their careers and enrich their lives. Stanford’s future success will be shaped by its diverse perspectives, unique experiences, and inclusive culture.

Serving the Stanford University campus, the Bay Area community, and visitors from around the world, the Cantor Arts Center provides an outstanding cultural experience for visitors of all ages and a growing online audience of scholars. The Cantor’s encyclopedic collection spans 5,000 years and includes more than 40,000 works of art from around the globe. An established resource for teaching and research on campus, the Cantor offers free admission and programs year-round. It is consistently one of the most visited university museums in the U.S.

The Anderson Collection at Stanford University is an extraordinary collection of modern and contemporary American paintings and sculpture located next door to the Cantor. Since its opening in 2014 the museum has become a home to thousands of students, faculty, staff, and community members who find inspiration and respite in its galleries. Built on generosity and a culture of invitation, it is a place that invites anyone to have a personal experience with 20th and 21st century American art from icons including Richard Diebenkorn, Helen Frankenthaler, Agnes Martin, Jackson Pollock, Martin Puryear, Mark Rothko, and Mary Weatherford, while special exhibitions feature new works by artists whose practices address significant issues of our time.

It is an exciting time to join the Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection as we build capacity to achieve the museums’ goals within an equitable, collaborative, and creative work environment.

Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Facilities Manager will work closely with the Cantor and Anderson teams to manage and support the two museums. The position must maintain respectful relationships with a wide range of colleagues and vendors while practicing sound judgment and decision making, effective written and oral communications, strong attention to detail, and flexibility in understanding of facilities functionality. The Facilities Manager will coordinate solutions, working independently, solely supporting the operations, maintenance, repair, upkeep, inventory tracking, and refurbishing activities related to the physical environment and building systems of the university.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as property operations / maintenance point of contact for facilities' issues at Cantor and Anderson; initiate work requests, monitor completion; manage maintenance and renovations budget; coordinate and monitor routine maintenance services completion (trash, utilities, custodial, pest control, long-term preservation, inspections, grounds, landscapes, alarms, systems & equipment), suggest metrics, monitor and report related trends.
• Participate in department/unit strategic management, including making recommendations involving short-term planning for facility-type projects and for longer-range programs/projects; providing input into long-range financial, budgeting, and programmatic planning and development; providing input into the development of policies and procedures; interpret and manage policies and procedures for assigned area.
• Complete project coordination by: performing the assigned tasks within department projects; acting as a project coordinator/liaison; and overseeing and executing projects (limited to small, local projects), including their organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation.
• Coordinate communications services (network administration, desktop support, primary troubleshooting, and telephony liaison); provide updates, alerts, notifications to building occupants, including websites, phones; and oversee mailing services, shipping and delivery.
• Supervise one (1) direct report that supports daily operations, the physical environment, and building systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and three years related, demonstrated facilities management experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing priorities as affected by department needs.
• Basic knowledge of building engineering (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, lighting controls).
• Analytical skills to analyze and track complex space, equipment, and financial data.
• Ability to coordinate and manage multiple projects with competing priorities, meet deadlines and project plans with short- and long-term end dates.
• Ability to interpret planning specifications, documents, working drawings, and related reports.
• Working knowledge of applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Airtable, etc.

Certifications and Licenses:

• Valid California Non-commercial Driver's License.

Physical Requirements:

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Frequently sitting.
• Occasionally climb (ladders, scaffolds, or other), twist/bend/stoop/squat, reach/work above shoulders, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, use a telephone, writing by hand, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 20 pounds
• Rarely; kneel/crawl, grasp forcefully, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh >40 pounds.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a California Non-commercial Class license and drive day or night.

Working Conditions:

• May be exposed to noise > 80dB TWA.
• May work at heights 4 to 10 ft.