Florida Facilities Lead for Campus Openings & Ops

Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc. is seeking a Senior Specialist, Florida Facilities to lead the on-site renovations and facilities operations across a growing portfolio of school campuses in Florida.

You will shape how facilities are designed, opened, and run, balancing construction needs with ongoing maintenance and safety requirements. The role requires strong collaboration with district partners, attention to wind and water readiness, life-safety compliance, and managing budgets and

Qualifications

• Seven or more years in facilities operations and renovation or construction delivery.
• Experience bringing a new or renovated facility from construction into stable operation, incl. commissioning and turnover.
• Experience delivering renovation inside occupied buildings with approvals.
• Practical knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, controls, life safety, security, accessibility.
• Ability to read and challenge drawings, specs, estimates, schedules, bids, and change orders.
• Command of project budgets, forecasting, procurement, change control, closeout, and warranty administration.
• Experience with public-sector partners and hurricane readiness is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent facilities requirements during design review and construction coordination.
• Coordinate with host-campus operations to keep occupied areas safe and usable.
• Drive permitting, district approvals, inspections, and life-safety milestones.
• Serve as on-site representative during construction with progress, safety, and schedule oversight.
• Build campus readiness plans covering vendors, inspections, utilities, and training.
• Lead commissioning, inspections, testing, turnover, and occupancy approvals.
• Own post-opening stabilization, defects, warranty claims, and contractor obligations.
• Maintain relationships with host district facilities teams and track obligations.
• Oversee facilities performance, preventive/corrective maintenance, and service contracts.
• Establish hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery procedures with partners.
• Develop repeatable playbooks for campus opening, turnover, and vendor management.

Skills

Facilities operations

Renovation/construction delivery

Commissioning/turnover

Budgeting/forecasting

Vendor management

Public-sector relationships

Documentation/compliance

Emergency/hurricane readiness

Tools

CCM

PMP

CFM

FMP

OSHA training

Job description

Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc. is seeking a Senior Specialist, Florida Facilities to lead the on-site renovations and facilities operations across a growing portfolio of school campuses in Florida.

You will shape how facilities are designed, opened, and run, balancing construction needs with ongoing maintenance and safety requirements. The role requires strong collaboration with district partners, attention to wind and water readiness, life-safety compliance, and managing budgets and