Outage & Facilities Coordination Lead (Utilities)

APPA - Leadership in Educational Facilities; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Getty seeks a Utility & Building Systems Outage Coordinator to plan, coordinate, and communicate outages across Getty facilities.

This role serves as the central point of contact between Capital Projects, contractors, in-house facilities staff, and the broader Getty community to ensure outages are properly scheduled, clearly communicated, and executed with minimal disruption to museum, gallery, and administrative operations.

Qualifications

• Thorough working knowledge of building utility systems (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC) and infrastructure coordination.
• Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholder groups, including contractors, facilities staff, project managers, and communications teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years in facilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all planned and emergency utility/building system outages with Getty stakeholders and affected parties.
• Develop and distribute clear outage notifications, including scope, affected systems, and timeline.
• Serve as the primary liaison between project managers, contractors, in-house facilities staff, Getty Communications, and utility reps.
• Maintain understanding of Getty's utility infrastructure to assess outage scope, impact, and risk.
• Track outage schedules and provide timely updates to stakeholders on changes or delays.
• Partner with Getty Communications to disseminate outage information across departments and public areas as needed.
• Identify conflicts with museum operations or events, elevating scheduling issues as needed.
• Maintain records/logs of past and upcoming outages for reference and reporting.
• Participate in project meetings to represent outage coordination needs and input on sequencing.

Skills

Utility systems knowledge

Stakeholder coordination

Written and verbal communication

Organization skills

Cross-department collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / construction management / facilities management or related field

Job description

Getty seeks a Utility & Building Systems Outage Coordinator to plan, coordinate, and communicate outages across Getty facilities.

This role serves as the central point of contact between Capital Projects, contractors, in-house facilities staff, and the broader Getty community to ensure outages are properly scheduled, clearly communicated, and executed with minimal disruption to museum, gallery, and administrative operations.