Summer Facilities Support/Grounds Maintenance Assistant

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in Bismarck, ND is seeking a Full-Time Facility Manager to oversee campus facilities, safety, and operations. The role includes managing maintenance, projects, and energy efficiency, with on-call availability as needed.

Responsibilities cover coordinating with contractors, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and creating a welcoming, functional environment for youth, staff, and visitors. Leadership and collaboration with leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
• Alternatively, two years of related experience and/or training.
• Ability to prepare routine reports and communicate effectively with employees, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Proficiency with common computer applications, including spreadsheets, word processing, databases, internet-based software, and inventory management systems.
• Demonstrated leadership, organizational, communication, and decision‑making skills.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing building maintenance, housekeeping, laundry, and groundskeeping operations.
• Managing facility projects, renovations, construction, and equipment installations.
• Monitoring building systems, including HVAC and lighting, and identifying opportunities for energy savings and waste reduction.
• Coordinating space planning, facility layouts, and building improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable safety, sanitation, security, and environmental regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Two years related experience

Job description

The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is unlike any place you have worked! We are a place of hope where troubled kids and their families find professional care, compassionate expertise, and new possibilities. In short, we help the kids no one else can—we help them find and become who they are.

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We are currently seeking a Full-Time Facility Manager for our Bismarck campus!

Shift: Full-time, Monday through Friday, with on-call availability as needed.

What You Will Do

Facility management involves multiple disciplines to ensure the functionality, safety, and efficiency of the Agency’s buildings, grounds, equipment, and facilities. The Facility Manager oversees the planning, maintenance, construction, and improvement of Agency facilities, including food services, the horse program, and the Honda program.

This position is responsible for ensuring all facilities meet applicable safety, sanitation, security, environmental, and life safety requirements while creating a safe, welcoming, and functional environment for youth, staff, and visitors.

Duties include:

Overseeing building maintenance, housekeeping, laundry, and groundskeeping operations.

Managing facility projects, renovations, construction, and equipment installations.

Monitoring building systems, including HVAC and lighting, and identifying opportunities for energy savings and waste reduction.

Coordinating space planning, facility layouts, and building improvements.

Ensuring compliance with applicable safety, sanitation, security, and environmental regulations.

Coordinating with contractors, utility providers, and regulatory agencies.

This role is essential in maintaining safe, efficient, and well-functioning facilities that support the Agency’s mission and the well‑being of everyone on campus.

Purpose

Develop and implement facility plans that support the current and future needs of the Agency.

Collaborate with staff and leadership to accomplish organizational goals and initiatives.

Caring

You create a warm, welcoming, and safe environment that gives dignity to the youth we serve.

Ensure facilities provide a safe, comfortable, and functional environment for youth, staff, and visitors.

Address facility concerns promptly and communicate important updates to staff and leadership.

Ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with established standards.

Foster a positive team environment through effective communication, supervision, and employee development.

Learning

You are always inventive and open-minded, exploring alternatives and encouraging new ideas.

Identify opportunities to improve facility operations, energy efficiency, and resource management.

Evaluate building systems and recommend improvements that support safety, sustainability, and cost effectiveness.

Stay informed about applicable safety standards, environmental regulations, and facility management practices.

Monitor construction and installation projects to ensure work meets established specifications and expectations.

Encourage collaboration, problem-solving, and innovative approaches to facility management.

Minimum Qualifications/Education

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, or two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to prepare routine reports and correspondence and communicate effectively with employees, contractors, and other stakeholders.

Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations and apply problem-solving skills to facility operations.

Proficiency with common computer applications, including spreadsheets, word processing, databases, internet-based software, and inventory management systems.

Demonstrated leadership, organizational, communication, and decision‑making skills.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

The position may occasionally require working outdoors and being exposed to varying weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The Facility Manager must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, including overseeing facility operations, conducting inspections, coordinating maintenance activities, and supervising staff. The ability to travel throughout Agency facilities and grounds as needed is required.