Director, Facilities Management

Position: Director Facilities Management

Status: Full time permanent

Location: Ohio History Center Columbus OH

Salary: $per year

Benefits: Full benefits package including medical dental vision life and disability insurance retirement pension paid time off and holidays

Summary:

The Facilities Management Division Director leads the physical care improvement and visual interpretation of the statewide historic site system. Supervises Architectural Services Maintenance & Engineering and Design teams and ensures coordination between these teams and the rest of the organization. Aligns teams work with organizational goals and priorities; provides training and professional mentoring. Helps build and supervise divisions complex budget containing multiple funding sources including state operating and state capital funds. Collaborates with division staff Chief Historic Sites Officer other division directors on budgeting stakeholder engagement vision and planning for site infrastructure statewide. Engages with descendant communities and other key partners and stakeholders to guide site care and interpretation. This position requires strong leadership and diplomatic skills as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills. Position works primarily from the Ohio History Center in Columbus with frequent daily statewide travel.

Essential Functions:

• Builds and guides Facilities Management leadership team
• Ensures that team maintains protects and preserves historic resources in alignment with current best practices the SHPO and the Secretary of the Interiors Standards.
• Helps set strategy and direction for the organization by engaging with peers on OHIO Forum the organizations leadership team
• Works with managers in the Facilities Management Division to set strategy priorities and tactics for the division which align with the organizational priorities
• Cooperates with state offices academic institutions museums public history and community organizations and other potential institutional collaborators.
• Develops a team that works collaboratively across the organization and embodies the organizations Mission Vision and Core Values.
• Provides timely feedback and coaching and acts as a thought partner for department managers
• Works with department managers to create and manage the Facilities Management Divisions budget in alignment with organizational priorities

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in a relevant field PLUS over ten years relevant working experience.
• A minimum of five years of progressive management of fulltime staff.
• Preferred: Experience managing managers

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrated leadership in developing and implementing short and longrange plans consistent with an institutions strategic vision
• Demonstrated ability to oversee multiple programs and departments simultaneously evaluate situations and identify solutions quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects including planning setting timelines and completing deliverables utilizing project management processes
• Demonstrated ability to supervise managers and staff with an eye towards coaching and development goal setting and metrics analysis
• Experience setting tracking and analyzing metrics for complex programs with an eye toward continuous improvement and sustainability
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with staff and the public both orally and in writing particularly the ability to work diplomatically and effectively with colleagues and the ability to build and maintain partnerships and relationships.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Experience with creating and managing complex budgets from diverse funding streams
• Proficiency in various office software suites and virtual platforms including but not limited to Microsoft 365
• Effective organizational skills including attention to detail prioritizing and managing multiple tasks for yourself and your team and being accountable to the organization for said tasks.

Required Competencies

• Can locate and use resources to get things done orchestrates multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal uses resources effectively and efficiently and arranges information in a useful manner.
• Able to initiate work and delegate to managers and staff (either direct reports volunteers interns/apprentices project staff or contractors/vendors)
• Able to process organizationallevel information in a consistent manner and relay it effectively to Division staff simultaneously displaying adaptability when necessary.
• Intuitive and proactive in all levels of stakeholder identification relationship building and stewardship that support organizational and divisional goals and objectives.
• Willingness to investigate new ideas and implement changes to improve the outcomes of the Division.
• Able to make practical and prudent business decisions and connections for profitability (may be earned revenue grants state funds etc.)

Application Instructions:

Submit Resume/CV and professional cover letter through Ohio History Connection careers website: For questions or accommodations requests please email or call.

Ohio History Connection is an equal opportunity employer.