Director, Operations and Facilities Projects
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Department: Col of Engineering and Computing
Classification: Administrative Faculty
Job Category:Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type:FullTime
Work Schedule:Fulltime (1.0 FTE 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax Manassas Arlington
Workplace Type:On Site Required
Salary:Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check:Yes
About the Department:
The Deans Office oversees all educational research development and administrative activities within the College of Engineering and Computing. The Deans Office provides direction and structure and works with the associate and assistant deans department chairs and center directors. The office also works closely with other university departments and offices to include the Offices of the President and Provost.
George Mason University provides outstanding benefits to employees including but not limited to a generous number of holidays and tuition remission. More information is available athttps:// the Position:
The Director Operations and Facilities Projects leads the colleges activities related to facilities (office space instructional labs research labs and classrooms) and related operations across all campuses and remote sites. Serves as the focal point between the CEC Dean central administration principal investigators department chairs and research center directors for facilities matters. Represents the CEC for all issues related to the colleges facilities and operational activities. Advocates for the colleges facilities and operationsrelated interests with the larger university planning groups and external stakeholders. Serves as the primary point of contact for internal and external customers regarding space assignment utilization tracking and facilityrelated operations for the college.
Responsibilities:
CEC Space Allocation Planning and Reporting
Develops leads and implements strategies to increase the overall utilization and efficient distribution of CEC space to include offices and administrative areas college managed classrooms and labs research facilities and student areas.
- Identifies and optimizes space utilization by working with department chairs and directors noting complex and sometimes competing instructional and/or research needs as they relate to enrollment & research productivity;
- Negotiates coordinates and communicates decisions related to space assignments planning and requirements for CEC program needs to departments CEC senior leaders as well as central administration;
- Submits requests to the University Space Management Committee to support additional space needs of the college and develops the necessary supporting documentation for those requests;
- Manages and oversees updates to space assignments in the university space management database;
- Drafts responses to inquiries by the VPR Facilities Development Office or Government Relations in regards to research capacity space usage and specialty equipment; and
- Serves as CEC representative on the University Space Management Committee.
CEC Facilities Project Oversight and Management
Serves as the Facilities Project Leader for the college on numerous complex projects including new university buildings new college facilities and instructional and research renovations. Supports projects related to new equipment installations and associated facilities impacts.
- Partners with University Capital Planning on projects for new university buildings to include representing CEC on project leadership team and coordination of data gathering from CEC departments centers and programs. Advocates for CEC needs to support growth in students research and programs;
- Partners with CEC Department Chairs Center Directors Associate Deans and other senior leaders to identify facilities projects necessary to support the growing needs of the college for instructional research and student and administrative support spaces. Presents projects to college senior leadership for approval;
- Submits facilities project requests into the university project system and works with assigned facilities project manager to develop scope price and timeline for the project. Partners with project manager to see project through to completion; and
- Supports college and faculty with installation of new equipment to include identification of necessary facility infrastructure such as electric and data as well as partnering with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) to identify any additional safety considerations that need to be addressed.
CEC Building Operations Management
Provides management and oversight for building operations for any facilities assigned to the college across all Mason Campuses.
- Serves as lead in responding to routine facilities and operations to ensure smooth functioning of the colleges facilities. Works in partnership with facilities as necessary;
- Supports departmental and administrative space liaisons in entry of work order requests as necessary to address issues in college facilities;
- Serves as college approver for key and swipe access requests;
- Serves as CEC emergency contact for the university; and
- Documents and creates procedures related to CEC facilities and building operations.
Other Related Duties as Assigned
- Seeks out opportunities to improve operations and make recommendations for their implementation; and
- Willingness to take on additional work as needed particularly during peak times to ensure the smooth operation of the unit.
Required Qualifications:
- Masters/advanced degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Experience in the leadership and management of facilities planning and operations (at least 5 years);
- Experience in project planning and project management;
- Knowledge of space planning processes and procedures;
- Knowledge of building operations management processes and procedures;
- Sophisticated communication and interpersonal skills;
- Strong analytical planning and organization skills;
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision;
- Ability to utilize systems on a variety of platforms;
- Ability to collaborate with stakeholders who have diverse and conflicting interests; facilitate dialogue; then implement the decision; and
- Requires ability to travel to all three of Masons domestic campuses.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in facilities planning and operations in a university or higher education setting; and
- Knowledge of Research Space and Equipment Planning and Project Management.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration applicants must apply forDirector Operations and Facilities Projects at and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent with Resume for review.
Posting Open Date:March 20 2025
For Full Consideration Apply by:April 11 2025
Open Until Filled:Yes
A Force for Innovation in the Heart of Northern Virginias Technology Corridor
The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at George Mason University is a fastgrowing force for innovation in research and education. Ranked nationally in the top 100 in both undergraduate and graduate education the CEC enrolled a record high of 10933 students in fall 2023. The college has 34 undergraduate masters and doctoral degree programs including several firstinthenation offerings. Of its 320 fulltime faculty 93 are tenured 77 are tenuretrack 90 are term faculty and 60 are research faculty. As part of a nationally ranked research university CEC research teams expended $65 million in sponsored research awards in the past year and had projects with over $119 million in current and anticipated awards. The college stands out for its leading research in areas such as artificial intelligence data analytics engineering cybersecurity engineering biomedical imaging and devices healthcare autonomous systems 5G/Next G communications systems architectures computational biomedicine advanced materials and manufacturing sustainable infrastructure and more. The college encourages and supports multidisciplinary research and provides ample opportunity for faculty to work with other disciplines.
About the University and the Region
George Mason University is the largest and most diverse public research university in Virginia with an enrollment of more than 40000 students studying in over 200 degree programs. Mason is an innovative entrepreneurial institution with national distinction in a range of academic fields. It was classified as an R1 research institution in 2016 by the Carnegie Classifications of Institutes of Higher Education. The university has campuses in Fairfax Arlington and Prince William County. Its proximity to Washington D.C. provides unmatched geographical access to federal agencies and national laboratories. Northern Virginia is also home to one of the largest concentrations of hightech firms in the nation providing excellent opportunities for interaction with industry. The region is consistently rated as being among the best places to live in the country and has an outstanding local public school system.
About the Future
In conjunction with Amazons decision to establish a second headquarters in Northern Virginia the Commonwealth of Virginia announced a multiyear plan to invest in the growth of degree programs in computing. As a result Mason has committed to accelerate its plans to grow its capacity in computing and hightech fields. Among the universitys exciting initiatives are the launch of the Institute for Digital Innovationa university think tank and incubator to serve the digital economyand the expansion of Mason Square home to its Arlington facilities. In 2025 Fuse a new 355000 square foot building will open to students faculty and research teams. This netzero facility will house the Institute for Digital Innovation stateof theart classrooms labs and collaborative spaces. It will also include retail space and leasing opportunities for local businesses. These initiatives reflect hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment by Mason that will rapidly elevate the universitys already leading national position in computing and related areas.
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