Senior Director of Facilities & Maintenance

The Senior Director of Facilities and Maintenance provides strategic and operational leadership for the colleges physical plant including buildings housing grounds and related infrastructure. The role ensures a safe well-maintained compliant and attractive campus environment that supports the institutions academic residential and co-curricular mission.

Responsibilities:

I. Advance student success and institutional reputation by ensuring that campus environments are safe reliable and purposefully designed to support learning and living.

• Manage housing facilities operations including room turnover inspections work-order response and coordination with Residence Life/Student Affairs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable building fire/life-safety environmental ADA/Accessibility and occupational health and safety regulations; maintain required inspections records and certifications.
• Participate in emergency preparedness and response planning; develop and execute facilities-related contingency plans for severe weather utility failures and other emergencies.
• Oversee grounds care and exterior campus appearance including landscaping snow/ice removal pathways outdoor lighting athletic or recreation fields (if applicable) and exterior signage.

II. Leads efficient operations safeguarding institutional assets and implementing disciplined cost management strategies.

• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs for all campus facilities residence halls and grounds to maximize asset life and minimize downtime.
• Plan prioritize and oversee maintenance repair and small capital projects coordinating with contractors architects and engineers as needed.
• Develop manage and monitor departmental operating and capital budgets; prepare cost estimates prioritize needs and recommend short- and long-term facilities investments.
• Procure and manage contracts for facilities-related services (e.g. HVAC elevators life-safety systems waste removal pest control snow removal specialty trades).
• Promote energy management sustainability practices and efficient use of utilities; identify and implement projects that reduce operating costs and environmental impact.

III. Supports operational excellence through reliable systems responsive service and continuous improvement.

• Provide overall leadership and direction for facilities operations including building maintenance housing grounds custodial (if in scope) and building systems (mechanical electrical plumbing HVAC life safety).
• Lead supervise and develop a facilities team including hiring training scheduling performance management and fostering a service-oriented culture.
• Establish and monitor work-order and response protocols service standards and performance metrics to ensure timely high-quality facilities support to campus stakeholders.
• Collaborate with senior leadership on campus master planning space planning and long-range facilities strategies; provide facilities input into enrollment residential and academic planning.

• Progressively responsible experience in facilities management or maintenance operations preferably in higher education or a comparable multi-building campus environment.
• Demonstrated experience supervising trades and maintenance teams managing budgets and working with contractors and vendors.
• Knowledge of building systems construction methods codes and regulations safety standards and preventive maintenance practices.
• Strong leadership communication and customer-service skills; ability to work effectively with faculty staff students and external partners.
• Ability to respond to after-hours emergencies and participate in on-call rotation as needed.
• Class E Missouri Drivers License required.

Founded in 1833 Stephens College is the second-oldest womens college in the United States dedicated to providing innovative experiential and career-focused education across various disciplines. Located in Columbia Missouri Stephens College continues to be a leader in womens education fostering a community where students are empowered to lead innovate and excel. The college also provides flexible co-educational masters degrees and certificates for working professionals and is home to the co-educational Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Stephens College.

Ranked (over and over again) as one of the best college towns in America Columbia Missouri is home to 36000 college students and 118000 residents. Columbia conveniently located approximately 100 miles from both Kansas City and St. Louis has it all: big-time college sports film music and arts festivals a high-energy arts community amazing recreation and a great downtown with lots of places to eat shop snack and check out the latest bands. The Columbia community offers outstanding health care options as well as excellent educational opportunities for every level of student (including our own Childrens School).

Stephens offers an attractive benefits package that includes health insurance an Employee Assistance Program Supplemental Retirement Annuity Faculty/Staff Grants tuition waivers and tuition paid undergraduate classes for dependents. Full-time staff work 36 hours and are paid for 40!!

Be a part of this amazing community of innovative thinkers doers and dreamers.

Stephens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit and employ qualified personnel without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age disability or status as a veteran.