Director of Facilities & Operations

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The Director of Facilities & Operations for Recreation & Wellbeing provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for all indoor and outdoor recreation facilities across campus including multiple large indoor complexes and nearly 60 acres of outdoor recreation space. This role directs a broad portfolio of service areas including indoor and outdoor maintenance custodial services audiovisual systems ice operations aquatics and facility operations to ensure safe high-quality and welcoming environments that support the wellbeing of the UWMadison community.

In this position the director establishes and implements custodial and maintenance standards oversees preventative and emergency repair programs and guides the planning and scheduling of maintenance remodeling and renovation activities. The role plays a key part in capital project support high-dollar repair initiatives and long-term facility planning collaborating closely with university and state architects engineers project managers and contractors. The director ensures compliance with workplace health and safety expectations manages unit budgets and maintains strong operational systems for work orders purchasing and grounds projects.

This position directly supervises two full-time staff members and provides leadership to more than 55 indirect full-time professionals and over 600 student employees. Through effective supervision relationship building and operational excellence the Director of Facilities & Operations ensures that Recreation & Wellbeings facilities meet the evolving needs of students staff and the broader campus community.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Develops priorities and implementation strategies for creating custodial and maintenance standards schedules and labor requirements for routine and emergency repairs housekeeping preventative maintenance programs grounds work warehouse functions renovations and capital improvement projects

• Determines and directs standards for routine and preventative work orders warehouse/purchasing tracking building and grounds projects and use of automated maintenance

• Exercises supervisory authority including hiring transferring suspending promoting managing conduct and performance discharging assigning rewarding disciplining and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Develops and fosters a working relationship with university and state professional architects and engineers project managers building construction superintendents and outside contractors while representing staff and residents

• Directs the planning and scheduling of building maintenance and remodeling activities incorporating operational requirements and priorities

• Develops and audits the unit budget

• Acts as the primary liaison between Recreation & Wellbeing and key institutional partners including Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) UW System and the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) ensuring clear communication coordinated project planning and alignment on construction renovation and major maintenance initiatives.

• Reviews work place health and safety expectations with employees and provides instruction as needed

• Represents the division in crossfunctional planning groups related to capital projects longrange facility planning sustainability initiatives emergency preparedness and campus infrastructure improvements.

• Serves as an active member on Recreation & Wellbeing Health & Wellbeing Student Affairs and campuswide committees contributing operational expertise and representing the divisions facility needs and priorities.

• Engages in strategic planning efforts for the division contributing datadriven insights on facility performance staffing models and longterm maintenance needs.

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Administration

Compensation:

Minimum$115000
The starting salary for this position is $115000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

In addition to salary this position offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous paid time off competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance tax-advantaged savings accounts and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits please see:

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Education:

Required: Masters degree in facilities management engineering architecture recreation administrationhigher education administrationpublic administration or a related field.

How to Apply:

Contact Information:

CameronTheisen

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