Director of Facilities

About the role

The Director of Facilities for Hamilton County will oversee the strategic planning, daily operations, and management of the County’s Facilities Department. Key responsibilities include leading the Facilities Management Team, managing capital projects, ensuring facility maintenance, and fostering a customer-focused culture.

Responsibilities

• Administers the daily operations of the department, emphasizing teamwork, information-sharing, and budgetary planning policies, procedures, and goals.
• Builds partnerships and fosters a customer-focused culture between the Facilities Department and the broader county organization.
• Determines staffing requirements, resolves staffing issues, facilitates employee retention practices, and supports succession planning.
• Establishes appropriate performance measures in line with industry standards and best practices for all department divisions and functions.
• Provides direction to ensure that all work complies with established policies, safety programs, and procedures and obtains certification under the Building Operator Certification Program, as required by ORC 123.001.
• Led the management of major capital projects, overseeing needs assessments, programming, project cost projections, public presentations, fund management, and schedules.
• Oversees facilities management services, ensuring the timely, cost-effective, customer-friendly, and professional maintenance of County buildings.
• Designs and implements systems of continuous improvement and internal controls to ensure that Facilities' operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, and financial and other management information is reliable.
• Oversees the County’s energy management program, developing energy conservation initiatives, tracking energy usage, securing energy-related grants and special funding, and coordinating the use and payment of gas and electric utilities.
• Provides input during collective bargaining negotiations, attends quarterly labor management meetings, and collaborates closely with the County’s human resources department to ensure compliance with collective bargaining agreements.
• Fosters respectful and positive relationships with County departments and agencies concerning the full breadth of Facilities’ services.
• Maintains various records and software programs related to project management and the Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS).
• Oversees the safety, quality control, and compliance systems within the department, ensuring that buildings, grounds, and power plants are maintained in a safe, clean, and secure manner that meets all OSHA and ADA requirements.
• Stays current on developments in facilities management by participating in relevant programs and organizations, attending conferences and seminars, and applying best practices to make informed decisions and recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, including but not limited to Mechanical Engineering, Business/Public Management, and/or Real Estate Management
• 5 years experience which indicates a thorough knowledge of building and grounds maintenance, security procedures, power plant operations, management, and a demonstrable ability to apply management principles to practical work situations
• In lieu of Bachelor's degree, 15 years of successful facilities management of commercial or public sector property may be acceptable if accompanied by completion of BOMA’s Real Property Administrator (RPA), Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA), Certified Facilities Manager (CFM), Certified Property Manager (CPM)
• Valid Driver's License issued in the state of residency
• Must pass a thorough criminal history screening

Hazardous Working Conditions

• May stand for long periods of time, lift heavy objects, and work in uncomfortably hot or cold environments, in awkward and cramped positions, or on ladders
• Could require working outdoors and be subject to inclement weather
• Lift up to 50 lbs without material handling device
• Able to use and wear personal protective equipment: half-face respirators/dust mask, safety glasses, body harness for fall protection, arc flash clothing level two protection (hard hat, Class 2 gloves/leather, face shield, neck protector, coveralls), fire rated long sleeve shirts, earplugs/muffs and hand protection
• Infrequent exposure to adverse environmental conditions, as well as some moderately loud noise from mechanical or electrical tools and equipment
• Some risk of injury due to exposure to possibly violent or short-tempered individuals

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Facilities Management, or related field. Public Leadership Certificate or similar course. Certified Project Manager (CPM)

How to Apply

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