Facilities Manager

About the role

The Facilities Manager oversees day-to-day facilities operations while shaping the long-term direction of the division. This role is ideal for someone who can balance hands-on operational understanding with strategic leadership, budget oversight, project coordination, and team development.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and evaluate facilities division activities, programs, and services.
• Lead staff with a focus on accountability, safety, customer service, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance programs, operational standards, procedures, and performance measures.
• Proactively inspect City facilities, equipment, building systems, and maintenance activities to identify and resolve issues before they escalate.
• Maintain facility condition assessments, asset inventories, replacement schedules, and long-range maintenance plans.
• Prepare and administer the division budget, monitor expenditures, and support fiscally responsible decision-making.
• Manage contracts for facility maintenance, janitorial services, construction, renovations, and professional services.
• Support capital improvement planning and long-range facility initiatives.
• Cook up facility-related emergency response needs, including power outages, building system failures, weather events, and urgent maintenance issues.

Requirements

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible managerial experience in facilities operations, maintenance management, construction management, project management, or a closely related field, including direct responsibility for budgeting, staffing, and operational planning.
• A minimum of four years of supervisory experience leading facilities, building, grounds, or aquatics maintenance teams, including hiring, performance management, and staff development.
• Experience managing contractors, vendors, maintenance programs, or capital projects from planning through completion.

Qualifications

• A minimum of an associate's degree in Facilities Management, Construction Management, Public Administration, Building Operations, or a closely related field.
• Knowledge of facility operations, maintenance methods, equipment, materials, and safety practices.
• Building systems, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, security, access control, and energy management systems.
• ADA accessibility, OSHA/WISHA, public building requirements, contract administration, and applicable codes and regulations.
• Budget development, procurement, fiscal monitoring, and recordkeeping.
• Preventative maintenance programs, asset management, facility assessments, and operational best practices.
• Capital planning, construction coordination, project management, and facility improvement processes.
• Leadership, supervision, employee development, and performance management.

Skills

• Strong technical knowledge.
• Sound judgment.
• A commitment to public service.

Benefits

• Health Coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• $75,000 City-paid basic life insurance.
• Retirement and Financial Security.
• Management Benefits.
• Time Off and Work-Life Balance.