Interim Associate Director of Facilities

About the role

South Seattle College is seeking an Interim Associate Director of Facilities. In this mission‑critical position you will oversee facility maintenance, grounds, custodial, and mail services, ensure compliance with health, life‑safety, and building codes, and recommend improvements for one of the Seattle Colleges campuses. You will directly supervise one electrician, two grounds staff, one painter, and one office supervisor, and you will have decision‑making authority for the Campus Services Department. As a campus leader you will nurture a customer‑responsive culture and productive relationships with staff, other departments, and external parties. The role reports to the Vice President of Administrative Services and works closely with Capital Projects staff. This interim position ends on June 30 2027 and requires 100 % in‑person work.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and assign maintenance, grounds, pest‑management, and custodial work using the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS); ensure assignments align with job classifications and handle cleaning chemicals, pesticides, and hazardous materials safely.
• Schedule and oversee inspections, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance on facilities, grounds, and associated equipment.
• Oversee preventive‑maintenance programs.
• Manage work‑order entry and completion in the CMMS for building systems and custodial equipment to enable performance‑metric analysis and reporting.
• Manage and oversee CMMS usage for all college departments.
• Oversee maintenance and repair of facilities, grounds, and equipment in compliance with policies, procedures, codes, and regulations.
• Oversee all college waste disposal—including recycling, compost/yard waste, refuse, hazardous‑material waste streams, manifests, SDS sheets, and reporting to authorities.
• Oversee college access control and key management in partnership with College Safety and Security and administrative leadership.
• Manage surplus equipment, furniture, and material storage and disposal according to Washington State requirements, in collaboration with the Purchasing office.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal environmental, health, and safety requirements, including staff training.
• Perform weekly facilities inspections to meet Department of Ecology, Labor, and Industry safety standards.
• Collaborate district‑wide on the development of plans, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Assist and attend meetings related to capital projects.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree OR two or more years of relevant, progressively responsible experience.
• Three or more years of progressively responsible experience in facilities maintenance, physical‑plant operation, construction, or environmental health and safety; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Previous experience supervising staff.
• Demonstrated organizational ability and effectiveness in collaborating with broad stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated cultural proficiency and ability to communicate and work effectively with people from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, gender, age, sexual‑orientation, socioeconomic, and ability backgrounds.
• Proven experience in training and conveying complex information to individual, small‑group, and large‑group audiences.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Valid Washington driver’s license at time of hire and throughout employment.
• Physical ability to exert, lift, and carry up to 25 lb; stand, walk, sit for long periods; kneel, squat, stoop; and traverse stairs.
• Ability to meet ADA/ADA physical‑setting requirements for the position.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Promotional opportunities
• Medical, dental, and retirement plans
• Paid sick and vacation leave
• Transportation benefits
• Tuition waivers
• PEBB wellness plan
• Washington State Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Professional development opportunities, including committee, workgroup, and affinity‑group involvement

Pay

Salary range $81,821 – $112,991 annually, based on experience; most candidates will be offered a salary in the $85,000 – $95,000 range.

Schedule

This is a full‑time, 100 % in‑person interim position ending June 30 2027.