Director of Facilities

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Director of Facilities

Elliot Park, Minneapolis

The mission of Catholic Charities Twin Cities is to serve those most in need and to advocate for justice in the community.

Our programs for children, families, and adults serve more than 35,000 people every year. As the need for our services grows, Catholic Charities is working to adapt and respond with strategies that prevent poverty, meet basic needs in times of crisis, and create pathways to greater stability.

WAGE RANGE: $100,000 -115,000

JOB SUMMARY: Catholic Charities seeks a detail-orientated and solution-focused people leader, who is compassionate, trauma-informed, and culturally aware to join us as our Director of Facilities.

This position provides key leadership to the agency’s facilities department and programs to ensure the effective operation and administration/interpretation of policies and procedures for users of the facilities. Provides direct or indirect supervision of the work of respective supervisors and staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Strategy and Planning (20%)

• Works closely with decision-makers to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective solutions for effective facilities management.
• Partners with senior leadership to strategically plan and execute facility expansions, shutdowns, moves and new construction efforts. Partners with legal and program staff to draft and negotiate facility lease agreements.
• Creates, implements and maintains department repair and capital improvement and capital equipment budgets. Establishes criteria for repair versus replacement. Examines energy consumption patterns to plan for long-term maintenance and modernization.

Building Management (30%)

• Develops, coordinates and administers preventive maintenance programs for all buildings and associated security and environmental control systems.
• Initiates and monitors appropriate procedures to quickly respond to facility-related issues that inconvenience staff and/ or routinely conducted operations.

Facility Services (30%)

• Assumes overall responsibility for security and custodial services for all facilities. Responsible for maintaining and updating as needed a comprehensive safety plan, a process for facilities opening and lock-down and an emergency notification procedure.
• Leads recycling, waste disposal efforts and implements processes and procedures for maintaining a safe working environment.

Vehicle Management (10%)

• Plans, directs, and coordinates the operation of vehicle maintenance and repair programs for agency- owned and leased vehicles.
• Plans and administers a preventive maintenance and vehicle replacement program for agency-owned and leased vehicles.

Customer Support (10%)

• Establishes service level commitments that meet organizational needs. Oversees the development and management of metrics for measuring the performance against commitments.
• Maintains regular written and in-person communications with organizational leadership and end users regarding pertinent facilities activities, including deliverables against service commitments.

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• Bachelor’s Degree with major in engineering, property management or related field preferred and five (5) years of relevant experience with similar operations.
• A minimum of seven (7) years’ relevant experience required without a degree.
• Advanced training in facilities and project management is highly desired.
• Demonstrated expertise in all areas of facilities and project management, staff supervision, and budget management necessary.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Must have experience using computerized maintenance management system.
• Proven success working with all levels in an organization.
• Capability to work with diverse populations required.
• Able to articulate a sound philosophy of management techniques and recognize teamwork concepts.
• Has the ability to work with diverse and/or low-income populations, including those who may be experiencing homelessness, unstable housing, and/or mental illness.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS