Director of Facilities

Position Summary

Essential Functions

• Provide operational, strategic, and fiscal leadership and planning for all university facilities, grounds, transportation, and custodial needs.
• Lead and supervise the facilities department.
• Lead planning and design of campus spaces
• Diligently document and address personnel issues.
• Develop and implement ongoing professional growth plans for the Facilities staff.
• Ensure all aspects of Facilities comply with Dept of Public Health, OSHA, and other relevant regulations.
• Provide relevant safety training to all department technicians at least monthly.
• Ensure that maintenance and repairs are completed in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain a preventative maintenance plan and capital improvement program.
• Work proactively with other departments to identify and address issues.
• Manage contracts for outsourced functions.
• Prepare the annual operating and capital budgets and work within the approved budgets.
• Act as Owner’s Representative for construction projects.
• Manage maintenance and improvement projects
• Identify and implement ways of reducing energy costs.
• Maintain inventory control system for equipment and supplies.
• Maintain current drawings and engineering records describing facilities and grounds.
• Track record of working effectively with suppliers, contractors, customers, etc.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students and colleagues in a context of a Christian University, integrating your Christian faith into your role and responsibilities.
• Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Fresno Pacific University, affirm the FPU Faith Expectations (Download PDF reader), and support the ideals and practices articulated in "The Fresno Pacific Idea”
• Uphold and advance Fresno Pacific University’s commitment to Christ-centered higher education, holistic student development, and serving diverse communities.
• Complete tasks timely with work that is comprehensive, complete, and accurate
• Communicates clearly, listens attentively, and seeks to understand others
• Collaborates productively with colleagues of varying skillset
• Other job duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience in the building trades.
• Minimum four years’ supervisory experience in facilities or construction management in a facility of comparable scope and scale.
• Excellent knowledge and experience in a broad range of building trades, custodial practices, and grounds maintenance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, customer service orientation, ability to interact with colleagues and the public in an efficient and professional manner.
• Organizational capabilities, detail orientation, and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Track record of making good decisions promptly and with minimal direction.
• Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Possession of a valid California driver’s license, excellent driving record.
• Ability to work various shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays as required.

• Experience working in an educational institution.
• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience in the building trades.

• Indoors in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes part of the time.
• Frequent work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Frequent computer use at a workstation, up to eight hours per day.
• Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
• Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments.
• Public contact position requiring professional apparel, personal hygiene, and grooming.

• This position functions both indoors and outdoors
• Perform the following, with or without reasonable accommodation: stand, sit, kneel, stoop, reach, lift, grasp, finger, see (near and far) for reading and data analysis on a computer screen, hear and talk for ordinary conversation and telephone calls.
• Perform analytical and cognitive thinking and decision making.
• Approximately 50% of this position’s duties require use of a computer.
• Able to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Attendance and punctuality.
• Travel alone between campuses and properties.
• Based on the main campus of Fresno Pacific University.
• Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.

University Information

Reserving its rights as a religious institution, Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age or disability, or other classes protected by applicable law. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity, FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you should contact FPU’s Human Resources Department at hr@fresno.edu. As a religious institution, the University will administer the equal opportunity employment policy consistent with the Fresno Pacific University statement of faith, the FPU Idea and the University’s governance by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.