Director of Facilities

Position Overview : Reporting to the Vice President of Facilities, the Director of Facilities manage the day-to-day operations of Engineering, Electrical, Carpentry and Painting departments to ensure a safe environment for the entire WCD campus (Baird Center, Miller High Life Theatre and UWM Panther Arena. Also, along with the VP of Facilities manage capital projects.

Responsibilities :

• Maintain all physical aspects of the venue, including structure, heating and cooling equipment, electric boilers and hot water heaters, BAS (Metasys), kitchen equipment, fire systems, doors and locks, painting, flooring, walls, vertical transportation, and plumbing infrastructure.
• Oversee the use of and full utilization of a CMMS program (24 / 7 software) for work orders and preventive maintenance.
• Establish and execute process to maintain service contracts with service providers.
• Establish and execute process to maintain, repair, organize, and clean all building systems, tools, and related equipment.
• Read and interpret blueprints, event outlines, and multiple concert / live entertainment set ups to ensure direct reports are performing at the highest level for our clients and guests.
• Be forward thinking, with ability to provide solutions to problems on the fly, and into the future.
• Collaborate with VP of Facilities to prepare and maintain a five-year capital spending plan and assembles and coordinates the annual capital expenditure budget for approval by executive management.
• Manage and work with Chief’s to ensure staffing plans are in place to ensure a superior guest experience for all facility events.
• Oversee and manage department personnel including work allocation, training, promotion, enforcement of internal procedures and policies, problem resolution and job performance reviews.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance schedules, emergency procedures, safety and risk management policies in compliance with all corporate and governmental regulations.
• Investigate, analyze, and resolve operational problems and complaints. Conduct regular staff meetings to discuss procedures, problems, and policy changes.
• Oversee, schedule, and direct the electrical, engineer, carpentry and painting departments to ensure all day-to-day building services needs are being met.
• Be a mentor and team player, leading by example to work well with other departments, clients, vendors, and contractors.
• Manage the hiring, training, engagement, and discipline of full-time and part-time staff.
• Work with the VP of Facilities to create and maintain both capital and operating budgets.
• Active member of the Safety Committee and provide safety coordination for department.
• Continually find ways to be sustainable in energy consumption and budget.
• Exemplify the organization’s core values :   Be Bold, Be Proud, Be Experience Obsessed.
• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned by management, to ensure the effective utilization of the company’s resources and to ensure customer satisfaction.

Skills & Qualifications :

Education & Experience :

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts; in high precarious places and outside weather conditions. Employee may be occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, and crouch or crawl. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and drive a vehicle. The employee must be able to lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, and. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Specific hearing abilities required by this job include the ability to hear to be able to listen to a radio to respond to and deliver calls and instructions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.

Working Conditions :

Positioned Based in :  Milwaukee, WI

Travel Required :    Minimal Travel (

Position Type :   Exempt

Reports to :   Vice President of Facilities

Department : Facilities – Building Services