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The Director, Commonwealth Campus Facilities provides senior leadership, strategic direction, and administrative oversight for facilities operations across all Commonwealth Campus locations; is responsible for ensuring the effective planning, operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of campus facilities in alignment with institutional goals; oversees multiple Campus Facilities Managers and their teams, guiding the delivery of high-quality, compliant, safe, and cost-effective facilities services; integrates long-range strategic planning with day-to-day operational excellence, ensuring consistency in service delivery, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction across geographically dispersed campuses; serves as a key liaison with senior leadership, regulatory agencies, and internal stakeholders; plays a critical role in advancing organizational initiatives, including workforce development, capital planning, and continuous improvement.

• Develop and implement comprehensive strategic plans for Commonwealth Campus facilities operations aligned with University objectives
• Provide leadership in long-range facilities planning, including capital improvements, infrastructure renewal, and space utilization
• Advise senior leadership on facilities-related risks, opportunities, and resource allocation
• Lead major programmatic initiatives (e.g., safety, emergency preparedness, customer service excellence)
• Direct and oversee facilities operations across multiple campus locations through subordinate Campus Facilities Managers
• Ensure consistent, efficient, and high-quality delivery of maintenance, operations, and support services
• Establish performance metrics and monitor operational effectiveness across all assigned locations
• Oversee implementation and continuous evaluation of service delivery models and operational processes
• Develop, manage, and monitor operating and capital budgets for Commonwealth Campus facilities
• Ensure responsible fiscal stewardship, including forecasting, cost control, and resource optimization
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations for major projects and operational improvements
• Lead workforce planning, including staffing models, recruitment strategies, and succession planning
• Oversee hiring, performance management, training, and professional development for facilities staff
• Ensure implementation of human resources policies, collective bargaining agreements, and labor relations strategies
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning
• Ensure compliance with all applicable codes, regulations, and University policies; serve as primary liaison with regulatory agencies for code interpretation and compliance matters
• Oversee the development and implementation of safety programs and risk management practices
• Provide senior oversight and input into the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of facilities projects
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and construction professionals to ensure project alignment with operational needs
• Support lifecycle management of facilities assets
• Champion continuous quality improvement initiatives across all campus facilities operations
• Identify, develop, and implement process improvements and best practices
• Utilize data-driven approaches and industry methodologies to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency
• Oversee evaluation and refinement of processes to ensure achievement of quality and performance standards
• Build and maintain strong relationships with campus leadership, faculty, staff, students, and external partners
• Ensure responsiveness to customer needs and promote a high standard of service excellence

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 17
• Minimum – $150,204.00
• MidPoint – $191,544.00
• Maximum – $232,776.00