Senior Manager, New York Facilities

Company Description

Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit network of high-performing, public charter schools providing an outstanding K-12 education in historically under-resourced communities. We have proudly built schools that reflect our student population, with more than 60% of our teachers and staff across our network identifying as a person of color. Uncommon currently manages 53 schools serving more than 20,000 students in five cities: Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark and Rochester. We are proud that Uncommon graduates persist in and graduate from college at five times the rate of their peers nationally. We achieve this by offering strong academic, co-curricular, and social-emotional learning that prepares students for success in college and beyond.

Job Description

Uncommon Schools is seeking a dynamic individual to join our Real Estate and Facilities team as the Senior Manager, New York Facilities. This role presents an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring the excellence of our 21 buildings in New York City and our six buildings in Rochester, NY, by overseeing facility operations and contributing to our goals for outstanding facilities management and customer service. 

They will serve as the primary liaison with Directors of Operations and, in New York City, with the NYC Board of Education facilities managers. Key responsibilities include developing and implementing preventative maintenance programs, managing facility upkeep, and collaborating with Senior Real Estate and Facilities team members to oversee capital improvement budgets and projects. Over time, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop into an experienced project manager for capital projects.

Qualifications

• Ensure that all Uncommon facilities meet high standards of safety, efficiency, cleanliness, and reliability.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with counterparts in the New York City Department of Education (DOE), Regional Superintendents of Operations, school Operations personnel, third-party professionals, and contractors.
• Manage property management firms responsible for Uncommon's private facilities, ensuring prompt and thorough resolution of repair needs and adherence to cleanliness standards.
• Cultivate productive relationships with DOE facility teams, oversee day-to-day operations, and collaborate to expedite repairs and maintain cleanliness.
• Foster collaborative relationships with Uncommon Schools' Directors of Operations, Regional Superintendents of Operations, and the Home Office Real Estate team.
• Lead regular site meetings with Directors of Operations and represent Uncommon at co-located Building Council meetings.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for NYC project requests from Directors of Operations and facilitate project review meetings.
• Support submissions to the NYC DOE Office of Space Planning and Division of School Facilities for approval of capital projects.
• Actively participate in the implementation of larger capital projects and manage the bidding and award process for cleaning contracts.
• Oversee summer cleaning operations in collaboration with Directors of Operations.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of the building portfolio to support bid specification preparation and review.
• Represent the Senior Director, Network-Wide Facilities as needed.

Required Skills

• Minimum seven (7) years of experience with comprehensive knowledge of various facility systems and repairs, including plumbing, painting, carpentry, electrical, HVAC, and roof repair.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assistant-project-management-level coordination skills for capital and long-term projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Adobe Create Suite, with knowledge of AutoCAD and construction scheduling software preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel.
• Willingness to work weekends as required.

Additional Information

Our people are what make us uncommon. It’s important to us that our compensation practices align with our values and enhance our ability to attract and retain talent.  Our compensation philosophy is focused on equity and fairness, retaining our talented staff and valuing their expertise, and transparency and clarity.

Compensation for this position: The starting compensation for this role based in New York City is between $95,200 to $112,000 and generally, we expect that qualified candidates in this location will be made an offer between $95,200 and $100,800. The starting pay will depend on a va