Executive Director of Facilities

Provides leadership and guidance in the development, administration, implementation, and coordination of custodial and maintenance services, and facilities services to other departments/schools. Specifically responsible for supporting the campus safety program and compliance implementation, and facilities planning. Provides necessary liaison between the Facilities Department and department heads/school deans and their units in problem resolution.

Pay: $85,000-95,000 per year

Location: Office location is East Chicago, but frequent travel to other campus locations in Crown Point and Gary will be required.

Position Reports to: Vice Chancellor for Administration/ Finance
Position Supervises: Assistant Director of Facilities and Maintenance Technicians

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing a system to identify and prioritize regional R&R projects and for developing a long-range R&R plan (5-10 years).

• Participates in the planning of long-term campus facilities needs including new leaseholds, new construction and cooperative or joint use facilities.

• Responsible for insuring compliance with State and College policies on advertising, bidding, and awarding construction contracts.

• Provides design and engineering support for campus projects and monitors the work in progress for these facility improvement projects.

• Responsible for preparing documentation needed at the campus and College wide levels to obtain facility improvement and new acquisition project approvals.

• Responsible for development of the physical plant budget and expenditure control of assigned funding.

• Responsible for calculating the Building Utilization efficiencies for all facilities for the campus and for reporting such information to regional and System’s Office personnel.

• Reviews and approves the requests for contract maintenance when a project is beyond the capabilities of departmental workforces.

• Safety and Building Access Campus Safety - oversees investigation and reporting of any departmental injuries, investigates and recommends corrections for safety hazards reported, monitors the campus safety plan, and initiates action to correct safety hazards observed.

• Establishes the departmental safety program to include compliance with OSHA standards, hazard communication, required record keeping, and training of Facilities staff.

• Responsible for fire programs in all buildings

• Staff Development and Supervision Conducts performance appraisals of staff directly supervised; approves performance appraisals and is responsible for monitoring performance of staff indirectly supervised. Ensures that all departmental job descriptions are updated annually.

• Provides training for staff in safety and correct maintenance and cleaning procedures

• Maintains employee records, approves time sheets, approves the recommended use of overtime and vacation, weekend, holiday, and special holidays coverage; monitors employee absenteeism.

• Conducts regularly scheduled staff meetings. Responsible for all discipline within the Department. Resolves conflicts through the chain of authority

Facilities Services

• Directs, supervises and evaluates the Asst. Director for Facilities and Maintenance Technicians

• Maintains contact with campus faculty and staff to evaluate conditions of their work areas and effectiveness of services provided by the Facilities Department

• Oversees campus-parking operations; shared responsibility with the Director of Campus Safety and Security.

We are looking for a candidate who is committed to an environment where team members feel valued, respected and supported. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to a workplace culture that recognizes and appreciates varied perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are seeking someone who is passionate about creating and maintaining a team dynamic that encourages open communication and mutual

respect.

Benefits Offered:

• No waiting period to enroll in benefits.

• Employer contribution to retirement plan.

• Excellent benefits, including voluntary benefits: medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, spouse/child life insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, identity theft protection, accidental injury and illness, and more!

• Paid time off: vacation, sick, volunteer, bereavement.

• Paid holidays: 9 days plus winter break between December 25th and January 1st.

• Free tuition at any Ivy Tech location for employee, spouse, and qualifying dependents.

• Tuition Ass