Senior Manager of Projects & Contracts (Immediate)

Company Description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/.

Job Description

The Manager of Facilities Projects & Contracts is responsible for ensuring that all KIPP Texas students have access to clean, safe, and well-maintained facilities & grounds within one or more cities (“Regions”). The Manager of Facilities Projects & Contracts will report to the Director of Infrastructure & Capital Planning, State Facilities Services. The Manager of Facilities Projects & Contracts will be responsible for all facilities capital projects statewide, contract administration for all custodial and maintenance vendors, will partner directly with Construction for new builds and liaise with the Procurement Department to ensure that our financial practices are followed.  The Manager of Facilities Projects & Contracts will do this by developing and implementing scalable processes & systems for managing projects and vendor accountability, guiding the team towards efficiencies, and supporting day-to-day challenges while driving customer service excellence across KIPP Texas.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and document the facilities capital needs of all assigned facilities; making recommendations/decisions to prioritize expenditure as required 
• Coordinate with Facilities leadership team and Team Finance to plan execution of work per 30 year capital maintenance plan on an annual basis 
• Lead project management efforts for all facilities capital projects & support regional/campus operations for all major repair or replacement projects 
• Create and lead the annual process for aggregation, approval and prioritization of school improvement projects for existing buildings. 
• Serve as a ‘technical expert’ for regional & campus based facilities teams concerning repair & maintenance replacement issues, providing the necessary direction or ownership as required for resolution. 
• Attract, develop, qualify and monitor state/regional contractor/vendor base to support all facilities related operations 
• Manage facilities related annual contracts administration requirements and acts as the Procurement liaison
• Ensure that the proper financial controls are in place and are used for bidding, capital submission and work justification 
• Create, assist and support the greater facilities team by creating project plans implementing gantt charts and critical paths methods to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget 
• Collaborate with facilities service partners (custodial, maintenance, etc) to deliver high quality services per scope of work and contractual agreements
• Assist or liaise with members of the Construction team for all new builds 
• Develop strong relationships with Ops Leaders (Regional Directors of Facilities, Academics and SSP) by providing ongoing updates for projects, vendor performance and financial support 
• Execute CMMS related activities as they relate to capital projects or major repair updates 
• Coordinate with Sr. Coordinator, Facilities Services to assist with planning relocation activities as required  
• Travel as needed to KTX regions statewide 
• Take on additional roles and responsibilities as assigned 

Managing People

• Responsible for overall team management, performance reviews, and staff development with direct reports and in collaboration wit