Facilities Operations Manager, Portland Campus

Job DetailsJob Location: Portland Campus - Portland, OR 97211Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $78,000.00 - $85,250.00 Salary/yearAbout the Oregon Humane Society 

Founded in 1868, Oregon Humane Society is the Northwest's oldest and largest animal welfare organization with one of the highest adoption rates in the nation. Through our mission of Creating a More Humane Society, we are working toward our vision of a world where all animals are treated with compassion, kindness and respect. With campuses in Portland and Salem, OHS is an Oregon-based nonprofit that relies on donor support for its adoption, education, medical and humane law enforcement programs. Visit oregonhumane.org for more information. 

 
The Team 

The Facilities team plays a crucial role in supporting all aspects of the Oregon Humane Society. Through cross departmental communications and interactions, the team ensures a safe and healthy environment for staff, volunteers, donors, the general public, and any and all vendors who find themselves on our ever-expanding campus. 

 

The Position 

The Facilities Operations Manager, Portland Campus is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, operation, and continuous improvement of facilities, custodial, grounds, and building systems across the Oregon Humane Society’s Portland campus and associated warehouse and rental properties. This role oversees a large, multidisciplinary team supporting multiple complex, high-use buildings and multiple ancillary properties, ensuring facilities are safe, compliant, functional, and supportive of OHS’s mission and operations. 

This role emphasizes people leadership, custodial and systems reliability, operational coordination, and risk management within a highly dynamic and technically complex campus environment. Partners with PMO to address deferred maintenance, improvements, and long-term facility needs through capital planning. 

Reporting to the Senior Director, Facilities, Capital Projects & PMO, this position serves as the senior on-site operational leader for facilities in Portland. The role emphasizes team leadership, training, performance management, vendor coordination, and execution of maintenance and operational plans, while partnering closely with the Senior Director on capital projects, risk management, and long-term planning. 

 

Eligible Benefits  

We are committed to creating a better future for pets, and we work hard to achieve our goals while offering a rewarding workplace including competitive benefit packages to our employees.    



Medical/Dental/Vision  





Paid Time Off + Sick Time + Holidays  





401(k) with employer match  





Professional Development Opportunities  





One free OHS adoption/ year  





Perks & Discounts 



 

Essential Responsibilities 

PERSONAL LEADERSHIP 



Consistently strives to exceed expectations; demonstrates flexibility, resilience, and the ability to maintain positive relationships and composure, even under difficult circumstances. 





Maintains high ethical standards, including exhibiting behaviors and actions that embrace and align to our organization and customer service values, while treating all people with respect and dignity.   





Demonstrates an awareness of their individual personal strengths and development needs, modeling non-defensive behavior and openness to feedback; builds a culture of feedback and learning. 



 

 

TEAM LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT 



Manage, support, and provide coaching feedback to team members, and create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence within their own team and embrace their role and responsibilities in advancing shared goals and priorities. 





Manage day-to-day implementation and support for key activities including coordination with other teams implementing complementary activities. 





Role model inclusive leadership, creating an environment where diverse viewpoints are welcomed and actively engaged. 





Support ongoing skill development and cross-training to ensure continuity of operations and coverage. 





Supervise facilities technicians and custodial staff; provide coaching, training, scheduling, and performance feedback. 



 

LEARNING 



Contribute to regular dialogue and accountability with the leadership team and across the organization to review progress and course correct, if necessary. 





Ensure data and insights to identify, understand and articulate the key inputs and metrics that tell the story of the organization/team strategy and its progress. 





Build appropriate feedback loops to see if we are meeting key milestones and if the impact planned is being felt across the organization. 



 

INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION 



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