Director of Facilities Management

The Director of Facilities Management is the leader of a dynamic organization that touches the entire College. The Director has considerable impact on the campus community and as such, maintains authority and must recognize the importance of a strong team to support the many functions this organization owns. The Director of FM is a vital position within the College and the incumbent must be a great communicator on all items that impact the campuses as well as a leader driven to.

• Oversees with the help of a management team, a large, complex organization with multiple functional disciplines/occupations. Manages a program, project, or initiative regardless of size, that has impact upon the campus. 
• Provides leadership and direction in all aspects of administering a facilities management department including strategic planning, capital project ownership, work control, environmental health and safety, customer focused programs, and maintenance and operational requirements.
• Responsible to direct the running of all HCC facilities, properties, and assets with a sense of urgency and best practice.
• Communicate with the college community to determine if their facilities related needs are being met and the quality of department services are to their satisfaction.
• Directs facilities planning and reporting, including participation in master plans and budget requests.
• Leads and assume accountability for all Facilities maintenance and operations functions, including Grounds, Custodial, Maintenance, Planning, and Project based support functions.
• Actively works with the College Facilities Managers to manage their performance, drive success and support campus initiatives.
• Responsible for the timely submittal and accurate preparation of the Educational Plant Surveys, Capital Improvement Programs and Project Priority List for the College.
• Directs College project document preparations for all Phases of construction, remodeling, and renovation, including review for program and Code compliance.
• Directs, actively manages and successfully delivers the coordination of all construction activities; manages project budgets, construction meetings, inspections; monitors project schedules making corrective recommendations; manages project close-out and coordinates issuance of Certificate of Occupancy.
• Designs, establishes, and maintains staffing and an organizational structure to effectively accomplish the department functions; recruits, employs, supervises and evaluates departmental staff; directs the implementation of management development, skills training, and safety.
• Actively drives continuous improvement to all Facilities areas,
• Ensure that all requests for services are addressed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Create a safe and efficient work environment that improves business performance and optimizes staff productivity.
• Manages, plans, and directs all HCC facilities operations to ensure support levels deliver on corporate needs and customer requirements.
• Prepares and manages departmental budgets.

Building Code Administrator and a Certified Building Official are preferred for this role.

If hired without the preferred certification's, Incumbent will have two (2) years to achieve this licensure and certification.

Bachelor's degree preferred in an engineering, construction or architectural field of study.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree and at least five years of prior-related work experience.

Closing Date: January 15, 2027. Applications must be submitted by January 14, 2027 at 11:59pm.

Hillsborough Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion among our applicants and employees is critical to our success as a community partner. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical/mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and military/veteran status. 

Preference will also be given to veterans and spouses who are eligible under the Veterans' Preference Law. At time of application, submittal of Form DD214 is the minimum requirement for veterans' preference claim.  Note:  Please upload your DD214 as an attachment as part of your application at the time of submission.  

The selected candidate identified for this position will be required to successfully complete a Level II criminal background check, which includes fingerprinting.  

Hillsborough Community College participates in the US E-Verify program.

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