Associate Director of Facility Services

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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Facilities Assoc Dir (C)

Job Summary:

The Associate Director of Facility Services is a full-time role reporting to the Director of Facilities & Operations. This position is responsible for the comprehensive planning, development, implementation, supervision, fiscal management, and assessment of our facilities maintenance, grounds, custodial, and audio visual services to meet the needs of our campus community.

As a key member of the Leadership Team, the Associate Director plays a crucial role in ensuring small capital projects (up to $600,000) that enhance, maintain safety requirements, or improve efficiency of three indoor facilities (the Nicholas Recreation Center, the Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center, and Nielsen Tennis Stadium) and 60 acres of outdoor spaces are completed at a high level of quality.

The Associate Director will lead and support the professional development of three direct reports and 38 indirect reports.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Develops and fosters a working relationship with university and state professional architects and engineers, project managers, building construction superintendents, and outside contractors while representing staff and residents

• Provides operational and strategic guidance to staff

• Determines and directs standards for routine and preventative work orders, warehouse/purchasing tracking, building and grounds projects, and use of automated maintenance

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Develops priorities and implementation strategies for creating custodial and maintenance standards, schedules, and labor requirements for routine and emergency repairs, housekeeping, preventative maintenance programs, grounds work, warehouse functions, renovations, and capital improvement projects

• Reviews work place health and safety expectations with employees and provides instruction as needed

• Directs the planning and scheduling of building maintenance and remodeling activities, incorporating operational requirements and priorities

• Directs the security, custodial, grounds, recycling, repairs, maintenance, and utility services of facilities to ensure they meet the needs of the university and its employees

Department:

Facility Services

Compensation:

The minimum salary for the position is $87,000. The expected salary for this position ranges from $90,000 to $105,000.

In addition to salary, this position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see: 

https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years of full-time experience that includes a broad range of facility management and/or collegiate recreation experience

• Experience in project management and implementation

• Experience in developing and maintaining partnerships with external vendors and contractors

• Knowledge of facility maintenance and safety protocols

• Experience developing and managing budgets

• Ability to work collaboratively with leadership team members, colleagues, and campus partners

• Demonstrated and proven leadership skills

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Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years supervising full-time staff

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Additional Details:

• Typical working hours between 8:00am - 4:30pm. Some night and weekend hours may be required.

• This position is eligible for up to the equivalent of one work day remote. 

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Education:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred:

• Master's Degree

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, select either “I am a current employee” or “I am not a current employee” under Apply Now. You will then be prompted to upload your application materials.

The application has only one attachment field. Upload all required documents in that field, either as a single combined file or as multiple files in the same upload area.

Upload required documents:

• Cover letter

• Resume

References will be requested from final candidates.

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. If you are selected for this position, you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

Contact Information:

Cameron Theisen, [email protected]

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website.

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