Director of Facilities Management

Number of Vacancies: 1

Area of Consideration: Open To The Public 

Position Status: Full-Time, Regular

Pay Plan, Series & Grade: DS0058/2B

Salary Range: $128,969.09 - $135,920.41

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Location: 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

Brief Description of Duties

The Director of Campus Services provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the University’s facilities operations, maintenance programs, and campus services functions. The role ensures safe, compliant, and efficient environments supporting the University’s mission while managing personnel, budgets, and infrastructure systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
 

1. Facilities Operations & Maintenance Oversight 
Provides executive leadership and strategic direction for the University's comprehensive facilities management and physical plant operations across all campuses. Directs the planning, organization, execution, and continuous improvement of maintenance, repair, custodial support, grounds coordination, and facility operations to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient learning and working environments. Establishes operational priorities, service level standards, and performance expectations while monitoring departmental productivity, customer service, and regulatory compliance.

2. Strategic Planning & Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Systems Management & Reliability 
Directs the University's comprehensive Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP), and Building Automation Systems (BAS) programs to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of critical campus infrastructure. Provides executive oversight of central utility plants, HVAC systems, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, emergency generators, electrical distribution systems, switchgear, transformers, domestic water systems, sanitary systems, fire protection systems, and associated infrastructure.

Develops campus-wide MEP standards, engineering guidelines, maintenance strategies, commissioning requirements, and reliability programs that improve equipment performance and extend asset life. Oversee preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance initiatives utilizing CMMS/IWMS technologies to optimize maintenance scheduling, asset tracking, and lifecycle planning.

Leads engineering assessments, root cause failure analyses, system diagnostics, equipment replacement planning, and infrastructure modernization initiatives. Collaborates with engineers, architects, commissioning agents, utility providers, and specialty consultants to improve system reliability, resiliency, sustainability, and energy efficiency.

Ensures compliance with applicable mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, environmental, OSHA, NFPA, ASHRAE, ICC, and District of Columbia codes, standards, and regulations.

3. Capital Projects, Asset Management & MEP Program Management 
Provides strategic leadership for the University's asset management and MEP capital renewal programs through long-range planning, infrastructure assessments, and lifecycle management. Develops comprehensive asset management strategies that prioritize deferred maintenance, capital renewal, infrastructure replacement, and operational risk reduction.

Coordinates with Capital Construction, Planning, Finance, Procurement, and external design professionals to ensure facility improvement projects align with institutional priorities, operational requirements, and available funding. Reviews engineering drawings, specifications, commissioning documents, and construction submittals to ensure technical compliance and operational compatibility.

Develops and maintains facility condition assessments, asset inventories, infrastructure replacement schedules, preventive maintenance standards, and capital improvement plans utilizing industry best practices. Monitors program performance through measurable KPIs including preventive maintenance completion rates, equipment reliability, deferred maintenance backlog, energy utilization, utility performance, Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and facility condition indices.

Supports sustainability initiatives, resiliency planning, and energy conservation efforts while identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce lifecycle costs.

4. Financial Management & Budget Oversight

Directs the financial planning and management of facilities operations, including the development, administration, and continuous monitoring of operating and capital budgets. Conducts detailed financial analysis to ensure responsible stewardship of resources and alignment of expenditures with strategic priorities. Identifies cost-saving opportunities, improves operational efficiencies, and ensures transparency in financial reporting. Collaborates with senior leadership to support budget development, funding requests, and long-term financial planning for infrastructure investments.

5. Leadership, Compliance, Emergency Response & Stakeholder Coordination 
Provides executive leadership and direction to a multidisciplinary workforce consisting of managers, supervisors, engineers, maintenance personnel, contractors, consultants, and technical specialists responsible for campus infrastructure and facilities operations. Establishes organizational goals, performance expectations, workforce development initiatives, succession planning, and employee accountability programs that foster a culture of safety, professionalism, customer service, and continuous improvement.

Serves as the University's executive lead for after-hours facilities emergencies involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, utility, environmental, and life safety systems. Provides executive oversight during emergency incidents by coordinating internal Facilities personnel, Public Safety, utility providers, emergency contractors, and University leadership to ensure rapid restoration of critical campus operations.

Develops emergency operating procedures, business continuity plans, disaster recovery protocols, and incident response strategies for critical infrastructure failures. Reviews after-action reports, conducts root cause analyses, and implements corrective actions to improve emergency preparedness and operational resilience.

Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, District, environmental, occupational safety, fire protection, accessibility, and University policies while serving as the principal Facilities representative to executive leadership, regulatory agencies, auditors, architects, engineers, utility companies, and campus stakeholders.

6. Other duties as assigned 

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 10+ years of facilities management experience. Five (5) years managing MEP infrastructure programs. Strong leadership, budgeting, and operational expertise required.

Information to Applicant

Collective Bargaining Unit (Union): This position is not part of the collective bargaining unit.  

Employment Benefits: Selectee will be eligible for health and life insurance, annual (vacation) and sick leave and will be covered under the University of the District of Columbia' s retirement plan (TIAA).

Equal Opportunity Employer: The District of Columbia Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical handicap, or political affiliation.

Notice of Non-Discrimination: In accordance with the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, D.C. Official Code, Section 2-1401.01 et. seq., (Act) the University of the District of Columbia does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived actual race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, marital status, personal appearance, genetic information, familial status, source of income, status as a victim of an intrafamily offense, place of residence or business,  or status as a covered veteran, as provided for and to the extent required by District and Federal statutes and regulations. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination which is also prohibited by the Act.  In addition, harassment based on any of the above protected categories is prohibited by the Act.  Discrimination in violation of the Act will not be tolerated.  Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.

Veterans Preference:  Applicants claiming veterans preference must submit official proof at the time of application.

Visa Sponsorship: At this time, the University of the District of Columbia does not provide sponsorship for visas (e.g. H-1B). This position is also ineligible for Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Residency Preference: A person applying for a position who is a bona fide District resident at the time of application for the position, may be awarded a 10-point residency preference over non-District applicants, unless the person declines the preference points. If selected, the person shall be required to present no less than 8 proofs of bona fide District residency on or before the effective date of the appointment and maintain such residency for 7 consecutive years from the effective date of the appointment. Failure to maintain bona fide District residency for the 7-year period will result in forfeiture of employment.

Drug-Free Workplace: Pursuant to the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, the individual selected to fill this position will, as a condition of employment, be required to notify his/her immediate supervisor, in writing, not later than five (5) days after conviction of any criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace.

Background Investigation: Employment with the University of the District of Columbia is contingent upon a satisfactory background investigation.  The determination of a "satisfactory background investigation" is made at the sole discretion of the University of the District of Columbia.  The University may refuse to hire a finalist, rescind an offer of employment to a finalist or review and may terminate the employment of a current employee based on the results of a background investigation.

Disposition of Resume: Resumes received outside the area of consideration and/or after the closing date will not be given consideration. You must resubmit your resume to receive consideration for any subsequent advertised position vacancies. For the purpose of employment, resumes are not considered job applications. Therefore, if selected for employment a UDC application will be required.

Job Offers: Official Job Offers are made by the University of the District of Columbia, Office of Human Resources only.

Contact Information:  All inquiries related to employment and job applications should be directed to UDC Office of Human Resources at (202) 274-5380.

The University of the District of Columbia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For a full version of the University’s EO Policy Statement, please visit: https://www.udc.edu/human-resources/equal-opportunity/ .