The Facilities Director intentionally fosters the YMCA cause-centered culture that is welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing and determined, with the goal of operating a clean, safe and aesthetically pleasing environment among the Countryside YMCA locations. This position provides oversight of all maintenance, housekeeping, and grounds programs and goals for all Countryside facilities, requiring a hospitality-focused individual with a positive and proactive attitude
Areas of Responsibility:
- Works in unison with the CEO in order to accomplish the YMCA’s mission and goals related to our facilities, housekeeping and grounds.
- Works with the Admin team to create and maintain a long-range property development and preventative maintenance plan which is in-line with the Countryside YMCA’s desired impact and strategic plan.
- Identifies and mitigates significant financial and operating risks and advises management of maintenance issues and projects as needed.
- Oversees the hiring, training and performance evaluations of Building and Grounds personnel; develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
- Serves as senior point of contact for vendors and/or contractors; requests and reviews bids, makes recommendations for selection based upon the project at hand.
- Works with Risk Management Committee and outside agencies such as fire, building depts., to ensure compliance with all local, state and federal regulations related to building and grounds; anticipates possible outcomes before taking action.
- Manages projects related to remodels, new construction, housekeeping and grounds.
- Oversees daily/weekly/monthly/yearly checklists and reports as required using national YMCA guidelines.
- Develops and oversees an annual plan to ensure the entire building and grounds are properly cleaned and all equipment is properly used, maintained, cleaned, and stored.
- Maintains a strong commitment to high level service and quality standards with the ability to maintain good working relationships with facility members and co-workers. Maintains open lines of communication between departments within the organization.
- Prepares annual department budget. Monitors and adjusts spending as needed to keep costs within budget guidelines. May develop an annual plan of capital projects, consistent with Countryside’s strategic plan and community needs.
- Assists maintenance, housekeeping and grounds staff in prioritization of daily tasks. Responds to all member and community inquiries and complaints in a timely manner.
- Monitors and inspects buildings and grounds to assure they are safe, environmentally healthy, energy efficient and structurally sound in accordance with local, state and federal guidelines.
- Serves as the primary liaison in collaboration with applicable program Directors, for the compliance, permitting and certification requirements, including all local, state and federal inspections, and other agencies having jurisdiction.
- Collaborates with Aquatics Director to assure all pool, steam and sauna systems a functioning as designed and provides assistance with scheduling complex repairs and replacements.
- Adheres to all policies and procedures of the Countryside YMCA
- Other duties as required by business necessity
Educational Background:
High School Diploma or equivalent. College degree in facility management or related field preferred.
Skills/Experience:
- Must pass a Criminal Background Check
- Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in facility management or closely related field
- 3 years’ prior experience in personnel supervision, scheduling, budget and project management
- Ability to organize and manage preventive and corrective facility management programs.
- Knowledge of fire, safety, building and health codes, permits and systems.
- Working knowledge of water, sewage, electrical and heating systems; road and vehicle maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, painting, construction planning and processes, land use management, recreational facilities, environmental services and landscaping.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and challenges simultaneously, in an environment with many distractions and deadlines.
- Computer literate with the ability to operate facility management software. Ability to read and interpret instructions, procedures, manuals, and other documents
- Knowledge of federal laws and regulations related to health and safety; ability to respond to safety and emergency situations and communicate via phone/text and person to person communication
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jan 7 2019
Active Until:
Feb 7 2019
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit