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Emporia State University · 19 hours ago

Executive Director for Facilities

Emporia, KS

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$125K/yr - $150K/yr

7+ years exp

Emporia State University is transforming to build a bright future. The Executive Director for Facilities will lead and develop a comprehensive strategic plan to enhance campus physical infrastructure, ensuring a safe and healthy environment for the university community.

Higher Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the department of nearly 100 employees. Create a positive and proactive culture

Develop + set metrics-driven KPIs to improve space utilization, deferred maintenance and energy conservation

Take Emporia State to the next phase for facilities – creating the pathway for innovative, interdisciplinary space optimization. The most innovative university campus

Oversight and leadership of Campus Master Plan for physical infrastructure. Update annually

Part of university executive leadership team. Provide routine updates and make proactive recommendations for ongoing management and evolution for how the physical infrastructure supports the campus community

Perform continuous organizational improvement to facilities operations

Ensure compliance with environmental laws, rules, and regulations

Prepare and manage multiple budgets from various revenue sources. Ensure all expenses are in compliance with applicable policies

Provides a clean, healthy, and operational physical environment for all ESU community members

Work with campus community to address concerns related to infrastructure

Stay current with federal, state, local entities, boards, code, construction methods related to operational and planning for university physical infrastructure

Respond to, and, prepare documentation for information requests and required reports

Work with athletics, conference and scheduling and campus for event support

Qualification

Facilities ManagementStrategic PlanningLeadershipData-Driven Decision MakingBudget ManagementTalent DevelopmentCollaborationCommunication

Required

Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Construction, Administration, Architecture or a related field, as well as seven to ten years of higher education experience or ten to twelve years with construction, facilities services, or similar industries. A Master's Degree can substitute for experience

Demonstrated success in leading large organization to achieve organizational objectives

Superior leadership, collaborative and excellent talent development

Strategic, data-driven employee with proven track record of achieving goals, performance targets

Benefits

Health Insurance

Free Dental insurance for employees

Retirement through the Kansas Board of Regents

Paid parental leave

Up to 31 days paid vacation and holiday days

Tuition reduction and tuition assistance

Dependent tuition waiver

Company

Emporia State University

Emporia State University is a school in Emporia.

Founded in 1863

Emporia, Kansas, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.emporia.edu/

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