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Bucks County Community College · 1 day ago

Executive Director, Facilities Services

Newtown, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$85K/yr - $112K/yr

7+ years exp

Bucks County Community College is committed to serving its students and creating a dynamic campus culture. The Executive Director of Facility Services provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for all facilities management across multiple campuses, ensuring safe and sustainable environments that support the institution's mission.

Responsibilities

Lead long-range capital planning, renovation strategies, deferred maintenance reduction, and sustainability initiatives

Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership on facilities investment, risk management, and campus infrastructure

Represents Facilities Services and BCCC at meetings, events, and conferences. Participates in standing ad ad-hoc campus committees and working groups

Direct all day-to-day operations for buildings, grounds, utilities, custodial services, and maintenance across all campuses and satellite locations

Ensure optimal performance of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, life-safety, and building automation systems

Establish preventive and predictive maintenance programs to extend asset life and reduce emergency repairs

Oversee the College’s Facilities Management/Work Order System, including producing reports and analytical assessment and key performance indicators (KPIs) for Facilities Services

Lead planning, design, procurement, and construction of new buildings, renovations, and major infrastructure projects

Oversee architects, engineers, construction managers, and contractors

Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with all codes and institutional standards

Develop and manage renovation and repair projects from inception to completion

Develop and manage operating and capital budgets for facilities services

Track expenditures, control costs, and identify opportunities for efficiency and energy savings

Prepare operating and capital budgets, grant applications, and renovation and construction project documentation

Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal building, safety, environmental, and accessibility regulations (e.g., OSHA, ADA, fire/life safety)

Actively participate and support campus emergency preparedness related to facilities, utilities, and infrastructure resilience

Recruit, lead, develop, and mentor managerial, maintenance, and administrative staff

Foster a culture of service, accountability, safety, and continuous improvement

Support labor relations, training, and performance management

Proven track record of proactively managing conflict in the workplace, documenting coaching, performance improvement plans, and collaboration with Human Resources to quickly resolve employee behavioral or performance issues

Collaborate with academic leadership, student services, ITS, and Security and Safety to ensure facilities support institutional priorities

Serve as liaison with state, county, and township officials, utility providers, architects, regulatory agencies, and other outside entities

Qualification

Facilities ManagementCapital Project ManagementBudget DevelopmentRegulatory ComplianceStrategic PlanningConstruction ManagementHVAC Systems KnowledgeLeadership SkillsTeam DevelopmentCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingConflict Management

Required

Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, or a related field

Minimum of 7–10 years of progressively responsible facilities leadership, including supervision of staff and budgets, in areas of: design and management of capital projects, facilities and grounds operations and facilities maintenance; capital and space planning; construction project management, budget development and control, supervision of staff and inspection of construction and grounds. A combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis

Demonstrated knowledge of building systems, maintenance best practices, safety, and regulatory compliance

Comprehensive knowledge of buildings and equipment with ability to foresee problems and implement solutions

Experience in supervising and managing in a collective bargaining environment with union representation

Proven ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with all levels of College faculty, staff, and students

Proven ability to manage major construction or facilities projects on time and in budget, including development of comprehensive project budgets

Ability to read and interpret engineering/architectural drawings, renderings, bid and contract specifications, and project management reports

Knowledge of operating procedures for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, fire alarm, and energy management systems. Ability to write bid specifications and manage contracted services

Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments and to provide technical guidance and leadership to Facilities personnel

Experience developing scope of work documents (SOW), RFP, RFQ documents, as well as facilitating contract development and management

Ability to foster a cooperative and accountable work environment within the Facilities department and the university community and effectively developing and managing teams

Preferred

Ideal candidate will have facilities management experience across diverse facility types and Master's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business, or Public Administration

Experience in a higher education, community college, healthcare, or large public sector environment

Professional certifications including APPA-Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP), Certified Facilities Manager (CFM), Facilities Management Professional (FMP), or comparable credentials

Experience with capital improvement projects, public procurement, and project management over several simultaneous projects