Facilities Operations Manager

The Facilities Operations Manager leads all ORAU Maintenance and Custodial Department operations, including planning and scheduling maintenance work, managing preventive maintenance programs, supervising staff and subcontractors, and overseeing service contracts and facility systems. This role ensures high-quality customer service, operational efficiency, safety compliance, and effective employee performance, training, and development.

What You Will Do

Provide overall leadership and direction of the Maintenance and Custodial Department. Plan, prioritize, and direct daily operations; allocate resources; manage staffing, recruitment, performance management, employee development, scheduling, and personnel actions. Oversee capital and GPP-funded projects, ensuring proper planning, budgeting, execution, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The candidate will have a broad knowledge of general building trades with a more in-depth knowledge of building mechanical and electrical systems. They will have extensive experience developing, planning, and coordinating building equipment and system repair projects and small-scale building related construction projects from conceptual stage through completion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Facility Management, Business Administration, Maintenance Technologies or related discipline
• 6-10 years of job-related experience
• Broad knowledge of general building trades with a more in-depth knowledge of building mechanical and electrical systems
• Extensive experience developing, planning, and coordinating building equipment and system repair projects and small-scale building related construction projects from conceptual stage through completion
• Thorough knowledge of building maintenance and both maintenance and construction safety regulations, PPE requirements, and accident prevention measures
• Outstanding leadership, interpersonal, and customer service skills with the ability to communicate easily and effectively with employees at all levels of the organization

Benefits

• Group Health insurance including: Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision
• Retirement plan contribution matching
• Disability insurance
• Group life insurance
• Travel Accident Insurance
• Section 125 reimbursement accounts
• Telework
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible work schedules or compressed work weeks
• Occupational Health and Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program