Facilities Director

Job Description

Facilities Director

Full-time Position

In a world starving for Truth, Father Gabriel Richard High School (FGR) strives to deliver academic excellence in an authentically Catholic community. If you Love God, Love Others, Love Learning, Pursue Excellence, and want to use your gifts and talents to form intentional disciples of Jesus Christ, then we invite you to apply to be our Facilities Director.

Overview

The Facilities Director (FD) is responsible for ensuring Father Gabriel Richard High School (FGR) and its grounds are operationally efficient, clean, beautiful, and meeting the functional needs of its staff, faculty, students, and visitors. The FD manages and performs work necessary to maintain mechanical, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, remodeling, painting, communications, and special systems including repair of interior fixtures, furnishings, and equipment.

The qualified candidate will be an intentional disciple of Jesus Christ, with a strong work ethic, tons of initiative, a broad skillset in facilities management, and someone known to be a servant leader.

The FD reports directly to the Principal and provides direct oversight of FGR's facilities specialist and custodial staff.

Roles and Responsibilities

Management Responsibilities:

Provide daily supervision to the facilities specialist and custodial staff, ensuring a clean, safe, efficient, beautiful, and functional environment for our 120,000 square foot high school building and 40-acre grounds.

Develop and manage facility maintenance and/or custodial schedules, activities, and services.

Manage the prioritization and timely completion of requests made through FGR's facility ticket system.

Review daily work of the maintenance and custodial staff. Provide training, correction, mentorship, and direct assistance to staff, as needed.

Coordinate inspection, monitoring, and repair of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, communications, and special systems to determine cost effective repair or replacement.

Develop and maintain the capital and operational budgets for facilities.

Manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals and objectives for facility integrity and improvement.

Develop, recommend, and implement procedures to ensure that federal, state, and local building safety regulations are adhered to in the use and operation of assigned facilities; maintain MSDS sheets and other information; coordinate with OSHA on formal inspections of the facility.

Develop facility maintenance policies and procedures to ensure uniform, safe, and industry-accepted standards for maintenance performance.

Complete necessary administrative reports and records to ensure job requests, repairs, and maintenance work are adequately received, recorded, prioritized, and completed in a timely manner.

Ensure the timely and cost-effective ordering of supplies, equipment, and material; maintain inventory control and budgets.

Building Maintenance Responsibilities:

Prioritize and coordinate short and long-term facility renewal, building maintenance, preventative maintenance programs, and small construction projects.

Facilitate and manage contracted building, cleaning, and grounds maintenance services.

Complete moderate mechanical, carpentry, painting, plumbing, and electrical projects. Hire contractors to complete large, more technical projects.

Maintain building security, fire protection/alarm systems, and other specialized equipment. Support the Assistant Principal with staff and faculty trainings, including fire and safety drills.

Personally assist with:

snow removal (including early morning and weekends, when needed);

care and maintenance of athletic fields and grounds;

setup and cleanup of school activities and events; and

cleaning of the building when needed.

Safely and efficiently operate grounds equipment (e.g. compact tractors, commercial lawnmower, etc.).

Performs other duties as directed by the President or Principal.

Required Skills & Experience:

High school diploma; bachelor's degree strongly preferred.

Minimum of seven years' facilities management experience.

Minimum of three years' experience managing a team.

Significant experience sourcing contractors and managing vendor relations.

Skilled in:

carpentry and painting;

basic plumbing (fixture repair & replacement required);

basic electrical (fixture repair & replacement required);

mechanical systems;

small motor repair and maintenance; and

operating light grounds equipment.

Ability to read and understand building mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems blueprints and diagrams, security and surveillance systems, and hardware.

Ability to read and understand special systems technical programming manuals.

Strong project management, follow-up, organizational skills, and attention to detail.

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Fluent in English; proficient in Spanish, preferred.

Experience in a church or educational setting preferred.

Boiler Operators License or similar certifications preferred.

Possess a valid State Vehicle Operator's License.

Routine "on call" work and periodic evenings/weekends required.

Maintain fitness necessary for considerable physical activity such as standing, walking, kneeling, crouching/stooping/squatting, crawling, twisting, climbing, and lifting up to 50 lbs.

Actively supports the Mission, Vision, and Values of the Fr. Gabriel Richard High School and the Catholic faith.

Critical Qualities:

Intentional disciple of Jesus Christ who evidences values, integrity, and ethics consistent with the Catholic faith and Fr. Gabriel Richard High School;

Professional in demeanor;

Winsome personality, with a natural ability to connect with people and move them to action;

Solutions oriented and eager to accept and engage challenging situations;

Loves learning and is quick to learn new information and skills;

Exceptionally high level of honesty and integrity;

Self-starter with tons of initiative and follow through;

Sustained positive attitude; and

Highly organized and detail oriented.

Application Instructions:

Please email your cover letter, resume, statement of faith* and application to: fgroffice@fgrhs.org.

* The statement of faith should briefly explain your faith journey, your current place of worship, your spiritual disciplines, and any experience you have in spiritual leadership roles.

FGR Mission

Father Gabriel Richard High School, a Catholic school community, exists to build up the Body of

Christ through the intellectual and spiritual formation of its students. Rooted in the Catholic

intellectual tradition, FGR cultivates in each student a sense of awe in response to the beauty of

truth. Strengthened by the Sacraments, students are equipped to live at the service of others

through academic excellence, intentional discipleship, creativity and sportsmanship.

FGR Core Values

Love God.

". . . love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."

- Mk 12:30

Love Others.

"And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

- Mk 12:31

Love Learning.

". . . turning [our] ear to wisdom and applying [our] heart to understanding. . ."

- Prov 2:2

Pursue Excellence.

" . . . whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things."

- Phil 4:8

About the Employer

FGRHS is a comprehensive, co-educational Catholic high school located in Ann Arbor, MI, in the Diocese of Lansing.