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Work Schedule:

Full-time, Monday -- Friday, 8:00am -- 5:00pm. Some evenings and weekends will be required.

General Description:

The Associate VP provides University-wide leadership and professional direction to a comprehensive facilities services department that includes maintenance, grounds, stage, cleaning, construction and sustainability. The Associate VP has four direct reports and provides leadership and a collaborative work environment for 60 Facilities Management personnel in meeting departmental goals and objectives. This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer & Vice President for Administrative Services. The Associate VP serves as part of the Administrative Services leadership team and takes the lead in all facility related emergency response events.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Establish goals, direction, and vision in conjunction with the University mission, to guide the Facilities Management Department, working collaboratively with other departments.
• Develop and manage multi-year operating budgets in all department service areas.
• Direct the development, implementation, and assessment of Facilities Management policies and operational procedures to address daily operations as well as predictive and preventative maintenance and to manage workloads and personnel. Coordinate the communication of operational procedures to the Facilities Management team and the campus community.
• Develop, assess, design and monitor a long-range plan to address deferred maintenance; provide prioritized recommendations for infrastructure projects to meet specific goals.
• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate members of the Facilities Management team. Provide and promote the professional development of team members to continually grow the efficacy of each individual and the department.
• Provide support for the university's disaster management program.
• Provide utility management and analysis for energy conservation and cost savings implementation.
• Serve as Facilities Management representative on University committees including the capital improvement, master plan, sustainability, Tree Campus USA, and parking committees.
• Serve as liaison to designated local community, government, and regulatory agencies and professional associations.
• Serve as an advisory member of the Real Property committee of the University Board of Regents.
• Provide technical consultation for PLU programming and events as requested.
• Perform other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Working knowledge of and experience in managing the functional areas of Facilities Management, including maintenance, grounds, stage, cleaning, construction and sustainability.

Ability to serve as an advocate for the need to expend funds to produce and maintain fully functional and esthetically pleasing facilities to provide a safe, healthy, and optimal learning environment.

Must be an excellent leader with strong work ethic, ability to build teams and effective relationships across organizational lines.

Proficient with computers, word processing, spreadsheets, work orders, Microsoft Project, and AutoCAD.

Strong and demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, able to adapt for target audience.

Ability to communicate complex facilities issues across campus community, increasing facility literacy among campus constituents and the strength and ability to communicate priorities tactfully.

Strong and demonstrated customer service orientation with ability to instill a similar attitude among the Facilities Services team.

Ability to manage relationships with internal and external partners.

Proven ability to work successfully with div