Director, District Operations and Maintenance

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Director, District Operations and Maintenance at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

Essential functions (job duties):

JOB PURPOSE

The Director, Regional Operations and Maintenance (RD) will be responsible for the customer satisfaction, budget oversight, and preventative maintenance management oversight of approximately 50% of the campus physical facilities environment, comprised of four districts. The RD will manage a group of direct reports consisting of three Associate Directors, District Operations & Maintenance and work closely with the Facilities O&M Central Services Director for contracts, procurement, and preventative maintenance capital planning.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

(Essential functions are the primary duties/major job responsibilities that an employee must be able to perform,

with or without reasonable accommodation.

Review the scope of work and perform field walk-downs to ensure a high level of safety, training and job plan compliance are met within district teams.

Coach, motivate and lead teams to achieve high preventative maintenance success with the objective of 65% or greater planned weekly assignments Oversee and supervise staff including hire, train, direct daily activities, discipline and complete employment evaluations.

Provide necessary review and coordination to ensure districts have an appropriate balance of the right skilled technicians on each team that contributes to high preventative maintenance achievement and minimal subcontract expense.

Track O&M costs by building, district and region, against annual budgets. Develop strategic costs cash-flow expense projections and savings plans to ensure target budget compliance, monthly.

Ensure strategic contract resources, track costs against regional/district budgets, and develop reporting for senior leadership P&L and efficiency tracking, monthly.

Review backlog reports and coordinate recovery plans, develop reports for senior leadership, monthly.

Monitor and coach weekly core meeting with Schedulers, Planners and Associate Directors for districts. Responsible for utilizing the Performance Excellence process.

Other duties as assigned.

Unique duties:

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education : Bachelor's degree

Minimally a four-year technical degree in Business Operations Management, Industrial Management, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is required. An advanced degree in business management and/or a licensed professional in mechanical, electrical or skilled trades is preferred.

Experience Expert (established subject matter expert, 7+ years experience)

Minimum 8 - 10 years or greater, managing profit and loss operating budgets for a large facilities owner with multiple complex infrastructure and construction types. Experienced at the coordination of technical field service activities in construction or operational services markets. Functional knowledge and experience with CMMS (TMA Systems, preferred). Detailed understanding of a physical plant operation and maintenance. Ideally, trained and experienced in industrial/commercial electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic applications.

Preferred qualifications:

School/College/Division:

H42 - Facilities Plan & Manage

Primary department:

H4241 - Facilities Operations Zone 1

Employment type:

• Regular Employee
• Job type: Full Time
• Job category: Staff/Administrative

Funding/salary information:

• Compensation type: Annual Salary
• Hourly rate:
• Salary minimum:
• Salary hire maximum: $149,666

Working conditions:

In general, environmentally controlled spaces and analytical office settings. Requires work in various plant conditions to develop a scope and execute field surveys. Some processes within the facility are highly reliant on machinery and other processing equipment and, as a result, noise levels may reach or exceed 85 decibels and require the use of hearing protection for most of the work shift. Outside temperature ranging from below freezing to exceed 100 degrees based on the season. May also have exposure to inclement weather conditions including, but not limited to, rain and wind.

Job openings:

• Number of openings: 1
• Reposted position: No
• Reposted reason: None (New Requisition)
• Prior posting/requisition number:

Background check requirements:

University policy requires certain persons who are offered employment to undergo a background check, including a criminal history check, before starting work. If you are offered employment, the university will inform you if a background check is required.