Regional Director of Facilities

Job Details

Job Location:

ATLANTA, GA 30326 Position Type:
Full Time Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year

The Regional Director of Facilities provides hands-on operational support and oversight for maintenance and physical plant operations across assigned Galerie Management communities. This role partners closely with Executive Directors and community maintenance leaders to ensure buildings, equipment, life safety systems, and grounds are maintained to Galerie standards and support a safe, functional, and exceptional environment for residents, families, and associates.

The Regional Director of Facilities serves as a key resource to community maintenance teams, providing guidance, training, accountability, and troubleshooting support. This position conducts regular community visits, monitors preventative maintenance and work order completion, supports regulatory and life safety compliance, coordinates vendor and contractor activities, and assists with capital projects and community improvement initiatives.

This role requires a strong combination of technical knowledge, organization, problem-solving, and hands-on leadership, with regular travel throughout the assigned region.

• Provide operational oversight and support to maintenance departments across assigned communities.
• Conduct regular community visits and physical plant inspections to identify maintenance needs, safety concerns, building deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with Executive Directors and maintenance leaders to develop action plans and ensure identified concerns are addressed timely.
• Support consistent execution of Galerie Management maintenance standards and procedures across assigned communities.
• Assist community teams with troubleshooting complex or recurring building and equipment issues.
• Monitor work order volume, completion times, outstanding repairs, and preventative maintenance activities.
• Help communities prioritize maintenance needs based on safety, resident impact, operational urgency, and available resources.
• Monitor community preventative maintenance programs and ensure required inspections and maintenance activities are completed and documented.
• Provide guidance related to HVAC, electrical, plumbing, generators, elevators, kitchen equipment, fire and life safety systems, emergency power, and other building infrastructure.
• Assist communities in identifying equipment approaching end of useful life and escalating potential replacement or capital needs.
• Review recurring repair issues and recommend solutions to improve equipment reliability and reduce unnecessary service costs.
• Promote proactive maintenance practices that minimize disruption to residents and community operations.
• Support communities in maintaining compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements related to physical plant and life safety operations.
• Conduct routine reviews of maintenance documentation, inspection records, generator testing, fire and life safety documentation, and other required records.
• Partner with community leadership to support survey readiness and assist with facilities-related plans of correction when necessary.
• Support emergency preparedness activities and ensure maintenance teams understand their responsibilities during emergency situations.
• Assist communities in responding to utility failures, weather events, equipment failures, and other facilities-related emergencies.
• Support communities in identifying, coordinating, and managing qualified vendors and contractors.
• Review vendor performance, service quality, response times, and recurring maintenance concerns.
• Assist with obtaining and reviewing proposals for repairs, equipment replacement, and community improvement projects.
• Partner with leadership to identify opportunities to improve vendor performance and control maintenance expenses.
• Ensure contractors performing work within communities follow applicable safety requirements and minimize disruption to residents and operations.
• Assist with the planning and execution of approved capital projects, renovations, equipment replacements, and community improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with community leadership, Operations, Development, Construction, and vendors as appropriate.
• Monitor project progress, timelines, workmanship, and community impact.
• Communicate project updates, concerns, delays, and potential budget issues to appropriate leadership.
• Support new community openings, acquisitions, transitions, and major…