Facilities Manager

Who We Are

For more than 35 years, El Buen Samaritano (El Buen) has been a trusted community resource for Latino and immigrant families in Central Texas. Through culturally responsive food access, health literacy, and education programming, El Buen serves more than 30,000 individuals annually. The organization is recognized as both a direct service provider and a systems leader in building equitable pathways to health, education, and economic stability.

The Facilities Manager leads day‑to‑day facilities operations for El Buen and is responsible for ensuring that buildings, grounds, fleet‑related supports, and surrounding work environments remain safe, functional, clean, and ready for use. This role oversees building and grounds maintenance, coordinates preventative maintenance and repairs, supervises contracted services, manages vendors, and supports facilities readiness for staff, participants, partners, and community use.

This position ensures that workplace practices related to cleaning, security, building systems, maintenance, and operational safety remain aligned with organizational expectations and applicable regulatory standards, including OSHA requirements. The Facilities Manager proactively identifies risks, responds to urgent issues, and implements corrective action to maintain a safe, regulated, and well‑functioning environment.

The Facilities Manager works closely with leadership, staff, contractors, vendors, and operational partners to ensure facilities are maintained in a manner that supports program continuity, organizational efficiency, and strong stewardship of El Buen’s physical assets.

• Leads implementation of facilities operations across El Buen’s buildings, grounds, fleet‑related supports, and shared‑use spaces to ensure that environments remain safe, functional, compliant, and responsive to organizational needs.
• Oversees preventative maintenance, repairs, inspections, equipment upkeep, contractor coordination, and facilities‑related project implementation, including support for special events and community use of campus spaces.
• Supervises contracted facilities‑related services, including day and evening porters, technicians, groundskeepers, and other vendors, ensuring accountability, quality, and alignment with organizational standards and service expectations.
• Maintains oversight of building systems, service records, warranties, inspections, inventories, and facilities‑related documentation to support safety, continuity of operations, reporting readiness, and strong asset management.
• Partners with leadership to support facilities reporting, budget forecasting, risk identification, emergency response planning, vendor comparisons, and recommendations related to repairs, replacements, and operational improvements.
• Supports cross‑functional operational needs, including deliveries, donation pickups, food pantry support, and coordination with staff, partners, and vendors to maintain efficient day‑to‑day campus operations.

Building Maintenance and Fleet Management (65%)

• Maintenance and Repairs: Oversees routine and preventive maintenance, repair work, and renovations across all buildings and grounds, including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, general repairs, power washing, HVAC filter changes, and related facility needs; performs work directly when appropriate and secures qualified professionals when needed.
• Project Coordination: Plans, schedules, and monitors replacements, repairs, and relocation projects, including coordination of contracted and volunteer maintenance workers.
• Systems and Safety: Ensures efficiency, safety, and effectiveness of building systems and physical assets, including lighting, HVAC controls, air conditioning unit upkeep, elevators, and other facility infrastructure; maintains compliance with health, fire, and safety requirements and coordinates with inspectors as needed.
• Inspections and Emergency Response: Conducts daily inspections, communicates updates to supervisor, and responds to urgent or emergency issues affecting the safety, security, or usability of facilities, including maintaining contingency plans for…