Director of Utilities Management - Dallas Regional Office

Job Category: Maintenance (Corporate)

Requisition Number: DIREC
011486

• Posted :
  September 28, 2026
• Full-Time

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• Travel Required :
  Yes

Dominium is helping tackle the affordable housing crisis – and we’re looking for motivated candidates to join our team and advance our mission. With offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix and Minneapolis, Dominium is one of the nation’s most respected and innovative affordable housing development and management companies. We create quality, affordable homes and engage with our residents to foster a strong sense of community and connection.

Join us in making a difference in people’s lives every day at a company where you can challenge yourself to develop both personally and professionally.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director of Utilities Management provides strategic leadership and overall accountability for Dominium's Utilities Management and Water Systems functions. This position leads the development and execution of strategies that improve utility performance, strengthen water-system reliability, reduce consumption and water loss, control costs, and support the long-term operational and financial performance of the portfolio. The Director oversees utility billing and account data, benchmarking, master metering and submetering strategies, energy and water conservation initiatives, rebates and incentives, and capital planning related to utility and water-system improvements.

Using utility, financial, and water-system data, the Director identifies trends, risks, recurring issues, and cost-saving opportunities and drives coordinated action across internal teams, utility providers, and vendors.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops and executes the overall strategy, priorities, performance standards, and long-term plans for the Utilities Management and Water Systems functions.
• Directs utility management activities across the portfolio, including utility account oversight, consumption and cost management, billing review, tariff optimization, master metering and submetering strategy, supplier agreements where applicable, and related cost-control initiatives.
• Oversees the Water Systems program and maintains overall accountability for system reliability, preventive maintenance strategy, leak identification and resolution, water-loss reduction, and consistent execution across the portfolio.
• Leads the collection, governance, accuracy, accessibility, and effective use of utility-account, consumption, cost, benchmarking, and water-system data.
• Analyzes utility, financial, and water-system data to identify trends, anomalies, risks, recurring failures, performance gaps, and cost-saving opportunities and directs corrective action based on findings.
• Establishes key performance indicators, reporting standards, and management routines that measure utility costs, consumption, water loss, system reliability, preventive maintenance completion, issue resolution, and program outcomes.
• Evaluates portfolio utility arrangements, rate structures, tariffs, billing practices, metering configurations, and service agreements and recommends changes that improve accuracy, efficiency, reliability, and cost effectiveness.
• Directs the evaluation and implementation of energy and water conservation opportunities, including available rebates, incentives, supplier programs, and operational improvements.
• Partners with the Vice President of Maintenance and other stakeholders to evaluate, prioritize, and support capital expenditures related to energy efficiency, water conservation, metering, monitoring, leak detection, and water-system reliability.
• Partners with Property Management, Corporate Maintenance, Asset Management, Regional…