Central Office_Senior Manager, Facilities and Maintenance (Operations) 2026-2027

Senior Manager, Facilities & Maintenance

The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Senior Manager, Facilities & Maintenance. Direct and provide guidance to a department containing one or more functional team(s). Develop departmental short-term and long-term goals, aligned with the organization's strategic direction and cultural approach, making decisions that impact organizational success over the mid to long term.

Essential Functions:

• Directs daily administrative operations in support of the Chief Operations Officer and Facilities (Plant Services) departments, including capital construction, maintenance, and planning functions.
• Manages the processing of requests to the Board of Education, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Ensures the proper completion and maintenance of forms, records, and reports in alignment with district policies.
• Develops and implements the annual budget and long-term strategic plans (3 to 5-year horizon) to support operational goals.
• Monitors and manages the non-capital operations budget, overseeing both personnel and non-personnel expenditures, and directs staffing efforts to ensure efficient resource allocation.
• Leads and documents cost-reduction and cost-saving initiatives across the division to enhance operational efficiency.
• Oversees real asset management, including maintaining property inventories aligned with district objectives, and manages contracts for cell phone towers and facility rental/lease agreements.
• Manages procurement processes, preparing contract specifications, conducting bid solicitations, monitoring vendor performance, and supporting capital construction projects as needed.
• Supervises daily maintenance operations for the Operations Center, Central Office (Administrative Instruction Center), print shop, and custodial staff.
• Oversees the district warehouse, supporting the operational needs of 155 buildings, serving over 95,000 students across the district.
• Provides communication and customer service support, resolving complaints, responding to assistance requests, handling Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, maintaining the division's web page, and ensuring media coverage across various platforms.
• Maintains internal controls to ensure accountability and performance in line with district goals and standards, and prepares annual reports to reflect achievements and progress.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives using key metrics and performance indicators to ensure operational excellence.
• Serves as a 24/7 emergency contact for the entire school district, coordinating responses to critical situations.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Public Administration, or a closely related field from a Professional Standards Commission-approved accredited college or university, with a minimum of seven (5) years of supervisory-level work experience, is preferred. General knowledge of K-12 school operations is preferred.
• Educational experience with 9 years of work experience required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of leadership principles and change management strategies
• Knowledge of budget management and fiscal management practices
• Working knowledge of the functional area goals
• Ability to provide technical expertise to the department
• Ability to use knowledge of the organization to develop innovative solutions to improve results or solve a problem
• Ability to interact with management in matters of significance, providing thought and pushback on ideas
• Ability to build partnerships, appropriately influence, foster talent, and coach others
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and manage the work of others
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to provide input on mid- to short-term strategy plans of a department