Director of Facilities

At Peckham, people matter. A whole lot. Working at Peckham means you'll find a safe space to grow, the freedom to take risks and an opportunity to succeed. When you choose Peckham, you choose more than a job—you join a mission-driven community that values connection, inclusion and personal growth. Our supportive and flexible environment offers holistic and rewarding work experiences tailored to your needs and emphasizing your wellbeing.

Integrated into every role is the opportunity to support Peckham's mission, make a lasting impact on people, and uplift our community.

The Director of Facilities is responsible for the strategic leadership, operational direction, and continuous improvement of Peckham's facilities, grounds, capital projects, workplace experience, food services, procurement support, safety, compliance, and security operations. This position oversees multiple functional teams and managers to ensure Peckham facilities remain safe, operational, compliant, sustainable, and aligned with organizational goals. Working closely with the Vice President of Facilities, the Director develops and executes departmental strategies, manages major facility initiatives, and ensures consistent service delivery across all Peckham locations.

Direct and oversee the daily operations of the Facilities Department, including building maintenance, grounds, capital projects, repairs, workplace experience, procurement support, food services, safety, compliance, and security functions. Provide coaching, mentorship, performance management, succession planning, and professional development to employees. Establish operational priorities and execute short- and mid-term facilities strategies that support organizational growth, workplace safety, employee experience, accessibility, sustainability, risk management, and service excellence.

Oversee facility maintenance, preventive maintenance programs, major repairs, renovations, and capital improvement projects to ensure facilities remain safe, functional, and cost effective. Direct the planning, budgeting, implementation, and successful completion of facilities projects, vendor contracts, renovations, furniture systems, equipment installations, and infrastructure improvements. Collaborate with the Vice President of Facilities in the development and management of departmental budgets, capital expenditure plans, business plans, and long-range facility strategies.

Provide oversight of procurement, inventory management, purchasing processes, contract management, RFPs, RFQs, vendor relationships, and departmental spending to ensure effective stewardship of organizational resources. Direct organizational safety, compliance, fire safety, emergency preparedness, security, insurance compliance, regulatory inspections, and risk mitigation efforts in partnership with the Safety & Compliance Manager and organizational leaders. Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, local, licensing, accreditation, insurance, food safety, environmental, accessibility, and workplace safety requirements.

Lead workplace experience initiatives, including space planning, furnishings, signage, workplace standards, facility aesthetics, environmental improvements, and employee engagement within physical work environments. Oversee food service operations to ensure quality, safety, customer service, inventory management, and alignment with organizational wellbeing initiatives. Develop performance measures, operational metrics, reporting systems, and continuous improvement initiatives to evaluate departmental effectiveness and service quality. Build collaborative partnerships with internal stakeholders, external contractors, consultants,…