Facilities Manager

Summary

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region, Isle Royale National Park, in Houghton, Michigan.

Provides facility management leadership & direction for the park and serves as an effective member of the park leadership team. Develops and coordinates plans and objectives to support mission requirements. Uses and oversees use of NPS software systems for management of assets, project development and funding, and construction processes. Develops budget, spending plan and work plans to implement maintenance work group priorities.

Develops and implements a comprehensive safety and training program to eliminate at risk behaviors and environments and enforce regulatory policies and mandates. The Facilities Program Manager is responsible for leadership of the facilities management work group at Isle Royale National Park. This position serves as the facility management expert and as an effective member of the park leadership team to develop and implement management strategies.

The incumbent is actively involved in decisions affecting overall park management, policy, and operations, and contributes to the development and implementation of park management documents. Responsibilities include all phases of planning, both short and long range, for the future management, operation, development, and administration of the park's maintenance operation. The incumbent assists with managing Facility Management Software System (FMSS) for cost effective management of assets.

They perform & maintain asset inventories and condition assessments for the purpose of developing deferred maintenance costs for annual and multi-year plans. They are also responsible for a comprehensive safety and training program to eliminate at risk behaviors and environments and enforce regulatory policies and mandates. The incumbent develops and manages the work group budget and projects utilizing NPS financial and project management programs, while ensuring the proper allocation and accountability for an annual budget of more than three million dollars.

The position oversees approximately 30 full time permanent and seasonal employees covering a broad range of priorities and disciplines (for example: trails, campgrounds, docks, housing inventory, fuel systems, vessel fleet, equipment fleet, and complex mainland/island logistics). The incumbent collaboratively engages with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage National Monument, Keweenaw National Historic Park, and others within the Lake Superior Zone and Legacy Midwest Region to accomplish mutual goals.

Work is mostly sedentary in an office setting. At times, walking, hiking, climbing, bending and moderate lifting are required. Much island travel occurs by boat and incumbent is often subject to inclement weather and rough seas.

The work involves regular and recurring exposure to moderate risks and discomforts associated with the operation repair and maintenance of park infrastructure and equipment. There are occasional of expose to risk situations.