Capital Outlay & Leasing Program Manager; CYFD​/ASD

Capital Outlay & Leasing Program Manager (CYFD/ASD #)

At the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), every role is an opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of children, youth, and families across our state. We are committed to building a compassionate, skilled, and dedicated workforce that works collaboratively to ensure safety, promote well-being, and strengthen families. Whether you are in the field supporting families face-to-face, working behind the scenes to improve systems, or helping to shape the agency from a leadership level, your work here has purpose and long-lasting impact.

Join a team that values integrity, resilience, and service and be part of meaningful change for New Mexico's future. THIS POSTING MAY BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME. APPLICANTS LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE.

The duties of the Capital Outlay and Leasing Project Manager have been updated to provide centralized oversight and strategic management of the agency's capital outlay and statewide leasing programs. As the Agency
¿ s facility portfolio has grown in complexity, there is a need for dedicated leadership to coordinate capital planning, oversee appropriations, and ensure facilities are maintained in a safe manner, efficient and fiscally responsible manner. The updated position establishes a primary point of accountability for the development and implementation of the Agency
¿ s capital facility master plan, including the identification and prioritization of deferred maintenance projects, equipment and building life cycle replacement, and long-term facility planning under supervision and direction of the facilities manager. The position is responsible for coordinating annual capital outlay funding requests, monitoring capital appropriations, reviewing project priorities, and ensuring appropriated funds are expended in accordance with legislative intent and agency priorities.

This position also provides centralized oversight of the agency statewide leasing program by ensuring compliance with lease agreements, monitoring landlord performance, verifying that required building maintenance and repairs are completed, and coordinating lease renewals and procurements and partnership with the General Services department. This oversight promotes consistency and lease administration, improves accountability, and helps ensure agency facilities remain safe, functional and compliant.

This position leads the annual capital outlay planning and submission process, develops long-term facility master plans, and coordinates deferred maintenance initiatives, space planning, equipment replacement schedules, and building life cycle management. The Capital Outlay and Leasing Supervisor maintains centralized records for capital assets, end of life building systems, preventative maintenance activities, warranties, capital appropriations, and project documentation while ensuring projects are completed in accordance with legislative intent, approve budgets, and establish timelines.

Responsibilities include conducting statewide site visits, collaborating with project managers, contractors, the General Services Department (GSD), and CYFD field staff, and providing executive leadership with regular reports on project status, budget, risks, and outcomes. This position is responsible for facilitating work orders for building related issues, coordinating services for general and preventative maintenance and assisting with establishing contracts with vendors, and provides assistance to resolve emergency building issues.

This position also oversees the agency's statewide leasing program by maintaining lease agreements,…