Facilities Director

Description

The Summit Area YMCA is seeking an experienced Facilities Director to provide strategic leadership and oversight of our buildings, aquatic facilities, and physical infrastructure across the Association. Reporting directly to the CEO and President, this senior leadership position is responsible for protecting and enhancing the organization’s physical assets while ensuring our facilities are safe, compliant, efficient, and positioned to support our mission for years to come.

The Facilities Director oversees four buildings and three aquatic facilities, working with maintenance and housekeeping teams and external vendors to ensure effective facility operations. This role extends beyond day-to-day maintenance to include long-range facility planning, capital project leadership, asset lifecycle management, budget oversight, sustainability initiatives, and collaboration with executive leadership and the Facilities Committee.

We are looking for a facilities professional who can assess organizational needs, establish priorities, lead teams and projects, and translate complex facility issues into clear recommendations and actionable plans.

• You have experience leading facilities operations across multiple buildings or locations.
• You can balance immediate operational needs with long-term facility planning and capital priorities.
• You have successfully managed renovation projects, capital improvements, contractors, and vendor relationships.
• You understand building systems and maintenance operations but are most effective leading strategy, establishing priorities, and ensuring accountability.
• You are comfortable developing budgets, evaluating facility needs, and presenting recommendations to executive leadership or board committees.
• You can lead and develop facilities and housekeeping teams while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• You are interested in sustainability, energy efficiency, and responsible stewardship of organizational resources.
• You value working for a mission-driven organization that makes a meaningful impact in the community.

• Provide leadership and oversight of facilities operations across four buildings and three aquatic facilities.
• Establish and oversee preventive maintenance programs for building systems, mechanical equipment, and aquatic facilities.
• Ensure facilities are safe, well-maintained, code-compliant, and aligned with operational and organizational needs.
• Monitor facility conditions, assess emerging risks, and establish priorities for maintenance, repairs, and improvements.
• Oversee systems and processes for work orders, equipment records, inspections, supplies, and facility-related documentation.
• Coordinate facility-related emergency response and oversee operational planning for weather events and other urgent situations.

• Partner with executive leadership to develop long-term facility strategies, capital improvement plans, and investment priorities.
• Develop and manage the annual facilities operating budget and multi-year capital forecast.
• Oversee asset lifecycle planning, deferred maintenance tracking, and the replacement or modernization of major building systems.
• Identify and evaluate capital projects, preparing recommendations, cost estimates, and supporting business cases.
• Lead renovation, construction, and capital improvement projects from planning and vendor selection through completion.
• Monitor project budgets, timelines, quality, and outcomes while providing regular updates to leadership.

• Oversee and collaborate with the maintenance team and provide leadership to housekeeping staff.
• Support recruiting, training, coaching, performance management, and professional development for facilities personnel.
• Establish clear expectations and accountability for safety, service quality, responsiveness, and preventive maintenance.
• Foster effective coordination among facilities staff, branch leadership, program teams, and external service providers.

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