Lead Manager, Facilities Operations and Building Security

Lead Manager, Facilities Operations and Building Security (Finance) Organizational

Summary:

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Florida is a diverse, research active community of scholars, teachers, creators, and learners who believe that ideas should live both in the classroom and in the world. We bring together the sciences, social sciences, and humanities to tackle real problems through learning that involves doing, including fieldwork on Florida's coast, work in laboratories, data focused projects, and storytelling across digital and traditional media.

Our faculty are nationally recognized researchers and dedicated mentors who open doors to significant opportunities such as undergraduate research, internships, fellowships, and global experiences. We are especially proud of our vibrant humanities and social sciences, where students connect big questions to real careers through funded experiential learning and projects that engage the community. Rooted in Tampa Bay and connected to global conversations, we see our campus as a living laboratory for studying the environment, society, culture, and technology, and we invite colleagues who share this spirit of curiosity, collaboration, and innovation focused on students to join us.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean, Planning, Finance, and Administration, the Lead Manager, Facilities Operations and Building Security provides advanced operational leadership for the planning, coordination, security readiness, and continuous improvement of facilities within the assigned college or administrative area. This position serves as the primary day-to-day lead for College of Arts & Sciences facilities operations, helping ensure that academic, research, administrative, and student-facing spaces remain safe, functional, secure, welcoming, and aligned with institutional priorities.

The position plays a key role in coordinating facilities-related activities, supporting operational consistency, advising on building security needs, advancing innovation, improving service delivery, and strengthening communication with campus partners. The role helps identify emerging needs, resolve complex operational issues, support space optimization, assess building security risks, and implement practices that improve efficiency, accountability, safety, sustainability, and the overall user experience.

The hiring salary range for this position is $70,000 to $82,000
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• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Facilities Management, Public Safety, Project Coordination, Construction Coordination, Public Administration, or related field.
• Four years of progressively responsible experience in facilities operations, security operations, administration, building operations, maintenance requests, minor projects, space needs, access needs, space planning, building security concerns, or related areas.
• Degree Equivalency Clause:
  Four years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree. Senate Bill 1310
  - The Florida Senate (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S. SB 1310:
  Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed: (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree; (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree; (c) Six years of direct experience for a master's degree;
  
  (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree Related work experience may not…