Director of Maintenance

A growing, multi-location convenience retail organization is seeking an experienced Director of Maintenance to lead maintenance, facilities, and asset-management operations across its expanding store portfolio.

This senior leadership position will be responsible for developing and executing the maintenance strategy required to support a high-volume, geographically dispersed retail operation. The Director of Maintenance will oversee field maintenance teams, vendor partnerships, preventative maintenance programs, capital projects, budgets, regulatory compliance, and the long-term performance of critical store assets and equipment.

The ideal candidate will bring significant experience leading maintenance or facilities operations within a multi-site retail, convenience store
, fuel retail, or similarly distributed operating environment. Experience overseeing both general maintenance and petroleum/fuel systems is highly desirable.

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for maintenance and facilities operations across a multi-location retail portfolio.
• Lead, develop, and support field maintenance personnel, including general maintenance technicians, petroleum technicians, supervisors, managers, and/or third-party service providers.
• Establish consistent maintenance standards, procedures, KPIs, and service expectations across all markets and locations.
• Develop and execute comprehensive preventative and predictive maintenance programs designed to increase equipment uptime, extend asset life, reduce emergency repairs, and control operating costs.
• Oversee maintenance and capital budgets, approve expenditures, monitor performance against budget, and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency.
• Negotiate vendor pricing, service agreements, scopes of work, and contracts while ensuring appropriate service levels and cost controls.
• Develop vendor-management strategies that balance internal technician capabilities with outsourced service providers.
• Oversee maintenance and repair programs involving building systems, HVAC/R, electrical, plumbing, commercial food service equipment, refrigeration, petroleum/fuel systems, lighting, signage, and other critical store infrastructure.

• Significant progressive experience in facilities, maintenance, field service, or asset management, preferably within a multi-site retail environment.
• Previous leadership experience overseeing maintenance operations across multiple districts, markets, regions, or states.
• Strong preference for experience within the convenience store, fuel retail or travel center
• Demonstrated experience managing both internal maintenance teams and external vendors/contractors.
• Experience developing and managing significant operating and capital budgets.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple capital projects and competing operational priorities simultaneously.
• Strong vendor-management, contract-negotiation, and cost-control experience.
• Working knowledge of commercial building systems and equipment, including HVAC/R, electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, food service equipment, and general facility maintenance.
• Petroleum/fuel equipment and UST-related maintenance experience strongly preferred.