Director, Infrastructure Maintenance

Director of Infrastructure Maintenance

This position has the opportunity to be based at any one of our three campuses located in Fort Collins, CO (Larimer Campus), Longmont, CO (Boulder County Campus), or Westminster, CO (Westminster Campus). Please select your campus(es) of interest in the application.

As the inaugural Director of Infrastructure and Maintenance, you will be the operational backbone of FRCC's Strategic Plan, "Forward, Together," providing strategic, operational, and technical leadership for Facilities Services across three campuses. You will direct day-to-day departmental functions, guide Assistant Directors and staff, and partner closely with the Associate Vice President of Facilities to shape long-term goals, priorities, and resource planning.

You will foster a culture of accountability, service excellence, and continuous improvement amongst a team who take pride in their part of student success.

In this role, you will lead regulatory compliance, environmental health, and safety programs across three campuses, driving proactive audits, hazardous materials management, and campus-wide risk mitigation. As a member of key institutional committees, including the Crisis Management Team, you contribute expertise and provide decisive leadership in emergency response and continuity planning.

In partnership with senior leadership, you advance multi-campus inspection programs and shape long-range facilities strategy, capital construction planning, and controlled maintenance prioritization to align infrastructure investments with institutional goals.

This is an essential, highly visible leadership role requiring consistent on-campus presence and regular travel across all campuses to effectively coordinate departmental needs, collaborate with stakeholders, and foster a supportive culture. You may be required to work onsite or remain on campus during delayed starts, early releases, or campus closures.

Please note:

You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. Also, Front Range Community College is an E-Verify employer.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Infrastructure and Maintenance across three campuses, guiding Assistant Directors and Facilities Services staff while establishing departmental goals, policies, and performance standards aligned with institutional priorities and regulatory requirements.
• Lead recruitment, coaching, and performance management efforts to build a culture of accountability, engagement, continuous improvement, and safe hazardous materials handling practices, including required training such as Bloodborne Pathogens compliance.
• Partner with the Associate Vice President of Facilities to develop and manage departmental budgets, ensuring responsible resource stewardship and identifying operational and fiscal efficiencies.

Operational and Technical Leadership:

• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Life Safety Code, National Electric Code (NEC), Uniform Building Code (UBC), and Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC).
• Lead internal audits, environmental health programs, chemical inventory and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) systems, and hazardous spill response team development across all campuses, identifying operational risks, compliance gaps, and opportunities for improvement across all campuses.
• Serve on institutional committees focused on campus infrastructure, safety, and environmental quality, contributing expertise to enhance the physical environment and support student and employee well-being.
• Act as a key member of the Crisis Management Team, communicating and advising the Vice President of Operations and directing Facilities personnel during emergency response activities and collaborating with Campus Safety.
• Maintain accurate chemical inventory databases supporting teaching and research activities, ensuring compliance with community right-to-know reporting requirements and applicable building, fire, and…