Senior Director Auxiliary Facilities Services - UC Riverside at Another Source in Riverside, California

Job Description:

Another Source’s client, UC Riverside, is recruiting a Senior Director of Auxiliary Facilities Services in Riverside, CA. This is your chance to join the newest member of the Association of American Universities, which is comprised of the country’s leading research universities!   

Auxiliary Services is comprised of Housing Services, Dining & Hospitality Services, Early Childhood Education, Transportation Services, Campus Business Services, and Finance & Business Operations. Auxiliary Facilities Services is responsible for the upkeep and long-term health of over 105 buildings/structures totaling approximately 2.6M sf. 

About the role: 

Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary Services, the Senior Director, Auxiliary Facilities Services will oversee the maintenance, custodial, resource management and unit administrative operations for Auxiliary Services owned/operated properties across campus with 24/7/365 responsibility.  

This role will work closely with the Associate Vice Chancellor on several critical areas including establishment of a comprehensive preventative maintenance program, short- and long-term project priorities, budgeting, development of future facilities, workforce planning and optimization of resources.  

Anticipated hiring range: $140,000- $157,000 

Benefits:  

UCR offers a competitive benefits package. To learn more, use the following link:  

https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html 

How your time will likely be spent: 

40%- Provides leadership, direction and expertise to department, projects or 

decentralized facilities management and construction activities. 

• Overall leader of Auxiliary Facilities Services and Projects team, comprised of over 100 FTE and 4 functional teams.  

• Directly oversees budgets and scheduling issues for assigned projects, ensuring within budget and on-time results. 

25%- Responsible for the coordination, planning and implementation of all general or 

specialty facility and capital projects with minimal oversight from Capital Projects and also serves as the primary contact with Capital Projects. 

20%- Manages multiple projects on behalf of multiple facilities which may be 

administrative, specialty research labs, or teaching labs. 

15%- Functions as primary point person for all facilities-related emergency repair 

occurrences and ensures on-call staff are supported and communicating incident 

and needs. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience/training in architecture, engineering, urban design, city planning or landscape architecture. 
• 8 - 13 years of related experience.  
• Facilities management experience of larger scale portfolios. 
• Thorough knowledge of engineering and/or architectural design and concepts.  
• Computer skills with commonly used programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and shared drives). 

• Knowledge of human resources procedures, including staffing, hiring, training, disciplinary action, termination, and performance management. 
• Demonstrated trades/skilled crafts work knowledge.  
• Must be available for on-call emergencies and other time sensitive issues. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Higher education facilities experience.  
• Previous supervisory/managerial experience. 
• Experience with formal work order systems or tracking program for repair needs and aging reporting. 
• Demonstrated experience writing spec and scope sheets as well as researching options with new construction projects. 
• Experience in a union represented environment. 

Another Source works with their clients, on a retained project basis.  We are committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. Veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to apply and share your story with us.