Manager, Operating Facilities

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Please complete the application in its entirety. Include all previous employment so that it may be taken into consideration. Please include a resume attachment with submittal of your application. Resume should document months and years with your dates of employment. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received before the closing date and time listed. At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections! When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community. RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits (RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.) This position provides operational leadership and management oversight of RTD's operating facilities, buildings, and infrastructure maintenance across the multimodal transit system, including transit centers, administrative buildings, and maintenance facilities. This position is responsible for ensuring operating facilities and related systems are safe, reliable, compliant, and well maintained to support continuous operations and a positive customer environment. The role oversees inspection, maintenance, repair, and lifecycle management of structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, vertical transportation, and site infrastructure systems, as well as custodial and groundskeeping services. Responsibilities include directing staff and contractors, overseeing maintenance programs and service agreements, supporting asset management and state-of-good-repair initiatives, and ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory, and contractual requirements. This role partners closely with internal departments to support infrastructure reliability, operational continuity, emergency response coordination, and cost-effective lifecycle management of RTD operating facilities and assets. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Facilities Management Plans, directs, and coordinates facilities maintenance operations across RTD operating facilities, including transit centers, administrative buildings, maintenance facilities, and related infrastructure systems. Oversees preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, vertical transportation, utility, and site infrastructure to support safe, reliable, and continuous transit operations. Develops and oversees inspection, planning, scheduling, corrective action, and documentation processes to identify repair needs, safety risks, code compliance issues, inefficiencies, and lifecycle replacement requirements while minimizing downtime and operational disruption. Develops and manages operating facilities maintenance budgets, including forecasting, cost control, and asset replacement planning. Participates in and oversees development and implementation of short- and long-range operating facilities maintenance plans, asset management and renewal strategies, and state-of-good-repair programs. Monitors operating facilities performance, asset condition, maintenance effectiveness, and operational trends to support data-informed decision making and continuous improvement. Ensure facilities, equipment, and infrastructure systems are maintained in a safe, reliable, and presentable condition to support continuous transit operations and customer use in accordance with applicable safety standards, operating procedures, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. Provides technical directions and support for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and inspection of operating facilities, ensuring work complies with applicable codes, standards, manufacturer requirements, and contractual obligations. Prepares and reviews reports, correspondence, scopes of work, bid documents, specifications, and presentations related to facilities condition, maintenance performance, and infrastructure needs. Supports contract development and administration for maintenance services, repairs, equipment, and facility systems, including vendor selection, procurement coordination, performance monitoring, invoice review, and compliance with contract terms. Coordinates with Safety, Security, and Emergency Management to support operational continuity and emergency response activities related to facility outages, infrastructure failures, weather impacts, and other operational disruptions; provides leadership and technic

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