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Director, Maintenance

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Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date. Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. - AR 4.0300.01 If you are a current Austin Community College employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account . Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area. As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that: Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities. Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC Job Posting Title: Director, Maintenance Job Description Summary: The Director of Maintenance provides strategic leadership and comprehensive oversight of all campus facilities, ensuring a safe, functional, and aesthetically pleasing environment conducive to academic excellence. This position directs the daily maintenance, and repair of all college buildings, grounds, and infrastructure. Key duties include providing dynamic leadership to departmental staff, developing and administering operating and facilities improvement budgets, ensuring rigorous compliance with all safety and regulatory standards, and executing strategic short- and long-term maintenance and grounds planning. The position champions operational efficiency through the implementation of robust, preventative, predictive, and on-demand maintenance programs. This position manages complex contractor relationships and acts as a key liaison to the broader college community to proactively address facilities needs. Job Description: Supervision Received and Exercised Reports to an Administrator and collaborates extensively with other department heads and executive leadership to ensure alignment with college-wide initiatives. This role exercises supervision and oversight over a team of managers and individual contributors. The Director is responsible for guiding, mentoring, and evaluating performance, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development. Competency Expectations Provide district-wide leadership for the development and on-going support of operational and strategic relationships with community-based organizations and other external partners including, but not limited to, community businesses, non-profits and educational partners to support student success initiatives. Lead the creation and execution of a strategic plan, in concert with leadership from ACC and its partners. Plans, develops, recommends, and oversees ACC budgets; approves expenditures. Develops, writes, and implements operating policies and procedures. May represent ACC at local community events or in area-specific contexts Responsible for all campus operations in the assigned region, including hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation of staff; budget development and monitoring; facilities contracts; course scheduling; and classroom scheduling and maintenance. Description of Duties and Tasks Leadership & Operations Management: Plan, direct, and review all facilities maintenance activities and operations. Provide dynamic leadership, mentorship, and supervision directly and through subordinate managers and supervisors to foster a culture of excellence and accountability. Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the entire district's facilities maintenance operations, overseeing development and evaluation of all departmental programs and service delivery methods. Develop, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for the maintenance and grounds departments to ensure alignment with institutional goals. Verify the completion and quality of work orders and maintenance activities to consistently meet departmental goals and service level agreements. Serve as a primary point of contact for campus emergencies, requiring on-call availability and immediate response during after-hours, weekends, holidays, and emergency closures. Budgeting &


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