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Posting Summary:
The Assistant Vice President for Facilities (AVP) serves as a critical and essential member of the Finance and Operations Division. The AVP reports to the Vice President for Finance and Operations, leads a team of 65 individuals, and has primary responsibility for maintaining the College’s physical plant. These responsibilities include large and small capital projects, advancing the College’s sustainability initiative, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and providing campus wide custodial services. The AVP works closely with the Offices of Campus Services, the Office of Environmental Health and Safety and the Office of Budget Planning.

Job Summary/Basic Function:
The Assistant Vice President for Facilities (AVP) serves as a critical and essential member of the Finance and Operations Division. The AVP reports to the Vice President for Finance and Operations, leads a team of 65 individuals, and has primary responsibility for maintaining the College’s physical plant. These responsibilities include large and small capital projects, advancing the College’s sustainability initiative, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and providing campus wide custodial services. The AVP works closely with the Offices of Campus Services, the Office of Environmental Health and Safety and the Office of Budget Planning.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and oversight over the management of the College's physical campus.
• Manage the day to day operations of a team of 65 employees which includes both union and non-unionized staff.
• Update and maintain the College’s short and long term capital budgets in consultation with the Office of Budget and Planning. Ensure these projects are successfully completed within applicable timeframes and budgets.
• Oversee custodial operations of the College ensuring services are provided effectively and efficiently.
• Mange the department’s operating budget as well as some campus wide expenses such as utilities.
• Work closely with the Office of Campus Services to coordinate capital spending in residential buildings as well as address issues related to both student and faculty residents as they arise.
• Advance campus sustainability efforts including energy management and campus recycling.
• Research and implement opportunities to improve service, decrease cost, and stay current with marketplace trends
• Work closely with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety to ensure adherence to applicable safety rules as well as local, state and federal regulations for hazardous materials handling and asbestos/lead management.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state and local building codes and requirements.
  Serve on a variety of college-wide committees and working groups

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, management/business discipline or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Ten years of progressively responsible facility management, operations and maintenance experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of design, operation and maintenance of multi-use facilities and infrastructure systems.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills and ability to respond appropriately to competing deadlines and frequent changes in priorities and schedules
• Ability to serve in an "on call capacity" outside of normal working hours and be willing to respond to emergency events occurring outside of normal working hours.
• Demonstrated record in directing facility maintenance and operations functions including budgeting and human resources functions.
• Experience managing a workforce with diverse skills and responsibilities
• Ability to interact with others with tact, diplomacy and discretion. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a collective bargaining environment.
• Experience working in higher education or a similar not for profit

Salary Range:

$200,000-$250,000

Work Modality:

Onsite

Competitive Compensation and Benefits
The salary range reflects the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Our benefits contribute significantly to the total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance plans; flexible and hybrid work schedules; tuition remission; life insurance; short and long-term disability insurance; an exceptional employer retirement matching program; health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility, and a robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

If you would like to request any disability-related accommodations to complete the job application or to participate in the interview process, please email:oasid@tc.columbia.edu.