Beloit College seeks an experienced facilities professional to serve in this critical and highly visible role. The ideal candidate is proactive with a proven background in supervision, planning, and facilities management seated in real world experience. The campus consists of over 70 properties spanning historic to newly renovated and includes academic, administrative, museums, theater, and residential situated on a wooded 55-acre main campus, with an additional 26-acre athletic complex. Buildings include a range of historic architectural styles, several of which are listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places. The successful Director of Facilities takes pride in ownership and instills these values on their team.

The Director delivers a hands-on approach to leadership, operations and problem solving and works seamlessly with all levels of the institution including trustees, senior administration, faculty, staff, students as well as external contractors and vendors. The successful candidate is an actively involved, outward facing, transparent communicator and consensus builder who engenders trust.

This position reports to the Vice President for Human Resources and Operations and supervises nearly 50 employees across housekeeping, maintenance, and groundskeeping. The position joins a proactive, forward-thinking, and successful institution with a 90% retention rate and well poised for the future. In 2020, Beloit College was identified by U.S. News and World Reports as the 5th ‘Most Innovative School’. Their campus includes innovations such as platinum LEED certified buildings, geothermal heating/cooling and The Powerhouse, a $38 million renovation and first-of-its-kind facility in the country combining sustainable design within one of the state’s most important historic buildings. Beloit College values and treats employees with great respect within a caring environment. The College goes out of their way to take care and reward their employees.

As the leader of the Facilities team, the Director works closely and collaboratively with the College’s senior staff, their delegates and key members of the campus community, and is responsive to and engaged with students, faculty and staff. The Director of Facilities is responsible for the planning and execution of the care and operations of all physical facilities at Beloit College.

The Director is responsible for building and developing a team that consistently provides a high level of facilities stewardship, customer service and communications, working with a diverse community to meet academic, programmatic and residential needs and priorities. This position advises the administration on policies and procedures that relate to the management of campus physical resources and the planning and management of capital renewal and replacement budgets for facility maintenance and improvements.

The Facilities Departments are essential contributors to the residential teaching and learning experience at Beloit College. The operation, quality, cleanliness and appearance of the residential, academic and administrative spaces on campus help to create a healthy and pleasant living, learning and working environment.

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