Director of Buildings & Grounds
- Employer
- Bard College
- Location
- Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Director of B&G provides leadership and oversight of the Buildings & Grounds Department which consists of a unionized crew responsible for the maintenance, repair, and project work on a large rural campus in upstate NY. The Director oversees the supervisors for Grounds/Horticulture, HVAC/Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, and Transportation. The Director is also involved with construction, capital, and renovation projects.
The Director of B&G is a key position at the College. Their work is challenging and requires strong leadership, the ability to shift focus and re-prioritize, as needed, and be solution driven. The successful candidate must not only have the qualifications and experience to do the job, they must also have the ability to communicate across constituencies and lead an established crew effectively and efficiently. This is a full-time, exempt, 12 month per year position reporting to the VP for Administration. The successful candidate will excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation and religion.
Duties:
- Lead, supervise, and support a skilled and established group of managers;
- Oversee daily operations of the department;
- Learn and follow the terms of the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement;
- Work collaboratively with other College departments to meet needs and achieve goals;
- Serve on relevant College committees and working groups;
- Communicate effectively and respectfully across all constituencies, from the President of the College to faculty, staff, students, and guests;
- Represent the College professionally when engaging with external stakeholders, such as the Town Planning Board, vendors, architects, and other campus visitors;
- Manage department budget and maintain accurate records.
- Work with inspectors and other regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate with other campus leaders on facilities related campus emergency situations during regular business hours, nights, weekend, and holidays.
- 7+ years of management experience;
- Trained in Facility Management, Architecture, Building Construction, Construction Management, Trades, or other relevant field.
- Experience working in higher education or other campus environment required;
- Knowledge of facilities, trades, construction and/or preventative maintenance;
- Strong leadership, supervisory, and team building experience;
- Ability to effectively lead an established team of long-time employees;
- Collective bargaining experience;
- Knowledge of OSHA standards and regulations;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Ability to maintain composure and professionalism in stressful situations;
- Solution-oriented problem solving skills;
- Willingness to learn and adapt;
- Understanding of conservative budget management;
- Successful candidate must live within a 30 mile radius of campus or be willing to relocate within first year;
- Possession of a valid U.S. driver's license.
- Capital project/construction management experience;
- Understanding of maintenance needs of historic buildings and campuses;
- Knowledge of the maintenance of artificial turf.
- Openness to engaging with creative and out-of-the-box problem solving.
Managers in HVAC/Plumbing, Electrical/Telecommunications/Fire Safety, Carpentry (Painting and Masonry), Grounds/Horticulture, Transportation, Sustainability, Post Office/Shipping & Receiving, and office staff within Buildings and Grounds.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and work in a standard office environment.
- Must be able to occasionally lift up to 70 pounds.
- Must be able to work weekends and evenings, as needed.
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
AA/EOE
Organization
Undergraduate Degrees
Bard offers courses of study in four divisions—Arts; Languages and Literature; Science, Mathematics, and Computing; and Social Studies—and in interdivisional programs and concentrations. Students may also earn a five-year B.S./B.A. degree in economics and finance. The Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a five-year program in which students pursue a dual degree—a B.Music and a B.A. in a field other than music. Bard and its affiliated institutions also grant the following undergraduate degrees: A.A. at Bard High School Early College; A.A. and B.A. at Bard College at Simon’s Rock: The Early College; and through the Bard Prison Initiative at six correctional institutions in New York State.
Graduate Degrees
More than 200 students are seeking graduate degrees: M.A. in curatorial studies, M.Music in vocal arts, conducting, and curatorial, critical, and performance studies, and M.S. in environmental policy, climate science and policy, and economic theory and policy at the Annandale campus; M.F.A. and M.A.T. at multiple campuses; M.B.A. in Sustainability in New York City; and M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in the decorative arts, design history, and material culture at the Bard Graduate Center in Manhattan. M.Music degrees are also offered at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Early Colleges
Bard's early colleges educate the next generation of thought leaders, preparing them to be lifetime learners. Bard High School Early Colleges in New York City, Newark, New Jersey, and Cleveland, Ohio; Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; and Bard Early College New Orleans and Bard Early College at the Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy all serve the needs of highly motivated younger students.
International Degrees
Internationally, Bard confers dual B.A. degrees at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, Russia (Smolny College); American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan; and Bard College Berlin: A Liberal Arts University; as well as dual B.A. and M.A.T. degrees at Al-Quds University in the West Bank.
Cultural Life
Campus life in Annandale is vibrant, with world-class performing arts venues; continuous and varied student activities; and numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and in New York City. Students choose from more than a hundred active clubs on campus, and new clubs begin every semester. The Bard College athletic teams are the Raptors. The College’s colors are red and white. The critically acclaimed Bard Music Festival is presented on campus each summer, exploring the life and work of a single composer through chamber music, choral and orchestral performances, symposia, panel discussions, and preconcert talks. Since 2003 the festival has been part of Bard SummerScape, which annually presents operas, films, and theatrical productions that complement the festival’s theme.
Outstanding Faculty
Bard's undergraduate faculty-to-student ratio is 1:10 and courses are taught by full faculty members. Among the many distinguished faculty at Bard College are five MacArthur Fellows—poets John Ashbery and Ann Lauterbach, novelist and memoirist Norman Manea, painter and multimedia artist Judy Pfaff, and journalist Mark Danner. Other notable faculty members include soprano Dawn Upshaw, journalist Ian Buruma, composers Joan Tower and George Tsontakis, poet Robert Kelly, and writers Luc Sante and Francine Prose. Over the years, four recipients of the Nobel Prize in Literature have taught at Bard—Saul Bellow, Isaac Bashevis Singer, José Saramago, and Orhan Pamuk.
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