Job Summary:

The Associate Director of Facility Services is a full-time role reporting to the Director of Facilities & Operations. This position is responsible for the comprehensive planning, development, implementation, supervision, fiscal management, and assessment of our facilities maintenance, grounds, custodial, and audio visual services to meet the needs of our campus community.

As a key member of the Leadership Team, the Associate Director plays a crucial role in ensuring small capital projects (up to $600,000) that enhance, maintain safety requirements, or improve efficiency of three indoor facilities (the Nicholas Recreation Center, the Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center, and Nielsen Tennis Stadium) and 60 acres of outdoor spaces are completed at a high level of quality.

The Associate Director will lead and support the professional development of three direct reports and 35 indirect reports.

Responsibilities:

Directs the security, custodial, grounds, recycling, repairs, maintenance, and utility services of facilities to ensure they meet the needs of the university and its employees.

• 25% Develops priorities and implementation strategies for creating custodial and maintenance standards, schedules, and labor requirements for routine and emergency repairs, housekeeping, preventative maintenance programs, grounds work, warehouse functions, renovations, and capital improvement projects
• 20% Directs the planning and scheduling of building maintenance and remodeling activities, incorporating operational requirements and priorities
• 10% Develops and fosters a working relationship with university and state professional architects and engineers, project managers, building construction superintendents, and outside contractors while representing staff and residents
• 15% Provides operational and strategic guidance to staff
• 10% Determines and directs standards for routine and preventative work orders, warehouse/purchasing tracking, building and grounds projects, and use of automated maintenance
• 10% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 10% Reviews work place health and safety expectations with employees and provides instruction as needed

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred
Master's Degree
Degrees in recreation, sports administration, higher education or business administration preferred.

Qualifications:

Required
- A minimum of 5 years of full-time experience that includes a broad range of facility management and/or collegiate recreation experience
- Experience in project management and implementation
- Experience in developing and maintaining partnerships with external vendors and contractors
- Knowledge of facility maintenance and safety protocols
- Experience developing and managing budgets
- Ability to work collaboratively with leadership team members, colleagues, and campus partners
- Demonstrated and proven leadership skills

Preferred
- A minimum of 3 years supervising full-time staff

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location up to one day per week.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $90,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The starting salary for the position is $90,000. Actual salary will be based on experience and qualifications.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally-recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf 

Additional Information:

University Recreation & Wellbeing:

Rec Well is part of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by the vice chancellor for student affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.

About the University of Wisconsin-Madison:

Since its founding in 1848, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus has been a catalyst for the extraordinary. As a public land-grant university and prolific research institution, our students, staff, and faculty members partake in a world-class education and solve real-world problems. With the Wisconsin Idea as our guiding principle, we're not only changing the 936 acres we call home-Badgers are also creating a better future for Wisconsin, the nation, and the world.

About the City of Madison:

With a population of 255,000, Madison, WI has small town feels and big city amenities. Known for its natural beauty, recreational opportunities, and thriving social scene, Madison boasts impressive numbers. Nestled on an isthmus between 15,000 acres of lakes and an extensive network of 270+ parks and 200+ miles of biking trails. Madison is one of only five platinum-level bike cities, home to 370 restaurants, shops, and exceptional art institutions. The city is consistently recognized as a great place to live:

#1 Top 100 Best Places to Live - Livability.com, 2022
#1 Cities with the Best Work-Life Balance - smartasset.com, 2020
#1 Best Hospitals in Wisconsin - U.S. News & World Report, 2020
#2 Best Cities for Bikes - peopleforbikes.org, June 2020
#2 Happiest Cities in America - menshealth.com, December 2020

How to Apply:

Please click the "Apply Now" button to begin the application process. As part of the application process, you will be required to upload a current resume and a cover letter addressing your work-related experience and qualifications related to this position. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three professional references. References will not be contacted until candidate is a finalist and will not be contacted without notifying the applicant.

Recruitment Contact:

Cameron Theisen
cameron.theisen@wisc.edu

About UW-Madison Recreation & Wellbeing

At University Recreation & Wellbeing, we practice what we preach. We work hard. We move fast. We aren’t afraid to fail, and we certainly aren’t afraid to stand out. As a growing team of over 100+ professional staff members and 1000+ student employees, we’re so much more than a building. We’re building a movement. And we’re looking for go-getting, limit-pushing, movement-loving people to join us. If this sounds like you, we hope you’ll consider applying for one of our open positions.Starting on Day One, your experiences, ideas, and strengths will be valued and leveraged to help us deliver mission-driven results. We are committed to creating and promoting an inclusive environment in which we celebrate the unique differences of each member in our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and equal access employer that embraces a diverse work environment.Join a team that feels more like a family. We put people first, dream big, and work hard together. We're building something special for Badgers -- get ready to hit the ground running.

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