Director of Facilities - The Minute Man Arc for Human Services Inc

Join our team and change someone's life!

At Minute Man Arc, our dedicated staff includes more than 200 employees who improve the lives of people with disabilities. We offer a work environment that values and respects diversity. Living up to our core values, we empower the people we proudly support and make a real impact in the world. We provide hands-on training opportunities with plenty of room for growth, both personally and professionally. If you want a meaningful job with exceptional benefits, read on...

Our benefits:

$2,000 hiring bonus

10 days paid vacation every year to start

14 days paid holidays each year

6 days paid sick time each year

3 days paid personal time each year

Health insurance with fully paid health care deductible up to $3,000

Free prescription drugs -- no copays

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Free life insurance in the amount of your annual salary

Free short-term and long-term disability insurance

Free training and certification in your field

Tuition reimbursement

Summary

This position is to physically oversee buildings, residences, and the grounds.

In addition, the role oversees the Information Technology systems and consultative services. Along with the health and safety, risk management, privacy, and security.

As the Director of Operations, you will liaise with local, state, and federal government agencies on emergency preparedness, climate change, sustainability and community concerns. Other area where the Director liaises will be with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Massachusetts Housing and Finance Agency (MHFA).

The Director will perform crisis management during extraordinary weather, natural or human-caused disasters. Finally, other duties as assigned as the agency grows and continues to improve itself.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Development of the organization's overall property management strategy

Tracks occupancy, assigns cost centers, provides cost allocation tables

Oversees response to concerns, complaints, issues related to safety, building maintenance, equipment support, and information technology support.

HUD Liaison

Within the confines of an annual budget, supervises staff and outside vendor services for HVAC, maintenance and repair, fire and sprinkler, elevator safety, energy/utility purchasing, recycling, hazardous waste management, and sustainability.

Creates and oversees purchasing policies, contractual bid processing, leasing and renewals.

Maintains permanent records for safety compliance, construction, improvements, acquisitions, and other related organizational history.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory

Supervises Maintenance Technicians.

Supervises performance of outside contractors and vendors.

Requirements

• Strong mechanical aptitude and a working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Quick problem solving.
• Familiar with local building codes and OSHA regulations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Fully experienced with the MS Office work environment including strong capability with Excel spreadsheets.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Educations and/or Experience

Bachelors' degree with technical training in plant engineering or maintenance or equivalent work experience in lieu thereof.

Ten years of progressive experience and responsibility in a maintenance field, five of which were supervisory.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and lift objects of up to 30 pounds.
• Occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions or very cold conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes and noise.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Work Environment

This position is in a pleasant office environment. Benefits are available, the schedule is flexible.