Associate Director for Facilities, Operations and Event Services

About VCU
At VCU, we Make it Real through learning, research, creativity, service and discovery. These are the hallmarks of the VCU experience. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity, VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work.

About the Division of Student Affairs
Through our programs, services, and facilities, the Division of Student Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) champions holistic student development by fostering inclusive communities and providing dynamic, integrative learning experiences that prepare our students to be thoughtfully engaged contributors to the global community.

About University Student Commons & Activities

The mission of the VCU University Student Commons and Activities is to enhance the VCU community through facilities, programs, and services that support the holistic development of students, foster interpersonal and community relationships, and expand the ways students engage the world.

The Associate Director of Facilities and Operations reports to the Director of University Student Commons and Activities and assumes responsibility and oversight for operational, maintenance, and housekeeping of departmental facilities, including two complex student union buildings. The Associate Director is responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, and coordinating all meeting/event support for University Student Commons and Activities. The Associate Director coordinates building, grounds, housekeeping and maintenance needs, as well as operational staffing of the facilities; makes high level decisions in the Director’s absence; is responsible for coordination of housekeeping and maintenance of departmental facilities in Larrick Student Center with Recreational Sports; and is responsible for creating and maintaining a positive experience for staff, the university community, and university guests by maintaining the physical appearance, functionality, accessibility, safety, security, of facilities and through professional support for meetings, events, and other operations within the facilities. With this position comes a focus on customer satisfaction and optimization of facility use.

This position provides leadership and overall supervision for the Assistant Director for Event Services, Assistant Director for Operations and Facilities, Technical Manager, Building Managers, Housekeeping staff, and 100 part-time student employees. The Associate Director plans and implements long range capital improvement projects and general renovation projects.

Minimum hiring standards:
Considerable knowledge of the principles of facilities operational management, and business management.
Ability to effectively apply knowledge of management principles and practices in a facility operational management capacity to accomplish departmental goals.
Demonstrated leadership ability and initiative skills.
Strong administrative skills, good judgment.
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Exceptional supervisory skills including training. Minimum of 3 years of full-time supervisory experience.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to develop, maintain budgets, and perform fiscal responsibilities, including purchasing
procedures. Experience and judgment to plan and accomplish budgetary or fiscal goals.
Valid driver’s license and insurable driving record.
Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum of 3-4 years of progressive experience in facilities management, including overseeing facilities, operational, and meeting/event support services.
Experience using MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, etc.) and email programs.
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a team setting with diverse staff of all levels.

Preferred hiring standards:
Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum of five years experience working in operations and facilities management.
Previous experience in using Event Management System software.
Knowledge with basic meeting/event support principles, practices. and
Experience working in a Student Affairs and/or student union environment.
Experience managing facility renovation and/or new construction on a college campus.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000



Position Details:

Department: Division of Student Affairs/University Student Commons & Activities
Employment Type: UF - University Employee FT
Restricted Status: No
FTE: 1
Exemption Status: Exempt



Contact Information:

Contact Name: Xavier Bey

Contact Email: xbey@vcu.edu

Contact Phone: (804) 827-3906