Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager

The Children's Center for Communication

WHERE COMMUNICATION COMES FIRST - Since 1876 -

Make a Lasting Impact

Working in partnership with the Executive Director and school leadership, the Facilities Manager provides operational leadership for CCCBSD's campus facilities, overseeing the daily operation, maintenance, safety, regulatory compliance, and improvement of the organization's school buildings, approximately seven acres of grounds, two residential properties, and fleet of approximately 12 organizational vehicles. This role ensures that CCCBSD's physical environment remains safe, accessible, welcoming, and fully operational in support of student learning, residential programming, and organizational operations.

This is a working manager position that combines team leadership, operational oversight, and hands-on facilities support as needed. The Facilities Manager will supervise facilities staff, coordinate contracted vendors and service providers, manage daily facilities operations within approved operating and capital budgets, and proactively support maintenance, repairs, and facility improvements.

Schedule: This is a full-time, year-round position that generally follows a Monday-Friday schedule. Occasional evening and weekend work is required to support facility emergencies, weather-related response, school events, and operational needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation, maintenance, repair, and improvement of all school buildings, grounds, residential properties, and campus facilities.
• Provide leadership while actively supporting hands-on maintenance and operational needs when appropriate.
• Supervise approximately three facilities and food service employees, seasonal facilities staff, and multiple contracted vendors and service providers.
• Develop and oversee preventative maintenance programs and long-term equipment replacement planning.
• Coordinate repairs, work orders, inspections, permits, certifications, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Manage building systems including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, generators, fire alarm, security, elevators, kitchen equipment, and other specialty systems.
• Oversee the maintenance and operation of CCCBSD's fleet of organizational vehicles, including inspections, maintenance coordination, repairs, registrations, and vendor management.
• Manage facilities operating and capital budgets while identifying cost-effective solutions and planning for future facility needs.
• Coordinate summer facilities projects and capital improvements to minimize disruption to educational programming.
• Assist with facility-related insurance claims and documentation following property damage or other incidents.
• Support emergency preparedness, weather response, school safety initiatives, and campus operations.
• Build collaborative relationships with staff, students, families, contractors, vendors, and community partners while representing CCCBSD in a professional, mission-driven manner.

What Success Looks Like

• Maintaining safe, clean, compliant, and fully operational facilities that support student learning, residential programming, and daily operations.
• Building strong relationships with staff, contractors, vendors, and community partners while providing responsive, customer-focused service.
• Proactively identifying facility needs, maintenance priorities, and long-term improvements before they become operational challenges.
• Managing facilities operating and capital budgets responsibly while delivering high-quality, cost-effective services.
• Ensuring the campus remains inspection-ready and compliant with applicable building, health, safety, and accessibility requirements.
• Creating efficient systems and processes that support preventative maintenance, regulatory compliance, and the long-term stewardship of CCCBSD's facilities and assets.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible facilities management experience, preferably in an educational, nonprofit, healthcare, residential, or multi-site environment.
• Demonstrated experience supervising facilities staff and coordinating contracted vendors, service providers, and capital projects.
• Experience managing facilities operating and capital budgets, procurement, contracts, and preventative maintenance programs.
• Strong working knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire/life safety systems, building automation, and general facility operations.
• Experience coordinating building inspections, regulatory compliance, emergency preparedness, and workplace safety programs.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Excel.
• Valid driver's license with the ability to operate organizational vehicles and equipment as needed.
• Willingness to learn American Sign Language (ASL). CCCBSD provides ASL instruction for staff.

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications

• Experience developing long-range facilities plans, capital improvement projects, asset management strategies, and equipment replacement schedules.
• Knowledge of Massachusetts building, fire, health, safety, ADA/accessibility, and environmental regulations.
• Experience working in educational or mission-driven nonprofit organizations.
• Experience using computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) or facility work order software.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Facility Manager (CFM) , Facilities Management Professional (FMP) , OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 , or other relevant facilities, safety, building operations, or project management certifications.
• American Sign Language (ASL) proficiency.

Why Join CCCBSD?

Live Our Values. Love Your Work.

As a Certified Kindness Workplace, we believe that the workplace should be more than a place to achieve professional goals — it should be a space where compassion, respect, and empathy thrive. This culture of care creates a positive, supportive environment for students, families, and colleagues.

Our work is grounded in CCCBSD's core values: Humanity, Belonging, Inclusivity, Collaboration, Integrity, and Excellence.

Your Total Rewards at CCCBSD Include:

• Competitive salary • Comprehensive medical and wellness benefits • Generous time off and work-life harmony • Tuition reimbursement and in-service training • Retirement matching (5%) • Preschool discounts and free ASL classes • Employee referral and longevity bonuses

We hope you'll find a professional home here — where your work matters, your values align, and your days are filled with purpose.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This position is based on-site and requires frequent movement throughout school buildings, residential properties, grounds, and mechanical spaces.

The successful candidate must be able to:

• Lift and move 50 pounds or more.
• Walk throughout campus, grounds, and residential properties.
• Climb ladders and work in mechanical spaces.
• Bend, kneel, crouch, and perform hands-on maintenance activities.
• Work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Respond to facility emergencies and inspect buildings, grounds, and equipment.
• Work in environments with occasional exposure to dust, noise, mechanical equipment, and other facility-related conditions.

Participation in emergency preparedness drills, including fire drills, lockdowns, and evacuation procedures, is required. CCCBSD provides reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility and success in the role.

Background Check Requirement

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of all required background checks, including Massachusetts CORI and SAFIS fingerprinting, in accordance with state regulations.

How to Apply

Submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis through the SchoolSpring system.

If you're new to the platform or would like to express your interest more directly, feel free to email your resume or questions to Karen Hopkins, Ed.D., Executive Director , at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Not sure if you meet every qualification? We encourage you to apply — we value potential, lived experience, and a shared commitment to our mission.

CCCBSD is an equal opportunity employer.

We strongly encourage applications from individuals with multilingual backgrounds, lived experience, and/or ties to the communities we serve. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact us. We are committed to ensuring accessibility for all candidates.