Operations Facilities Manager

Summary:
As the Facilities Manager, you'll provide strategic planning and the of role of hiring, firing and managing performance for Maintenance, Grounds, & Food Services teams. You will lead and direct teams to ensure a safe, welcoming, and well-maintained environment for students, employees, and visitors. If you're a collaborative leader who enjoys solving complex operational challenges, building high-performing teams, and making a visible impact every day, we'd love to have you join us.

Salary: $100,000-$110,000 

Position Duties and Responsibilities:Under the general direction of the Facilities Executive Director, the Facilities Manager maintains College campus facilities, grounds, and infrastructure while supporting leadership, planning, and direction for Food Services. The position supports the Facilities Executive Director and other College divisions by helping ensure a functioning, safe, and inviting campus for students, employees, and public stakeholders.Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead daily Facilities operations and direct the Maintenance and Grounds teams to maintain and improve campus buildings, grounds, utilities, equipment, and infrastructure; coordinate campus moves, fixture support, and snow and ice removal.
• Manage Food Services operations, including budgets, purchasing, sales, customer relationships, staffing, and coordination with campus divisions to support efficient use of facilities and resources consistent with the College’s mission.
• Develop and implement facilities goals, unit plans, policies, procedures, programs, and technical practices; monitor progress and promote responsive, service-oriented support for students, employees, and the public.
• Manage personnel, work priorities, services, equipment, supplies, and the work order system; involve employees in appropriate decision-making and coordinate staffing and setup support for campus operations.
• Provide in-house technical expertise and manage outside contractors as needed for maintenance, repair, and construction; conduct site and completion inspections to ensure quality, regulatory compliance, and health and safety standards.
• Operationalize the College’s policies and procedures in a way that promotes a strong service-orientation to students, employees and public stakeholders
• Prepare and monitor budgets, projections, expenditures, inventory, supplies, and equipment maintenance; provide regular inventory updates and recommend budget revisions based on operational needs and use trends.
• Collaborate with Safety and CISS departments to ensure reliable and compliant safety and security systems throughout facilities and campus. Systems include, but not limited to, fire and security alarm systems, building energy system monitoring, and video surveillance
• Respond to campus facilities and operations emergencies; provide support to staff for security issues during all shifts
• Serve on campus committees and perform other duties as assigned by the Facilities Executive Director.
• Perform other duties as assigned 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provide effective supervision as necessary to assigned personnel staff to maximize performance by appropriately delegating tasks and by providing employees with clear and effective guidance on work priorities and workplace issues
• Develop an effective and efficient staff by interviewing and hiring qualified applicants, training individuals with emphasis on working procedures, operation and use of new equipment and materials, safety, and College polices, and through regular performance evaluation
• Build a collaborative team environment through open and consistent communication where all team members contribute and participate in department planning and development. 
• Prepare a variety of reports such as analyses of operational workloads, service requirements, procedures and employee job performance evaluations
• Assign employee work hours, job responsibilities and, as necessary, specific job tasks to meet the needs of the College
• Maintain a working knowledge of, and adhere to, all policy, law, and any applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement(s) regarding employee working conditions, overtime rules, leave policies, payroll procedures, etc.
• Effectively manage employee relations within the department, including facilitation of conflict resolution and the handling of formal or informal grievances as necessary

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Provide excellent customer service communicate, coach, collaborate, and work effectively with internal users, external partners, and individuals with varied work and leadership styles, backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, and abilities in an inclusive, participatory environment built on trust, competence, confidentiality, and positive service.
• Demonstrate experience in facilities maintenance, groundskeeping, custodial services, safety, and/or food services with substantial expertise in at least one of these areas.
• Demonstrate excellent leadership and supervisory skills, including the ability to guide, train, coach, organize, and work effectively both independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
• Utilize strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office 365, database management, work order systems, energy management systems and other software packages in the regular performance of the position.
• Prepare accurate, detailed documentation and written correspondence independently or with collaborative tools to gather, analyze, and communicate necessary information to Facilities team, campus, and others.
• Understand and apply laws, rules, codes, and accepted practices for emergency and safety operations in educational or public facilities, including OSHA, NFPA, and FEMA NIMS; provide training and assistance related to chemical safety, personal protective equipment, basic industrial hygiene, safe work practices, and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Manage crisis situations and perform effectively under pressure in a fast-paced, stressful environment by prioritizing competing demands, meeting deadlines, adapting to changing business needs, processes, challenges, and responsibilities, and applying strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and time-management skills.
• Display integrity and act with discretion by accessing individual or institutional information for a stated business purpose
• Work independently and on a flexible schedule

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Ability to pass a Washington State background check

• Five years of experience managing a team of 10 or more full-time staff members at same organization with role of hiring, firing and managing performance 

• Associate’s degree in operations or Operations Management

OR

• High school graduation or equivalent plus a combination of coursework, seminars, on job training equal to an associates

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or Completion and certification of a recognized trade
• Facilities and operations experience or similar
• 2 or more years of experience supervising union employees
• More than 5 years’ experience supervising a full-time staff of ten or more including hiring, firing and managing performance

Physical Work Environment: 

Physically perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation to include, but not be limited to: 

• Shifts which   require being mobile throughout the worksite during the shift and the ability to access all assigned work areas
• Shifts which require sitting for 100% of the assigned shift
• Walking, stooping, bending and lifting; Manual dexterity
• Repeated pushing, pulling and lifting of 50 or more pounds; Bending/twisting crouching/kneeling, squatting to demonstrate duties required from all Facilities Department position
• Reaching below knees/knees to shoulders/above shoulder in order to demonstrate routine cleaning tasks required of all Facilities Department positions
• Moving freely from one floor to the next using stairs and from one building to another over uneven surfaces; Fitting in tight spaces in order to demonstrate necessary facilities work
• Work both indoors and outdoors, often in inclement weather conditions and extreme ambient temperatures (heat or cold)
• Safely handle power equipment, cleaning chemicals and other facilities related equipment and/or products; and working at a computer will be required. 

Compensation, Work Schedule and Benefits: 

Salary: $100,000-110,000 

Benefits: 

Leave benefits:

• 8 hours per month of sick leave 
• 16 starting at hours per month of vacation leave
• 24 hours of personal leave per calendar year
• 12 paid state/college holidays per calendar year

Benefits also include a Washington State insurance package including selecting one of:

• 6 medical options
• 3 dental plan options
• 3 vision plan options Include: 
• life insurance
• long-term disability

Retirement benefits package including one of: 

• TIAA State Board Retirement Plan (SBRP)
• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Plan 3 
• Two voluntary investment (not matched) programs
• TIAA (403b)
• State Deferred Compensation (457) plan

Additional optional benefits include ability to participate in:

• Medical Flexible Spending plan
• Limited Purpose Flexible Spending plan
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Assistance
• Discounts for automobile and homeowner insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Up to 21 days of military leave
• Up to 5 days of paid bereavement leave
• Paid civil/jury duty
• Bereavement leave
• Ability to participate in a shared leave program

Application Procedures and Deadline:

Required application materials must be completed and submitted online at and received by 12 p.m. on November 16, 2026, for priority consideration. Application materials received after this date and time may be considered until the position is filled. 

More information about Bellingham Technical College is at or contact the Human Resources office at (360)

752-8354. At this time, BTC is not sponsoring H-1B Visas. 

Required Online Application Materials: 

(Attachments in Word or PDF file only) 

• Completed BTC Online Employment Application, Supplemental Questions

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of November 30 

Estimated Start Date: Mid to Late December

Compensation details: 100000-110000 Yearly Salary

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