Associate Vice President, Facilities & Campus Services
Associate Vice President, Facilities & Campus Services
Emerson College
Posted : 5/28/24
An entirely new residence hall opened in 2004. Piano Row contains residential suites, athletic facilities, offices and meeting rooms for student organizations, gathering places for off-campus students, spaces for small-group rehearsals and performances, and dining facilities.
In 2005, the school purchased the historic Paramount Theatre, restored its dazzling art deco marquee, and expanded the complex to offer stage productions on the Robert J. Orchard Stage and the Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, and film screenings at the Bright Family Screening Room. Emerson community members also teach and learn at a sound stage, scene production shop, rehearsal studios, practice rooms, classrooms, and offices.
Most recently, Emerson built a beautiful new residence hall and dining hall on Boylston Place and completed the restoration of the historic Little Building residence hall. The College also restored the legendary Emerson Colonial Theatre on Boylston Street in partnership with the Ambassador Theatre Group.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position:
The Associate Vice President for Facilities & Campus Services serves a leadership role in both strategic and tactical planning, which will include a hands-on approach to problem solving. Additionally, the Associate Vice President for Facilities & Campus Services must work in close cooperation with the Vice President of Administration and Finance, to whom the position reports, and other College leaders, particularly in the areas related to long-term campus planning, staffing and space utilization, programming support and sustainability as well as the management of a comprehensive deferred maintenance plan. The Associate Vice President for Facilities & Campus Services must understand and appreciate the complexities of an urban institution, with a primary mission steeped in communications and the arts while making certain that all campus operations run smoothly and efficiently and ensure that constituents receive the best possible customer service.
Position Description:
Oversee and direct the Facilities Management Team and the Campus Services Groups (including Dining Services, Bookstore, Mail Operations, Summer Conferences and Leasing activities) for the Boston Campus;
Coordinate with the Director of Construction Management and Senior Planner the commissioning and de-commissioning of the major capital projects;
Participate in planning and implementing Emerson's Sustainability Program;
Oversee the facilities contracts, maintenance and facility projects for the Los Angeles campus;
Have primary responsibility for setting clear direction within the Facilities and Campus services organization and to implement metrics-based feedback to measure and monitor individual and team-based performance and develop a culture of excellence and efficiency both within and outside of the functional areas overseen;
Assess and make recommendations on the utilization of outside consultants versus internal FTE;
Implement key management control systems within the organization;
Coordinating leased space or internal space reallocations related to construction activity;
Assume a leadership role in budgeting, space planning, and the implementation and oversight of a multi-year deferred maintenance plan;
Coach and develop managers and supervisors, providing regular feedback and clearly communicating performance expectations, including service excellence;
Interact with faculty, staff, students, and other related constituents, as appropriate, and will represent Emerson in a professional, informed and attentive manner.
Qualifications:
At minimum, a bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, and/or management;
10 years' experience in facility management or related fields (familiarity with an academic environment is highly desired);
POSITION DESCRIPTION
A proven manager who knows how to motivate people, support their professional development and create an effective and productive work environment;
Strong financial skills, with proven ability to plan and manage both operating and capital budgets and support a data driven decision model;
Ability to think strategically and develop a vision for long-range planning and creative problem- solving capability;
Ability to manage technical experts;
Experience in developing, negotiating and monitoring contracts, including those for outsourced services.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strong commitment to customer service and an ability to monitor and evaluate service quality;
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
Analytic and presentation skills;
Ability to remain apprised of the latest developments in the industry that can be applied to improve operational efficiency and the services provided to the clients of the Facilities Department and Campus Services.
Physical Abilities:
This position is generally sedentary in nature, movement throughout the area is required on a regular basis;
Repetitive movements, occasional lifting of up to 10 pounds, reaching, lifting, stooping and the ability to read a computer screen, detect color-coding and read fine print will be expected.
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