Building and Facilities Manager

American Indian College Fund•Denver, CO

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The American Indian College Fund has been the nation’s largest charity supporting Native higher education for 35 years. The College Fund places its mission at the core of everything we do and how we do it. We are focused on creating and improving opportunity for Native individuals and communities who need it most, with a vison is for healthy, self-sufficient, and educated American Indian and Alaskan Native people. We are committed to transparency and accountability. We are a proud Top Places to work awardee with a continued eagerness to provide the best for our teams that do the work on advancing our mission and impact. The College Fund is looking for a talented Building and Facilities Manager who will oversee our Denver office by ensuring a safe, compliant, and welcoming environment. This is a vital role that has the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our staff and visitors while owning the operational excellence of our facilities. You will be joining the People Operations team that is focused on supporting all our staff. We have a front desk administrator who this role would manage. We are looking for a proactive, systems-thinking, customer-centric, collaborative, roll-up your sleeves leader who loves to build community through internal and external relationships while taking pride in the physical space that represents our work. We are searching for someone with a proven track record with managing building vendors including but not limited to custodial partners, trash management, security and safety. This is a people management position and as such will have a focus on developing the front desk administrator. This role reports to the Director of People Operations and is expected to travel no more than 5% of the time. This is an in-office position based in our Denver, Colorado office.

Requirements

4 years of building and facilities or relevant experience
2 years of people management
2 years of building and facilities budget management.
1 year of customer service experience
Personal or professional experience in DEI.

Nice To Haves

Personal and/or professional lived experience in Native Indigenous communities.
Nonprofit, start up, or lean team experience

Responsibilities

Vendor Management Transition to main point of contact or establish being the main point of contact for: External/Grounds: Landscaping, Snow, Safety, Storage Unit Interior/Facilities: Tile/Carpet Cleaning, Janitorial Cleaning, Window Cleaning, HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical, Postage, Shredding, Handy-person, and other office supply vendors. Business Support: travel vendor partnership, name badges and business cards. Research and designate any new vendors for special projects in ad-hoc circumstances such as parking resurfacing and tree removal.
Actively review and ensure building compliance for property exempt reports.
Co-plan and act as the main point of contact for workspace designation.
Regularly audit and improve office safety technologies and processes.
Lead grounds and facilities, orientations and/or trainings for in-person staff.
Proactively evaluate and plan for ad-hoc projects such as fence repairs.
Partner with HR and IT to support in person new hire onboarding such as ensuring appropriate workspaces with swag and nameplates, distributing fobs, train safety systems and protocols.
People Management: supervise and develop the front desk administrator position.
Own the building budget sustainably and timely.
Establish and maintain community/neighborhood relationships.
Actively review and ensure regular building compliance is completed on time.
Ensure all government and/or tax (property exempt report) are completed and/or escalated prior to deadlines.