Director of Environmental Services

Hammer & NER • Wayzata, MN

7h • $85,000 - $96,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Environmental Services provides strategic leadership and oversight of organization-wide facilities operations, maintenance, safety, security, capital projects, fleet, and workplace services. The role develops long-term facilities, preventive-maintenance, asset-replacement, and capital plans; manages budgets, vendors, and compliance; and partners with program leaders to ensure safe, efficient environments that support employees, program participants, visitors, and the people Hammer serves. All employees are expected to model Hammer & NER’s core values of Person-Centered, Relational, Opportunistic, and Stewardship.

Requirements

• Intermediate experience in multi-site facilities/property management, engineering, construction management, or business administration in a mid-sized or larger organization; formal, informal, and cross-disciplinary experience will be considered.
• Demonstrated experience leading facilities teams and budgets; managing operating and capital budgets, vendors, contracts, and projects; and delivering work on time and within budget.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, structural, fire and life-safety, and general maintenance, with ability to interpret codes, inspection findings, plans, specifications, and technical information.
• Strong leadership, planning, problem-solving, communication, negotiation, customer-service, and cross-functional collaboration skills; able to manage competing priorities, confidential records, and urgent events.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and systems for work orders, assets, budgets, schedules, and reporting.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Minnesota Department of Human Services background-study clearance and required credentials.
• Valid driver’s license, access to a personal vehicle, and willingness to travel among east and west metro offices, residences, and other locations.
• Experience, ability, and commitment to working effectively with individuals and teams across differences including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ability, age, class, and immigrant status.
• Willing and able to work occasional evenings and weekends as organizational needs require.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute annual, multi-year, and master facilities plans to address preventive and deferred maintenance, capital improvements, asset replacement, organizational growth, and operational needs.
• Lead facilities, maintenance, engineering, and workplace services; establish KPIs and use performance data to improve operations and resource allocation.
• Maintain effective relationships with authorities, inspectors, utilities, insurers, emergency responders, vendors, and community partners.
• Direct inspection, maintenance, repair, and improvement of residences, offices, grounds, building systems, equipment, and furnishings, including preventive-maintenance programs.
• Manage work orders from intake through completion, ensuring timely service and communication with program and administrative teams.
• Oversee fleet safety, maintenance, registration, documentation, utilization, and replacement planning, including lift-equipped vehicles.
• Lead renovations, construction, relocations, and space planning; define scopes, budgets, schedules, risk controls, and status reporting.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, agencies, and internal stakeholders to deliver compliant projects on time and within budget.
• Develop and manage operating and capital budgets; forecast costs, monitor expenditures, approve purchases, identify cost-effective solutions, and recommend investment priorities using performance data.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, fire and life-safety requirements, building codes, workplace-safety rules, accessibility standards, licensing expectations, and local regulations.
• Coordinate inspections, testing, audits, regulatory reporting, corrective actions, and maintenance of alarms, suppression systems, emergency equipment, and related systems.
• Coordinate staff training, emergency preparedness, business continuity, disaster recovery, severe-weather response, emergency repairs, and other urgent facility needs, including after-hours response.
• Manage contractors, consultants, vendors, procurement, and service agreements, including scopes, competitive bids, contracts, schedules, quality, insurance, compliance, cost-effectiveness, and performance.
• Serves as an active member of the Leadership Team.
• Hire, lead, train, schedule, coach, and evaluate maintenance personnel; establish service standards, safe practices, accountability.
• Actively participate in team building, fostering a work environment committed to the organization’s mission, vision and values.
• Complete routine and/or monthly check-ins with direct reports.
• Coach and develop staff members by monitoring employee productivity and providing constructive feedback; facilitating conflict resolution among employees; ensuring adherence to legal and organizational policies and procedures and undertaking disciplinary actions if the need arises; and completes annual performance evaluations for direct reports.
• Maintain and approve direct report timesheets, Paid Time Off requests, and other personnel records as needed.

Benefits

• 401 (k)
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance (30 hours and above)
• Dental Insurance (30 hours and above)
• Vision Insurance (20 hours and above)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Training
• Disability Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Savings Account
• Access to Employee Success Coach who assists employees within their first year of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed