Facilities Manager

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

UW Libraries has an outstanding opportunity for a Facilities Manager to join their team. The Facilities Manager leads daily operations and maintenance of Libraries spaces across the Seattle campus, ensuring a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for staff, students, and visitors. This position is responsible for managing building access, coordinating maintenance and renovations, supporting events and space usage, and supervising facilities staff. The Facilities Manager serves as the primary operational link between the central Facilities & Events team and site contacts at each UW Libraries location across campus, ensuring consistent standards of care and responsiveness across all sites. UW Libraries Seattle footprint encompasses 11 libraries and offsite storage occupying all or part of 17 buildings and totaling just under 1 million square feet. These spaces house over 7 million pieces of physical material and special collections, support the work of 500 student and full-time staff, and accommodate over 2.5 million visitors per year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 3-4 years of work experience in facilities or building management.
Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
Experience with educational or institutional facilities management
Understanding of building systems in large, multi-use, or historic structures, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and life safety
Demonstrated project management skills, including planning, scoping, and coordinating facilities projects
Ability to effectively collaborate with a wide variety of individuals.
Familiarity with basic construction practices and methods and experience working in or collaborating with maintenance and building trades
Strong written and spoken communication skills
Curiosity, creativity, and imagination.