Operations + Maintenance Specialist
About The Position
The Operations + Maintenance Specialist supports the planning, design, construction, operation, and long-term performance of athletic and recreational facilities. Drawing on firsthand sports-facility operations and maintenance experience, the specialist provides an owner/operator perspective to align design intent with long-term facility performance, maintenance needs, and operational success. Under the guidance of the Senior Advisor and alongside design and construction professionals, the specialist contributes operational insight throughout project development. The role collaborates with project teams to evaluate facility performance, constructability, quality standards, and long-term maintenance considerations. It also helps expand McAdams’ maintenance-focused consulting services and strengthen the firm’s presence in the sports facilities market. Work is primarily office-based, with fieldwork involving exposure to outdoor conditions, project-site hazards, and physical activity. Travel to project sites, client meetings, conferences, and industry events is expected.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in athletic facility operations, maintenance, asset management, or facility leadership.
- Experience operating, maintaining, managing, or overseeing athletic and recreational facilities.
- Working knowledge of synthetic turf, natural grass fields, tracks, courts, irrigation, drainage, athletic equipment, and related facility systems.
- Experience developing or administering maintenance programs, inspection programs, operational procedures, asset management initiatives, budgets, or capital improvement plans.
- Ability to interpret plans, specifications, construction details, shop drawings, submittals, warranties, and manufacturer requirements.
- Ability to translate technical information into practical recommendations for facility owners, operators, and maintenance staff.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to build productive relationships with clients, facility operators, contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Willingness to travel to project sites, client meetings, conferences, and industry events.
- Ability to carry, lift, and push or pull up to 5 pounds frequently and up to 30 pounds occasionally; fieldwork may require handling up to 50 pounds or more.
- Ability to perform fieldwork involving long-term standing, frequent walking, and common project-site hazards.
- Ability to perform activities including seeing, smelling, hearing, talking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, twisting, crouching, crawling, reaching, grasping, sitting, standing, and walking.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in facilities management, construction management, sports management, turfgrass management, engineering, landscape architecture, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Relevant certifications in facility management, sports field management, athletic facility construction, or related disciplines.
- Existing relationships within collegiate athletics, education, municipal recreation, sports facilities, or related markets.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a resource on athletic facility operations, maintenance practices, asset management, and lifecycle planning.
- Develop operations and maintenance manuals, maintenance plans, inspection programs, checklists, and operational recommendations.
- Conduct facility assessments to evaluate existing conditions, maintenance practices, and opportunities for improvement.
- Stay current on industry trends, regulations, maintenance practices, and sports facility performance standards.
- Partner with internal design teams throughout project development to provide operational and maintenance insight for planning, design decisions, specifications, and facility solutions.
- Review plans, specifications, reports, shop drawings, and submittals for design intent, constructability, quality standards, and facility performance.
- Support growth of McAdams’ sports facility practice, including client relationships, market share, service offerings, and team development.
- Support client development among existing and emerging relationships in athletics, education, recreation, and sports facility markets.
- Participate in industry events, networking opportunities, client meetings, and professional organizations.
- Assist with proposals, interviews, presentations, scope development, and marketing initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to enhance client value through operational insight and maintenance-focused consulting services.
- Collaborate with project teams, contractors, and testing agencies during construction to evaluate alignment with design intent, performance expectations, and owner operational needs.
- Participate in site visits and field observations to identify construction issues and support coordination among project stakeholders.
- Assist in evaluating installation quality, material performance, testing results, drainage systems, and overall facility performance.
- Support punch list reviews, warranty evaluations, corrective work inspections, and owner turnover activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
