Sr. Director - Facilities

Broadridge•Town of Hunter, NY

1d•$135,960 - $218,760•Onsite

About The Position

Broadridge is hiring a Sr. Director - Facilities for its Edgewood, New York location. The role oversees facilities serving mission-critical sites, including data centers, production operations, and office space, with responsibility for 24/7/365 critical operations where downtime tolerance is zero or near zero. The position governs critical electrical, mechanical, building automation, and fire protection systems; ensures facilities equipment is maintained and operational; and leads emergency response and on-call activities. The Sr. Director leads facilities staff and leadership development, oversees mailroom operations, establishes maintenance and operational excellence programs, manages budgets and vendors, and owns office space planning and re-stacking. The role also oversees major construction, expansion, and retrofit projects, and partners with IT, Security, Real Estate, Finance, Procurement, and Operations. It ensures compliance with applicable codes, standards, regulatory requirements, internal audits, and enterprise risk and insurance reporting.

Requirements

10–15 years of experience in facilities administration or management, including 24/7 mission-critical production, manufacturing, or data center facilities.
Bachelor’s degree in business operations, computer science, electrical engineering, or an equivalent combination of degree and experience.
Professional experience in electrical engineering, facilities electrical systems, or building infrastructure environments supporting business-critical operations.
Strong leadership skills, including coaching, performance assessment and management, and influencing.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Strong analytical skills and ability to develop and manage budgets and prepare capital request business cases for executive consideration.
Strong technical skills in electrical and facilities mechanical infrastructure.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematic drawings using CAD.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact effectively with associates at all organizational levels.
Proficiency with advanced Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project.
Strong project management skills and AutoCAD skills.
Attention to detail.
Electrical engineering and power systems expertise, including operation and optimization of medium- and low-voltage distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, and ATS/STS, with a reliability-first mindset.
Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance systems, reliability-centered maintenance, asset management practices such as CMMS/EAM, condition monitoring, and KPI-driven continuous improvement.
Vendor and contract management skills, including negotiating terms and managing provider performance, MOP/SOP compliance, SLAs, and cost controls.
Solid financial acumen, including capital and operating expense budgeting and variance analysis.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering.
EIT/FE (Engineer-in-Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) qualification.
NFPA 70E electrical safety training or equivalent electrical safety certification.
OSHA 10/30 certification in Construction or General Industry, where applicable.
Experience with redundancy models such as N, N+1, 2N, and 2N+1.
Experience preparing root-cause analyses of critical incidents and outages and developing effective preventive solutions.
Working knowledge of electrical safety, compliance, and infrastructure fundamentals relevant to corporate sites, including power distribution concepts, critical systems support, and vendor oversight for electrical work.

Responsibilities

Oversee facilities functions for mission-critical sites, including uptime governance, redundancy planning, space planning, staff and space re-stacking, and incident response.
Govern critical electrical systems, including design reviews, commissioning, maintenance programs, and end-of-life replacement planning.
Direct 24/7/365 critical operations and ensure electrical, mechanical, building automation, fire detection, and fire suppression systems are properly maintained and operational.
Oversee mailroom staff and operations to ensure consistent, compliant delivery.
Build, develop, and manage a leadership team that executes strategies, meets facilities goals, improves associate engagement, and maintains appropriate organizational structures and staffing.
Develop leadership talent, support mentoring and skill building, maintain succession planning, and lead or support GPTW initiatives.
Provide ongoing feedback and prepare periodic performance reviews for assigned associates, recognizing strong performance and addressing improvement and accountability.
Support the VP of Facilities with preparation and tracking of annual capital and operating budgets, and recommend equipment replacements to reduce costs and support operations.
Work with vendors and Procurement on Facilities project and function RFPs, including requirements, strategy, negotiations, and agreement structures; manage vendor compliance with contractual terms.
Establish and oversee preventive and predictive maintenance and operational excellence programs, including KPIs, CMMS utilization, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
Maintain accurate, current system inspection and test reports for fire alarms, sprinkler and fire suppression systems, extinguishers, and MSDS sheets.
Develop and enforce SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs.
Own office space planning and staff re-stacking across buildings.
Partner with IT, Security, Real Estate, Finance, Procurement, and Operations to align priorities and achieve departmental and company goals.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, regulations, and internal audit requirements.
Support enterprise risk and compliance activities, including annual Insurance Property Values reporting and verification of contractor and subcontractor Certificates of Insurance.
Oversee major construction, expansion, and retrofit projects.
Provide technical HVAC knowledge related to repair, function, and operation.
Perform on-call duties and emergency response.
Perform other duties as assigned.