Vice President, Facilities and Real Estate Management

University of the District of Columbia • Washington, DC

8d • $187,223

About The Position

The Vice President, Facilities & Real Estate Management serves as the University’s senior executive responsible for the strategic planning, development, operation, and three campuses and various facility types, requiring a leader who can balance long-term strategic vision with day-to-day operational excellence. The Vice President partners closely with academic and administrative leadership to guide the ongoing stewardship of all campus buildings, grounds, and real estate assets. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Vice President provides institution-wide leadership for facilities operations, capital planning and delivery, real estate strategy, space management, and environmental health and safety. The role encompasses oversight of a diverse portfolio spanning renewal, modernization, and stewardship of the University’s physical assets, ensuring that facilities effectively support teaching, learning, research, workforce development, and community engagement. As a trusted advisor to executive leadership, the Vice President aligns facilities and real estate initiatives with institutional priorities, sound financial planning, and long-term sustainability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Engineering, Planning, Construction, and/or Architecture; Master’s preferred.
• Ten years of experience in campus planning, architecture, and/or construction management.
• Five years of experience in construction/renovation processes (including procurement) and budgets, lease negotiations, economics, facility design, and maintenance.
• Five years of successful and progressive supervisory experience managing, developing, and leading teams to deliver results.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Facilities Management (CFM) certification, preferred.
• LEED Sustainability Certification, preferred.
• LEED Green Associate and or LEED Accredited Professional, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and implements short-and long-range organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates programmatic and operational effectiveness and makes changes required for improvement.
• Develops and establishes policies and objectives consistent with those of the University.
• Manages and oversee real estate properties for the University of the District of Columbia.
• Provides leadership for the overall management of real estate, including day-to-day operations, fiscal management, administration, and other functions or matters that require the attention of the Chief Operating Officer.
• Ensures maximum return and profitability and oversee compliance with lease terms, including rental payments.
• Provides executive oversight and leadership for the University’s capital construction activities, including planning, prioritization, design, procurement, and delivery of new construction, major renovations, and infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities, budgets, schedules, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversees the management of the plant management division in all aspects of the division’s long and short term and daily operations, including establishing a detailed set of program goals and objectives, maintenance of continuous analysis and evaluation of on-going needs within designated areas of responsibility, managing budgetary and fiscal operations through periodic analysis and review of specific programs and budget objectives through allowable goals, while establishing policies, procedures, and lines of authority.
• Serves as the principal operating official for the University of the District of Columbia, responsible for the acquisition (through lease or ownership) and disposal of real estate for the University.
• Oversee and negotiate contracts, leases, deeds, mortgages, and other real property and legal documents on behalf of the University.
• Reviews budgets for renovations, repairs, and improvements.
• Prepares income-producing strategies for property development; solicits and negotiates financing from banking institutions, coordinates strategies, and identifies suitable lessees.
• Provides expert advice and assistance on real estate property matters, including site location, cost of facilities, and relocation of occupancy, site assessments, and plans.
• Supervises the collection and analysis of information necessary to conduct, create, and review independent appraisals to determine market value and costs.
• Works with the Office of the General Counsel on acquisitions requiring legal action; testifies in court and City Council as needed.
• Research real estate market values, oversees preparation of appraisals, and keeps informed of trends in other universities and cities, and changes in Federal and State regulations.
• Manages personnel oversight to help achieve peak productivity and performance.
• Sets priorities for the timely completion of assignments and special projects.
• Guides the development of facilities-management reports, maintain an up-to-date computerized inventory of University facilities, contractor deficiencies and omissions for University and external management, and supervise the inspection of facilities, reporting of repairs and improvements.
• Manages the assignment of space to academic and administrative programs based on fluctuating needs, reflective of FTE’s, staff, budget allocation, and reallocation and reassignment of elements.

Benefits

• Selectee will be eligible for health and life insurance, annual (vacation) and sick leave and will be covered under the University of the District of Columbia' s retirement plan (TIAA).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive