Vice President of Facilities and Plant Operations

Baltimore City Community College•Main Campus (Liberty Heights), MD

About The Position

The Vice President of Facilities and Plant Operations provides executive leadership and oversight of Baltimore City Community College’s facilities, physical plant, capital projects, public safety, environmental services, transportation, and fleet operations. The role plans, administers, and manages these functions to support safe, efficient, and compliant College operations. The Vice President advises the President and Cabinet on facilities, public safety, capital improvements, operational risks, budgets, and resource requirements. The position reports to the President and directly supervises the Director of Public Safety, while an Associate Vice President and Directors/Managers oversee respective plant areas.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Facilities Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Architecture, Construction Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
Ten years of progressively responsible experience in facilities management, physical plant operations, engineering, construction, capital planning, or a related field.
At least five years of senior management or executive leadership experience with responsibility for personnel, budgets, facilities operations, capital projects, or contracts.
Experience managing public safety and campus security operations, including personnel supervision, emergency preparedness and response, incident management, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and coordination with local and state law enforcement agencies.
Experience directly supervising public safety leadership, including evaluating departmental performance, reviewing investigations, overseeing personnel administration, and ensuring compliance with applicable law enforcement and campus security requirements.
Experience managing complex, multi-building facilities operations and overseeing capital projects, maintenance programs, budgets, and contracts.
Experience overseeing transportation and fleet management operations, including vehicle acquisition and replacement, preventive maintenance, fleet utilization, driver safety, regulatory compliance, contract administration, budget management, and transportation services.
Knowledge of building systems, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire and life-safety, and building automation systems.
Knowledge of applicable building codes, environmental standards, workplace safety requirements, and accessibility regulations.
Experience supervising professional, technical, skilled-trades, custodial, or contracted facilities personnel.
Experience managing environmental services operations, including custodial services, sanitation, waste management, recycling, pest control, environmental health and safety, regulatory compliance, contract administration, budget oversight, and institutional cleanliness and safety standards.
Ability to manage competing operational priorities and projects, analyze costs and risks, interpret construction documents, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Proficiency with facilities management and work-order systems, spreadsheets, and reporting applications.
Valid U.S. driver’s license.
Thorough knowledge of facilities management, plant operations, capital construction, building systems, maintenance programs, procurement, contract administration, and budget management.
Ability to provide executive direction to the Director of Public Safety, evaluate departmental operations, assess security risks, review significant incidents, and ensure operational performance, regulatory compliance, and community safety.
Ability to plan, organize, direct, and evaluate multiple departments and supervise professional, technical, administrative, and support personnel.
Ability to develop and manage operating and capital budgets, establish priorities, monitor expenditures, and identify operational improvements.
Knowledge of construction management, contract negotiations, project planning, and administration of major capital improvement projects.
Ability to assess operational needs and risks, implement corrective actions, and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and College policies.
Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound administrative decisions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with College leadership, faculty, staff, students, contractors, governmental agencies, and law enforcement personnel.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing reports, presenting recommendations, and communicating with executive leadership.
Availability to work outside normal business hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, as operational needs require, and on-call availability for emergencies and critical situations.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field.
Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional Engineer (PE), or other relevant professional credential.
Senior facilities leadership experience in public higher education, government, or a multi-campus environment.
Experience with state-funded capital projects and the Maryland Department of General Services or a comparable agency.
Experience with facilities master planning, condition assessments, deferred maintenance, and capital improvement programs.
Working knowledge of campus public safety administration, transportation and fleet controls, and environmental services oversight.
Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), building automation, and energy management systems.
Current Maryland Police & Correctional Training Commission (MPCTC) Certification.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute short- and long-range facilities plans, including a five-year maintenance, improvement, and cost-reduction plan.
Prioritize infrastructure renewal, capital improvements, and deferred maintenance according to institutional needs and available funding.
Oversee building maintenance, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical systems, utilities, custodial services, grounds, parking areas, and related campus infrastructure.
Establish facilities service standards and monitor work-order performance.
Oversee construction, renovation, and major repair projects, including scope, budgets, schedules, design review, contractor coordination, change orders, inspections, and closeout.
Serve as the College’s primary facilities liaison with the Maryland Department of General Services and other state and local agencies on capital projects, funding, inspections, and regulatory matters.
Maintain preventive maintenance schedules; track deferred maintenance; assess building conditions; and manage equipment inventories, warranties, drawings, and maintenance records.
Develop and monitor operating and capital budgets in coordination with Finance; prepare funding requests, evaluate expenditures, maintain fiscal controls, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
Oversee facilities-related procurements, service agreements, construction contracts, and vendor performance.
Maintain compliance with building, fire and life-safety, environmental, occupational safety, and accessibility requirements; coordinate inspections, document deficiencies, and ensure corrective action.
Coordinate facilities responses to severe weather, utility outages, infrastructure failures, and other emergencies, and support campus emergency preparedness and continuity-of-operations planning.
Monitor utility consumption and implement practical measures to improve energy efficiency, system performance, and operating costs.
Assess space needs and utilization with academic and administrative leaders and recommend improvements, reallocations, and renovations.
Maintain standards for cleanliness, landscaping, signage, and the overall condition and appearance of College facilities.
Use maintenance, asset, and project-management systems to track work orders, project status, budgets, and facility conditions; provide reports and recommendations to senior leadership.
Supervise and evaluate facilities leadership and staff, including staffing, training, performance management, and succession planning in accordance with College policies and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Coordinate with the President, Cabinet, faculty, staff, contractors, and external agencies on facilities priorities and operational issues; present plans, project updates, and recommendations.
Provide oversight of the Department of Public Safety, including personnel, campus law enforcement, security services, crime prevention, emergency response, investigations, and protection of the College community and property.
Oversee campus law enforcement and security programs, including patrol operations, access control, crime prevention, investigations, emergency communications, and incident response.
Ensure the Director of Public Safety maintains required training, certifications, professional development, and compliance with applicable Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission requirements.
Oversee compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, including crime statistics, timely warnings, emergency notifications, annual security reporting, and related records.
Ensure prompt notification to the Vice President and appropriate College leadership of serious criminal incidents, threats to campus safety, major emergencies, and other matters requiring executive attention.
Maintain effective working relationships with Baltimore City law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services, state agencies, and other public safety partners.
Direct College transportation and fleet operations, including vehicle assignment and utilization, preventive maintenance, inspections, registration, insurance coordination, driver authorization, fuel use, replacement planning, and fleet expenditures.
Oversee transportation services and related vendor agreements.
Oversee custodial and environmental services, including cleaning schedules, sanitation, waste disposal, recycling, pest control, and responses to environmental concerns.
Establish environmental-services standards for quality, safe handling of materials, regulatory compliance, and timely correction of deficiencies.
Perform other related duties as assigned and remain available to respond to significant facilities emergencies and operational disruptions outside normal business hours.