Director of Facilities and Campus Safety in Boston, Massachusetts at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

Are you ready to work at a dynamic institution that believes in higher education with lower obstacles? Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology (now known as Franklin Cummings Tech) is a nationally accredited non-profit, technical college serving Eastern Massachusetts and beyond. The college was seeded in 1791 with funds from the estate of Benjamin Franklin given to the City of Boston to proliferate access to education and level the playing field for aspiring talent with meager financial means.

Today, Franklin Cummings Tech continues to build on that legacy by offering post-secondary education in high-demand technical and skilled trade fields that lead to excellent careers. Our majors intentionally focus on select industries connected to sustainability and the clean energy transition including electric vehicle technology, smart manufacturing, practical electricity, power engineering, heat pumps/HVAC, biotechnology, automation, construction management, and more.

With a mission to deliver transformative technical and trade education that leads to economic advancement, we offer a unique mix of certificate and degree-granting programs that appeal to enterprising students and respond to employer’s demand for a well-prepared workforce. Intentional partnerships with the industries we serve coupled with high graduation and job placement rates, recently attracted the largest philanthropic gift in the history of the college from the Cummings Foundation.

Last year, Franklin Cummings Tech educated more than 1,000 learners across three student types: 1) certificate and degree seekers, 2) continuing education clients, and 3) high schoolers pursuing early college. As further evidence that our mission holds resonance, this year the college tracked a 25% year-over-year jump in fall new student enrollment and applications soared.

We seek team members who are optimistic, entrepreneurial, data-informed, and excited about the prospect of continuing to strategically increase student success outcomes and total enrollment from 1,000 learners today to at least 1,500 learners by 2030. Join us in this mission-driven work!

Position Summary:

The Director of Facilities and Campus Safety will join Franklin Cummings Tech in a moment of exciting transition. College operations recently moved into its new facility at 1011 Harrison Avenue, Roxbury MA. Franklin Cummings Tech is seeking an entrepreneurial Director of Facilities and Campus Safety who will be responsible for maintaining our new state-of-the-art facility, ensuring a safe and inviting space for our staff and students.

The leader in this role will oversee planning, organizing, and operations of a broad portfolio that includes campus safety, emergency management, plant operations and maintenance, and mail service/receiving. They will ensure that the campus buildings, mechanical and utility systems, and grounds are properly maintained. This leader is responsible for ensuring a welcoming and secure environment for the college community as well as delivering continuity of building services that are responsive to our internal and external stakeholders. They will maintain efficient and effective campus operations while complying with all Federal, State, and local regulatory laws, standards, and protocols. The Director also has supervisory responsibility over custodial, building maintenance and groundskeeping staff and/or contractors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, schedules, and assigns employees to regular (annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily) cleaning, maintenance, repair, renovation and building safety tasks.
• Ensures that a work order/service requisition system is in place to track repair and maintenance projects and responds to requests in a timely fashion.
• Maintains the overall college inventory system for equipment, furniture, vehicles, and building supplies.
• Develop and recommend the annual and multi-year budget for the areas managed. Manages activities to ensure financial goals are met.
• Plans, coordinates, and conduct periodic inspections of facilities and equipment as required by local, state, or federal law to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards such as fire and elevator inspections, HVAC and boiler maintenance, insurance safety inspections, etc.
• Inspect work performed by custodial or maintenance employees or contractors to ensure proper cleaning, maintenance, repair and groundskeeping procedures are being followed, checks for safety and health hazards, and make recommendations for correction and improvements.
• Interviews, recommends for hire, evaluates, and trains departmental employees.
• Maintains records and prepares reports related to building operations and maintenance.
• Oversee the purchases of electricity and other utilities used in the operation of the college.
• Responsible for building security, electronic surveillance system, and providing supervision of the college’s security company and ensures that the guards are properly trained, and that appropriate coverage is provided.
• Responsible for ensuring a secure system for receiving goods and mail delivered to the college.

• Minimum of an associate degree in construction, building or mechanical technology, or a closely related field and six (6) years of experience in facilities management with at least two (2) years in a supervisory capacity (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Knowledge and demonstrated application of 21st century management principles as well as grounds and building maintenance and operations practices
• Knowledge of applicable Federal, state, and city of Boston codes, laws, rules, and regulations governing school facilities and construction
• Knowledge of safety regulations, procedures and security in the workplace and public buildings
• Ability to plan, direct and supervise the work of others
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to read and interpret plans, drawings, and blueprints
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, public and others
• Expertise using computer software and technical applications such as spreadsheet, word processing, calendar, email and database software to manage workflow
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position