[YEP-DC] Manager: Facilities, Operations, and Vendor Management

Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy
Job Description: Manager, Facilities, Operations, and Vendor Management

To apply, please go to www.chavezschools.org

Position Summary
The Manager, Facilities, Operations and Vendor Management coordinates and supervises all school facilities to ensure a clean, safe and healthy teaching and learning environment.  Manages various vendors to ensure all projects are delivered timely and cost effectively.  As a member of the system-level Operations Team, s/he must work closely with campus Business Managers and system leadership staff to execute his/her responsibilities. 

Primary Accountabilities
• Works with Managing Director/COO to prioritize facility needs
• Develops short- and long-range plans for achieving facilities-related goals of the network
• Develop cost analyses  for all facilities-related projects
• Plan, coordinate and supervise all projects conducted by maintenance vendors
• Regularly inspect buildings and grounds to determine needed maintenance and repairs
• Meet with school personnel for input on school maintenance needs
• Establish and manage on-going preventative maintenance program
• Manage all construction projects, ensuring the work in accordance with drawings and specifications
• Serve as district's chief advisor on capital outlay, construction, renovation and remodeling projects
• Source, interview and recommend vendors as well as manage the bid process for facilities and operations, including security, school  
        lunch program, telecommunications, etc.
• Serve as the system's expert for the National School Lunch Program:  supervising program implementation, managing meal-tracking
        software, managing vendor relationship, completing required documentation (i.e. IFB, application) and reports, conducting audits to
        ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, reconciling orders with consumption to reduce waste, and maintaining appropriate
        records as required by various regulatory authorities.
• Monitor service provisions of contracted service providers across a wide range of vendors
• Ensure schools are in compliance with key regulations

Requisite Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant training/coursework
• 4+ years' experience in related work and in similar environment; minimum 2 years managing vendor relationships
• Ability to identify and resolve problems resourcefully, with discretion, and in adherence with policy and regulations.
• Conversant in all state, federal and local regulations such as "Right To Know," Department of Health Regulations, asbestos, hazardous
        materials, radon, lead, noise pollution, indoor air quality, recycling, OSHA, ADA, solid waste, emergency disaster planning and other
        laws and regulations relating to school facilities
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment while maintaining a strong attention to detail. 
• Excellent organizational, time-management, follow-up and prioritization skills. 
• A high sense of urgency to drive assignments to completion as efficiently and effectively as possible. 

To apply, please go to www.chavezschools.org

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Terri L. Smyth-Riding
Director, Human Resources
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools
202.547.3975 ext. 19 (office)
410.733.2756 (mobile)

...you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back
- M. Angelou

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