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Director of Facilities

Salary : $94,500.00 - $99,225.00 Annually

Location : Denver, CO

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : GJA-297680-11212025-NC

Department : Colorado Community College System

Opening Date : 11 / 24 / 2025

Closing Date : 12 / 3 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Mountain

Primary Physical Work Address : 700 Boston Street, Denver, CO 80230

Department Contact Information : Nikki Cimino : jobs@cccs.edu

Type of Announcement : This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply

Online applications through the Colorado Jobs portal will not be accepted. Please follow instructions on the job announcement for submitting an application.

Description of Job

The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) is hiring a Director of Facilities to join our System Office. This role leads and supervises the Facilities department of the CCCS Lowry Campus. We're looking for someone with great project management and people skills who can effectively manage the department's critical functions and contractors working on the campus. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a key contributor to the students and employees that utilize Lowry Campus and its services, then this position may be for you! CCCS provides generous leave, excellent benefits, and flexible work schedules. In this role, you will manage the day-to-day administration of policies, procedures, programs, and be responsible for providing leadership and vision to ensure a well-managed, well-maintained campus. This role oversees the facilities operations, including Building Maintenance, Security, Grounds, and Custodial functional areas; assessment and management of controlled maintenance and capital construction projects; planning and budgeting; and all related aspects of management of the physical plant. This position directly supervises six employees and oversees a division of approximately 30 employees.

Duties Include :

• Manage the Facilities Department to ensure effective and efficient operations of the Lowry campus, including providing building maintenance, campus security, grounds, and custodial services for the campus. Has managerial oversight for the Lowry Conference Center.
• Oversee the purchases of services and goods within the State system requirements, including supplies and equipment.
• Manage and has oversight for all campus controlled maintenance and capital construction projects, including planning, procurement, and managing vendor execution through project completion.
• Prepare and defend requests for controlled maintenance and capital funding on behalf of the Lowry campus to the Office of the State Architect and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. Coordinate with the Office of the State Architects to ensure all project-related deadlines are met and projects are on budget.
• Serve as campus liaison for physical plant related issues with all tenants.
• Recruit, select, and supervise campus facilities staff.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Bachelor's degree. An equivalent combination of education and / or experience may substitute for the degree. Three years of working in facilities management or related field. Experience with controlled maintenance need assessment, as well as planning and pricing capital development.

Attributes that will contribute to success in this position :

Work Location / Travel Expectations :

The office is located at 700 Boston Street, Denver, CO 80230. Travel to various colleges in the system within the state of Colorado is expected, along with the occasional travel to conferences out of the state. Alternative Work Arrangements may be available for this position. All work must be completed in the state of Colorado.

The Colorado Community College System is the state's largest provider of higher education and workforce training, consisting of 13 colleges and over 35 locations across the state, educating approximately 130,000 students annually. In addition, we train more than 4,000 Coloradans each year through customized employer training programs. Our mission is to provide accessible, responsive learning environments where students can achieve their educational, professional and personal goals in an atmosphere that embraces academic excellence, diversity and innovation. We are an organization that encourages individuals to bring their whole selves to work. CCCS believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.