DIRECTOR, BUILDING OPERATIONS

Department: Operations
Reports To: Senior Director, Finance & Operations
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: Hybrid, Onsite most of the time
Salary Range: $70,000-$98,000
Posting Date: 8/8/2025

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Building Operations is a strategic and hands-on leader responsible for the management, maintenance, and long-term stewardship of The Z’s historic theater facility. The Z holds a 99-year ground lease of this city-owned facility. This role ensures the building is safe, fully operational, and welcoming to staff, artists, patrons, and community members. With a deep understanding of public assembly facility environments, the Director oversees all building systems—including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and life safety—while also leading capital planning, regulatory compliance, vendor management, and emergency preparedness.
In collaboration with Theater Operations, Production, and administrative teams, the Director ensures the appropriate staffing and support for all programming and events in multiple spaces in and outside of the building, aligned with the organization’s commitment to accessibility, safety, and community service while preserving its long-term value.

REQUIRE QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive facilities management experience, preferably in a performing arts, historic, or public assembly environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing complex building systems, capital improvement projects, and preventative maintenance programs.
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements (building code, place-of-assembly, OSHA, fire/life safety, accessibility, inspections, licenses).
• Proven ability to manage vendor contracts and lead negotiations.
• Experience developing and managing operating and capital budgets.
• Excellent project management and communication skills.
• Supervisory experience with a track record of fostering inclusive, high-performing teams.
• Proficiency in work order systems, building management systems (BMS), and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Facilities Management certification (e.g., IFMA CFM, BOMI).
• Familiarity with historic preservation or adaptive reuse of performance spaces.
• Experience of liaising with municipal personnel and departments.
• Demonstrable knowledge of industry best practices and a commitment to lifelong learning.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

In addition to relevant experience, we’re looking for a colleague who:

• Brings a spirit of curiosity, creativity, and openness
• Communicates with clarity, honesty, and care
• Thrives in a collaborative, relationship-centered team
• Shares our commitment to equity, inclusion, and anti-racism
• Is excited to learn, grow, and imagine new ways forward

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment ranges from low to high.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility; to stand for long hours during events; talk and hear; to lift 50 or more pounds. This position may require work inside or outside of the building, as needed by events.
• The Z is a collaborative work environment, and employees are expected to be open and willing to collaborate across departments and teams.
• The Zeiterion is on an active, and ongoing, journey to be anti-racist organization - advancing anti-racist policies and practices, and fostering and sustaining a culture that values community, social justice, and equity