SUMMARY:

The Facilities Management Division Director leads the physical care, improvement, and visual interpretation of the statewide historic site system. Supervises Architectural Services, Maintenance & Engineering, and Design teams and ensures coordination between these teams and the rest of the organization. Aligns teams’ work with organizational goals and priorities; provides training and professional mentoring. Helps build and supervise division’s complex budget containing multiple funding sources, including state operating and state capital funds. Collaborates with division staff, Chief Historic Sites Officer, other division directors on budgeting, stakeholder engagement, vision, and planning for site infrastructure statewide. Engages with descendant communities and other key partners and stakeholders to guide site care and interpretation. This position requires strong leadership and diplomatic skills, as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills. Position works primarily from the Ohio History Center in Columbus with frequent daily statewide travel.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a relevant field PLUS over ten years relevant working experience.
• A minimum of five years of progressive management of full-time staff.
• Preferred: Experience managing managers

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated leadership in developing and implementing short- and long-range plans, consistent with an institution’s strategic vision
• Demonstrated ability to oversee multiple programs and departments simultaneously, evaluate situations and identify solutions quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects, including planning, setting timelines, and completing deliverables utilizing project management processes
• Demonstrated ability to supervise managers and staff with an eye towards coaching and development, goal setting, and metrics analysis
• Experience setting, tracking, and analyzing metrics for complex programs with an eye toward continuous improvement and sustainability
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with staff and the public, both orally and in writing, particularly the ability to work diplomatically and effectively with colleagues and the ability to build and maintain partnerships and relationships.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Experience with creating and managing complex budgets from diverse funding streams
• Proficiency in various office software suites and virtual platforms, including but not limited to Microsoft 365
• Effective organizational skills, including attention to detail, prioritizing and managing multiple tasks for yourself and your team, and being accountable to the organization for said tasks.

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• Builds and guides Facilities Management leadership team

• Ensures that team maintains, protects and preserves historic resources in alignment with current best practices, the SHPO, and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards.
• Helps set strategy and direction for the organization by engaging with peers on OHIO Forum, the organization’s leadership team
• Works with managers in the Facilities Management Division to set strategy, priorities, and tactics for the division, which align with the organizational priorities
• Cooperates with state offices, academic institutions, museums, public history and community organizations, and other potential institutional collaborators.
• Develops a team that works collaboratively across the organization and embodies the organization’s Mission, Vision and Core Values.
• Provides timely feedback and coaching, and acts as a thought partner for department managers
• Works with department managers to create and manage the Facilities Management Division’s budget in alignment with organizational priorities