Director of Facilities, Durango School District, Durango CO

Durango School District is accepting applications for Director of Facilities. Includes a competitive pay and benefit program plus workforce housing options available.  Begins July 1, 2026, or earlier if available to start sooner.

Job Title: Director of Facilities    Pay Grade:  Administrative

Job Family: Facilities           FLSA Status:  Exempt     

Department: Facilities                   

Prepared Date: July 1, 2016; rev. 10/3/19; 1/31/23 

Work Year: 12 months

SUMMARY: Manage and supervise facility and grounds maintenance including new construction, renovations, planning, design, maintenance, custodial, and energy. Provide leadership and guidance in these areas to ensure short and long-range planning for district facilities. Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal codes and regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Plan, organize, and manage programs, projects and activities related to district facility maintenance including new construction, renovations, planning, design, maintenance, custodial, and energy.

Supervise, evaluate and manage the performance of facility department personnel. Provide human resources administration for facility personnel such as hiring, mentoring, performance evaluation, discipline, training, coordinating workloads and scheduling. Coordinate facility operations with site administrators; resolve issues and conflicts. Maintain excellent communications with and customer service to all district facilities. Manage work and reporting through the work order system.

Conduct on site performance inspections for quality and safety control. Ensures that buildings are maintained in a safe condition. Reviews documents and completed assignments for conformance with efficient trade practices, blueprints, and other established specifications.

Responsible for approval of budgets for facility planning, construction, design, maintenance, custodial, and energy. Forecast and budget for short and long term departmental and capital expenditures. Arrange for all building and maintenance contractors and subcontractors. Apply for any available grants to increase facility funding.

Provide technical expertise regarding the development of the district’s short and long-range facility planning and utilization.

Meet with local government officials for building inspection, planning, construction, and site development, facility rental contracts, water quality, etc.

Comply with regulations and laws by reviewing OSHA updates, working with the city and county for compliance with codes, recommending needed changes in buildings for compliance with safety regulation and Americans with Disabilities Act, applying for permits, etc.

Ongoing 5% Perform other duties as assigned including snow removal and on-call duties. Respond to emergencies as required.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Bachelor’s degree in related field OR equivalent of advanced training in the trades supervised or a minimum of seven years of experience in one or more of the trades supervised.

EXPERIENCE: Five to seven years of experience in construction-related trade or profession including at least three years of supervisory experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS: Valid Colorado driver’s license required. Depending on the areas of responsibility the following may be required or preferred: Applicable City Construction licenses preferred; Asbestos Certification preferred, required 6 months after hire. 

TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIES:

• Strong communication, language, interpersonal and supervisory skills
• Knowledge of building maintenance, materials, hardware, and equipment.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems (electrical, plumbing, HVAC) 
• Knowledge of problems, procedures, and methods used in inspecting, analyzing, determining repair and maintenance work to be done, materials to be used, and best processes to complete identified projects 
• Ability to prioritize tasks and adapt to changes without notice
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work practices and safe work areas
• Ability to promote and follow Board of Education and District policies, Superintendent policies and building/department procedures
• Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with people
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING KNOWLEDGE:

• Operating knowledge of and experience with typical office equipment, such as copier, fax machine, E-mail, etc.
• Operating knowledge of basic custodial equipment, methods and procedures
• Operating knowledge of basic maintenance equipment, methods and procedures

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS & DIRECTION/GUIDANCE: Reports to: Chief Operations Officer

Direct Reports: Supervisor of Facilities; Supervisor of Custodial Services; Building Supervisor(s)

Staff BUDGET AND/OR RESOURCE RESPONSIBILITY: Responsible for the development and implementation of the Facilities budget.

Durango School District is an equal opportunity educational institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state or local law. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact Laura Galido, Compliance Officer, Durango School District, 281 Sawyer Drive, Suite 100, Durango, CO 81303, (970) 247-5411, lgalido@durangoschools.org, or the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 Spear Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, (303) 844-5695.