What are the responsibilities and job description for the DSHS FTAA Facility Manager position at Washington State Department of Social and Health Services?
Description
Lead all campus facilities operations for the Behavioral Health & Treatment Center (BHTC) – Maple Lane , overseeing a 244,000-sq-ft campus with 34 buildings across 40 acres. As the senior on-site authority for maintenance and operations, you’ll manage infrastructure, life-safety systems, environmental systems, and grounds for a 24/7 behavioral health environment where reliability directly impacts patient safety and regulatory compliance.
Reporting to the Southwest Regional Operations Administrator, you’ll serve as the primary leader for fire protection coordination, emergency preparedness, utilities, regulatory compliance, and local public-safety partnerships. You’ll also act as the operational liaison with Capital Programs, IT, and agency leadership to align infrastructure planning and capital investments with statewide DSHS priorities.
This role shapes outcomes across institutional programs and regulated environments, ensuring safe, strategic, and resilient facility operations for vulnerable populations.
Under the direction of the Maintenance Operations Division (MOD) Regional Operations Administrator, you will hold campuswide accountability for maintenance policy implementation, operational standards, and long-range stewardship of all facilities operations supporting BHTC-MLC. The position exercises delegated authority for interpreting and applying MOD and DSHS policies, including AP 14.07 Control of Capital Assets, and for making operational decisions that directly affect the reliability, safety, and compliance of critical institutional infrastructure across the 24/7 campus.
Some Of What You Will Do
First 6-12 months: 1) Get to know the campus infrastructure top to bottom; 2) Learn your teams' strengths and understand what gaps need to be supported; 3) Learn the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to support our service requests for the campus.
The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring fairness, access, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to support all Washingtonians, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.
Supplemental Information
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
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Lead all campus facilities operations for the Behavioral Health & Treatment Center (BHTC) – Maple Lane , overseeing a 244,000-sq-ft campus with 34 buildings across 40 acres. As the senior on-site authority for maintenance and operations, you’ll manage infrastructure, life-safety systems, environmental systems, and grounds for a 24/7 behavioral health environment where reliability directly impacts patient safety and regulatory compliance.
Reporting to the Southwest Regional Operations Administrator, you’ll serve as the primary leader for fire protection coordination, emergency preparedness, utilities, regulatory compliance, and local public-safety partnerships. You’ll also act as the operational liaison with Capital Programs, IT, and agency leadership to align infrastructure planning and capital investments with statewide DSHS priorities.
This role shapes outcomes across institutional programs and regulated environments, ensuring safe, strategic, and resilient facility operations for vulnerable populations.
Under the direction of the Maintenance Operations Division (MOD) Regional Operations Administrator, you will hold campuswide accountability for maintenance policy implementation, operational standards, and long-range stewardship of all facilities operations supporting BHTC-MLC. The position exercises delegated authority for interpreting and applying MOD and DSHS policies, including AP 14.07 Control of Capital Assets, and for making operational decisions that directly affect the reliability, safety, and compliance of critical institutional infrastructure across the 24/7 campus.
Some Of What You Will Do
First 6-12 months: 1) Get to know the campus infrastructure top to bottom; 2) Learn your teams' strengths and understand what gaps need to be supported; 3) Learn the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to support our service requests for the campus.
- Campus infrastructure oversight — Lead all maintenance and operations for electrical, mechanical/HVAC, plumbing, boilers, life-safety systems, structural maintenance, and grounds.
- Maintenance strategy — Direct preventive/predictive maintenance programs, resource allocation, and standards that ensure uninterrupted clinical and residential operations.
- Operational liaison — Advise campus leadership on system performance, risks, and operational impacts; communicate early warnings and mitigation options.
- Supervisory leadership — Full authority over hiring, performance management, discipline, and local policy development.
- Fiscal oversight — Manage the facilities budget, authorize expenditures, and ensure financial controls support operational sustainability.
- Budget development support — Provide data-driven projections, lifecycle insights, and operational metrics for MOD’s biennial budget.
- Capital governance — Oversee data integrity and operational inputs for enterprise systems supporting statewide capital planning ($80M–$100M biennially).
- Daily operations — Oversee campuswide reliability, safety programs, and skilled-trade workforce management in a 24/7 care environment.
- Inspection readiness — Lead preparation for DOH, CMS, L&I, DOE, and Fire Marshal inspections; manage corrective actions.
- Capital planning partnership — Provide operational insight for facility condition assessments, lifecycle planning, and capital strategy.
- Project prioritization — Identify and communicate capital needs aligned with regulatory risk and long-range goals.
- Construction coordination — Serve as MOD liaison for all capital work, ensuring service continuity, safety, and operational mitigation.
- A minimum of nine years of progressively responsible experience in facility maintenance, facility management, institutional operations, or a closely related field. At least five years must be in a leadership, supervisory, or management capacity overseeing multidisciplinary technical teams or complex facility operations.
- Education/Experience Substitution: Relevant higher education—such as coursework or degrees in project management, construction management, engineering, business administration, information systems, or computer systems management will substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.
- Strong CMMS experience
- Personnel development
- Understand building systems, including life safety and emergency power and water quality
The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring fairness, access, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to support all Washingtonians, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.
Supplemental Information
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
E-Verify® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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