About Mirman School

Mirman School embraces, supports, and values the many facets and faces of giftedness as we nurture our students’ abilities to reach their highest potential. As an educational institution, we are committed to personalizing our curriculum through depth and complexity, while celebrating the intellectual, creative, and kinesthetic dimensions of childhood and adolescence. We foster a culture of inclusivity and connectivity in which our students’ academic, co-curricular, and socio-emotional experiences and needs are supported. Mirman faculty and staff model empathy and respect in our communal effort to enhance whole-child learning. Our goal is to inspire lifelong curiosity and learning, the continuous pursuit of excellence, and ethical leadership among our students and graduates.

Core Values

Responsibility — We are obligated to care for ourselves, our community, and our environment.

Integrity — What we believe is right directly shapes our actions.

Discovery — We enthusiastically pursue knowledge about ourselves and the world around us.

Empathy — We strive to understand and value the experiences and feelings of others.

Resilience — We recognize challenges as necessary steps in learning and personal growth.

Position Description

The Director of Campus Operations is a member of the Senior Administration and provides general leadership in four key areas: facilities oversight, operations, project management, and security/safety. This position is responsible for the direction and management of daily operations (including student arrival, dismissal, vehicular traffic, and pedestrian safety), event setups, general maintenance, and custodial and landscape services. The ideal leader will be highly collaborative and partner with the CFO to initiate and complete various facilities projects including buildings, grounds, equipment, furnishings, and deferred maintenance in an efficient and economical manner.

In addition, the role involves writing RFP’s and leading the selection process for long-term and short-term improvement and modernization projects, including but not limited to contracted custodial services, contracted landscape maintenance, various trades (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, BMS), campus security, and successful completion of a full facilities audit. Ultimately, this leader ensures all students, staff, and the community are provided a clean, safe, attractive, and healthy place in which to learn and work. The role requires a high degree of professionalism, superior organizational and communication skills, and being extremely proactive and responsive.

Experience and Essential Job Functions:

• Strong administrative and hands-on experience with facilities and operations; preferably with a background in construction or property management; and at least 10 years of experience managing a large facility (preferably an academic facility), including electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, fire life safety systems, recycling and energy efficiency, security, and other control systems; and the set up and operations of school programs and activities.
• Establish and maintain policies, systems, and procedures that are harmonious with school culture to ensure effective operations and improve operational efficiency.
• Experience and readiness to handle facilities issues on the property 24/7. Ability to be on-call to respond to and resolve night time, holiday and weekend emergencies; or to provide set up and operational support for evening and weekend projects, programs and events.
• Strong history of handling the administration and coordination of repairs, preventative maintenance, inventory control, waste disposal, facility upgrades and other projects; oversee quality control inspections.
• Supervisory experience over facilities and maintenance staff schedules, work performance, motivation, prevention of accidents and injuries; and ensuring that maintenance staff adhere to all policies and procedures. Responsible for training and development as needed.
• Strong experience with Project Management, soliciting requests for proposals and managing negotiations, work orders, scheduling; supervising vendors, contractors and tradespeople. Manage capital construction projects which includes overseeing and coordinating contractors, subcontractors, and owners representatives; ensure compliance with codes and regulations; and ensure contractual fulfillment.
• Experience with financial projections and cost control under the overall direction of the CFO. Develop and manage the annual operating budget for facilities as well as capital equipment and improvement budgets. Knowledge and hands-on experience with reporting, recordkeeping and communicating using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Google Suite.
• Hands-on ability to make small repairs to furniture and equipment when necessary.
• Knowledge and experience with standards and regulatory compliance, including all applicable local, state and federal Building and Safety codes, ADA, OSHA, Emergency Response Teams, LA County Health Department, and other applicable laws.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills. Experience in providing professional written and verbal communications, and in communicating in a respectful and personable manner with all levels including staff, administration, students, parents and community.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree, certifications and equivalent working experience applicable to the job responsibilities required.

A minimum of 7 years’ successful facilities and operations experience; and 5 years’ supervisory experience.

Self-starter, able to work independently and prioritize. Possess superb organizational skills.

Knowledge that includes HVAC, electrical, plumbing, irrigation, carpentry, Building Management Systems, irrigation controls, and fire life safety systems.

Proficient with technology (strong knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft Office), excellent communicator, and comfortable with speaking to large groups.

Ability to interface professionally with all levels of the organization, to facilitate team work, build and maintain camaraderie among Operations Team staff, collaborate and problem solve.

Exhibit high standards of ethics, moral character, professionalism, and the ability to present oneselfas a positive role model for students. Have excellent interpersonal communication skills and a sense of humor. Growth mindset and detail oriented.First Aid and CPR training required (training provided if not currently certified).

Valid CA driver license and clean criminal background investigation.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

The essential functions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key job responsibilities but are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with physical challenges to perform the job. Unless reasonable accommodations can be made, while performing this job the staff member shall:

1. Have the ability to stand, walk, lift, bend, reach, see, sit, and exercise mental concentration.

2. Ability to lift over 50 lbs. while using safe lifting techniques.

3. Ability to meet onsite attendance requirements as necessary to carry out the job functions.

4. Ability to work long hours at required times.

5. Occasional exposure to various child and adult communicable diseases and illnesses.

6. Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.

7. Exposure to heated/air conditioned and ventilated facilities.

8. Exposure to various chemical substances used for cleaning, instruction, painting, pest

control, and/or operation of equipment.

9. Function in a workplace with noise levels that fluctuate between moderately quiet and noisy at times.

Job Perks:

• Professional development & opportunities for growth

• Community and connection with staff and administration

• Generous benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision

• 403b retirement plan with 5% match and flexible spending account

• Beautiful campus!

Ideally the Director of Campus Operations would be able to start prior to June 30, 2024 when the outgoing Director of Facilities & Operations is scheduled to leave. To apply please submit your resume to.

At Mirman School, through an inclusive environment, we challenge our students and each other to be dynamic problem-solvers and thoughtful citizens. Mirman does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, ethnic origin, age, physical disability or sexual orientation in administration of our educational policies, hiring policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs, athletics and other school-administered programs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Los Angeles, CA 90049: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person