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Staff - Director of Buildings and Grounds

Southwestern Michigan College · United States
Deadline
Nov 01, 2026
Closing in 13 days
Location
N/A
United States
Employment
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Posted Oct 09, 2026
Offered salary$75,000-$85,000 annually

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Staff - Director of Buildings and Grounds

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Position Information
Posting Number 20111200-2
Job Title Staff - Director of Buildings and Grounds
Pay Rate $75,000-$85,000 annually
Job Category Staff
Department BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Position Summary Information
Job Description Summary The Director of Buildings and Grounds oversees all college facilities operations at Niles and Dowagiac campuses including the supervision of maintenance staff, custodial services, and contractors. This position requires a high level of leadership, confidentiality, and support of all college initiatives.
Required Qualifications
  • High school diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license
  • Supervisory experience of institutional building and grounds operations.
  • Five to Ten (5-10) years of experience in facilities operations involving electrical, HVAC, plumbing, or other skilled areas
Preferred Qualifications
  • Associate or bachelor’s degree
  • Ten (10) or more years of experience in facility operations
Other Information Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Assure the efficient and timely operation of college buildings and grounds including HVAC systems, utilities, parking lots and sidewalks
  • Comply with state/federal regulations and maintain facility records including blueprints/floorplans, boiler certifications, CSD-1s, backflow testing, elevator inspections, and equipment service agreements
  • Assist architects, contractors and college administration in the supervision of building construction and renovation projects
  • Serve as facilities contact in all emergencies including crisis management, severe weather outcomes, infrastructure failures, or other facility emergencies
  • Maintain all campus utilities, including the use of Building Management Systems for HVAC and lighting
  • Oversee energy conservation campuswide by participating in energy savings upgrades and programs
  • Establish and maintain systematic buildings and grounds inspections and surveys to identify and correct maintenance and repair needs of the college
  • Prepare capital outlay, department annual budget, and departmental master plan
  • Supervise department personnel and manage work schedules and assignments, identifying training needs as appropriate
  • Perform routine staff evaluations and conduct progressive discipline as necessary.
  • Process maintenance requests and oversee departmental processes such as facilities scheduling, key controls, and SDS program 
  • Responsible for snowplow scheduling and receiving after hours calls including weekends and holidays 
  • Maintain college owned vehicles and equipment
  • Prepare material specifications and order supplies/equipment within budgetary guidelines.
The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Physical Requirements Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:

1. The physical activity of this position. A. Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
B. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
C. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
D. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
E. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
F. Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
G. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
H. Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
I. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
J. Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
K. Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
L. Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
M. Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
N. Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
O. Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
P. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
Q. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
R. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

2. The physical requirements of this position. Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision. The employee is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.

4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position. A. The employee is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
B. The employee is subject to outside environmental conditions. No effective protection from the weather.
C. The employee is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
D. The employee is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
E. The employee is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the employee to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
F. The employee is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
G. The employee is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
H. The employee is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
I. The employee is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.
Close Date 11/01/2026
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