Director of Facilities and Maintenance

For best consideration apply by October 17, 2025.

Reports to: Superintendent Location: Facilities and Maintenance Department

Bargaining Unit: Non-Represented FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary:

This leadership role plans, organizes, staffs, directs, coordinates, and evaluates all maintenance, custodial services, grounds, and facilities operations. It also oversees capital improvement and renovation projects, including reviewing project specifications and monitoring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and progress. The position ensures school facilities are maintained to standards of operational excellence, cleanliness, and safety, and supervises and evaluates maintenance, grounds, and custodial staff.

Required Qualifications:

● High school diploma or GED

● Valid Washington State driver’s license

● Ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness of self and others, listen actively, be patient, incorporate humor/lightheartedness into work, be empathic, possess a growth mindset, and be customer-service oriented

● Ability to support the District’s vision, mission, goals, and Culture Code including the belief that all students can succeed

● Reliable, responsible, and honest

● Successful experience in custodial and/or maintenance services

● Willingness to learn and grow

● Ability to problem solve

● Ability to maintain a positive attitude

● Ability to build and maintain positive, effective relationships with staff

● Ability to be an effective, efficient leader with distinguished interpersonal skills

● Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred (Not Required) Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in related field or technical or college coursework

· Experience in a leadership and/or supervisory position

· Experience in school custodial and/or maintenance services

Essential Functions:

· Prioritizes facility needs; creates, implements, and monitors a facilities’ plan to maintain and improve School District facilities

· Leads and oversees the overall direction of the Facilities and Maintenance department and related activities

· Leads, supervises, and evaluates maintenance, grounds, and custodial personnel

· Provides direction and support to maintenance, grounds, and custodial staff

· Provides direction and leadership to District safety and security efforts

· Leads and co-facilitates the District Safety Committee

· Coordinates, schedules, and corrects fire, health and safety issues, concerns, and requirements

· Schedules custodial staff, creates and monitors facility cleaning, trains staff, and ensures the continual cleanliness and safety of school buildings and facilities

· Supports the development of staff skill and technical knowledge in facilities, maintenance, grounds, and custodial practices

· Plans and facilitates the maintenance and continual improvement of grounds at each District facility

· Oversees capital improvement and renovation projects including reviewing project specifications and monitoring improvements and projects

· Coordinates work orders and the systems to maintain and repair facilities

· Hires custodial, maintenance, and grounds staff according to District policy and procedure

· Creates, revises, and monitors District policy and procedures related to facilities and maintenance

· Collaborates with personnel, subcontractors, architects, and other governmental agencies

· Prepares and monitors the maintenance, facilities, and custodial budgets

· Maintains records and prepares reports

· Communicates and partners with principals, District administrators, and staff to ensure the effective and efficient operation, safety, and security of facilities, staff, and students

· Serves as a part of the District leadership and collaborates with all stakeholders to ensure the District’s vision, mission, goals, and Culture Code are achieved

· Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements; enforces adherence to requirements; and takes necessary action to address discrepancies or issues

· Attends trainings and meetings as appropriate or directed

· Builds and maintains positive working relationships with all stakeholders

· Performs other duties as assigned

Salary: $116,449 - $127,247 annually, depending on experience

Work schedule: 8 hours per day / 260 days per year / Monday through Friday

Benefits: 15 paid holidays; 12 sick leave, 3 personal leave, and 22 vacation days each year; ability to cash out up to 15 unused vacation days and 1 unused personal day each June at per diem rate; health insurance benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance through the School Employees’ Benefit Board; State retirement through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems; other fringe benefits as allowed by the Director’s benefit agreement.

Application Procedures: Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a letter of interest, a resume, and three professional references online at www.edjobsnw.org AND email the letter of interest to Joe Vetter, Executive Director of Fiscal Services at jvetter@centralia.wednet.edu. Employees of Centralia School District may apply by submitting a letter of interest to Joe Vetter.

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