Manager, Facilities & Campus Operations

The Manager of Facilities and Campus Operations will provides strategic leadership for the structural trades, custodial, and grounds/landscaping teams to ensure a safe, functional, and aesthetic campus facility. You will manage diverse teams of skilled tradespeople and custodial staff while overseeing complex operational budgets and vendor contracts. This is an essential position and is required to respond to weather related events such as snow storms to help manage snow removal services.

Personnel Leadership & Team Development :

Hiring, training, and supervising a diverse workforce of skilled trades (carpenters/painters), custodial crews, and groundskeepers. ,

Strategic Budgeting & Resource Management :

Managing the operational budgets for all three departments, overseeing procurement for equipment, and negotiating high-value vendor contracts for specialized services.

Structural Trades & Custodial Standards & Quality Assurance :

Implementing rigorous cleaning protocols and performing regular inspections to ensure interior spaces meet health, safety, and sanitation benchmarks. Oversee repairs to structural elements of physical assets and infrastructure, including but not limited to roofs, facades, windows, doors, and walls. Ensure the integrity and operation of these systems and, as necessary, bring operational conditions up to standards when systems are in a state of disrepair.

Safety, Compliance, & Risk Management :

Ensuring all operations adhere to OSHA standards, local building codes, ADA requirements, and environmental regulations to minimize institutional liability. Preventive Maintenance (PM)

Planning :

Utilizing a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to schedule and track recurring maintenance for structural assets and grounds equipment to extend life cycles.

Emergency Response & Logistics Coordination :

Leading the logistical response for weather-related events (snow/storm recovery) and internal emergencies (leaks/structural failures) to ensure 24/7 campus safety. This position is categorized as essential to campus operations and serves as a critical responder for campus emergencies and weather-related events. Expectation is that this individual will oversee external vendors and internal staff executing work to ensure continuous operations of the campus.

Other Duties :

Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for the role. Representation at team, departmental, or division level meetings, contributing to discussions, plans, and reporting on actions taken on any work-related initiative.

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED Vocational or technical training or degree 3-5 Years supervisory experience within Grounds, Structural Trades, or Custodial departments Experience managing operational budgets. Experience managing supervisor-level employees, developing objectives, and providing clear communication around those objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:

Construction Supervisors License Compensation and Benefits To attract and retain the most talented individuals, Wheaton College maintains a flexible and competitive staff compensation and benefits program. When determining and establishing hiring rates or recruitment ranges for a position, the College considers a number of factors including the budget for the position, the range of the grade, the external market for the position or similar positions, level and scope of responsibilities, required education, skills and relevant experience as well as internal equity. All salary offers must have the prior approval of the Office of Human Resources. The anticipated hiring or recruitment range for this position is $85-90K. The actual salary offered will be commensurate with the qualifications, education and experience of the candidate hired. Physical Demands Sitting Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) Hearing, listening Talking Standing Walking Bending Stooping Climbing stairs/ladders Kneeling, squatting Crouching Crawling Reaching overhead Pulling, pushing

ADA Statement:

Individuals must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities. Eeo Statement Wheaton College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich an intellectually diverse learning environment, the Department and the College actively encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. Wheaton's core belief is that valuing diversity is pivotal to personal development, intellectual expansion, and societal equity. Our community is united by a shared dedication to equity and access that is essential to providing a transformative education in the Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Posting Date:

04/09/2026

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled Yes Contact(s):

Office of Human Resources Contact Phone/Extension:

508-286-8206

Contact Email:

careers@wheatoncollege.edu Contact Fax Special Instructions to

Candidates:

The federal government and the state of Massachusetts have made the decision to end the

COVID-19

public health emergency. Effective June 1, 2023, the college will no longer require

COVID-19

vaccinations and boosters for members of our community. Rather, we strongly recommend that everyone stay up to date on their vaccinations, including boosters, as recommended by their health care provider. While we will no longer require

COVID-19

vaccinations, we strongly encourage members of our campus community to adhere to public health recommendations for vaccination to protect against COVID-19, as well as influenza and other diseases. Manager, Facilities & Campus Operations 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars Norton, MA Full-time Wheaton College Massachusetts 26 reviews Full-time The Manager of Facilities and Campus Operations will provides strategic leadership for the structural trades, custodial, and grounds/landscaping teams to ensure a safe, functional, and aesthetic campus facility. You will manage diverse teams of skilled tradespeople and custodial staff while overseeing complex operational budgets and vendor contracts. This is an essential position and is required to respond to weather related events such as snow storms to help manage snow removal services.

Personnel Leadership & Team Development :

Hiring, training, and supervising a diverse workforce of skilled trades (carpenters/painters), custodial crews, and groundskeepers. ,

Strategic Budgeting & Resource Management :

Managing the operational budgets for all three departments, overseeing procurement for equipment, and negotiating high-value vendor contracts for specialized services.

Structural Trades & Custodial Standards & Quality Assurance :

Implementing rigorous cleaning protocols and performing regular inspections to ensure interior spaces meet health, safety, and sanitation benchmarks. Oversee repairs to structural elements of physical assets and infrastructure, including but not limited to roofs, facades, windows, doors, and walls. Ensure the integrity and operation of these systems and, as necessary, bring operational conditions up to standards when systems are in a state of disrepair.

Safety, Compliance, & Risk Management :

Ensuring all operations adhere to OSHA standards, local building codes, ADA requirements, and environmental regulations to minimize institutional liability. Preventive Maintenance (PM)

Planning :

Utilizing a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to schedule and track recurring maintenance for structural assets and grounds equipment to extend life cycles.

Emergency Response & Logistics Coordination :

Leading the logistical response for weather-related events (snow/storm recovery) and internal emergencies (leaks/structural failures) to ensure 24/7 campus safety. This position is categorized as essential to campus operations and serves as a critical responder for campus emergencies and weather-related events. Expectation is that this individual will oversee external vendors and internal staff executing work to ensure continuous operations of the campus.

Other Duties :

Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for the role. Representation at team, departmental, or division level meetings, contributing to discussions, plans, and reporting on actions taken on any work-related initiative.

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED Vocational or technical training or degree 3-5 Years supervisory experience within Grounds, Structural Trades, or Custodial departments Experience managing operational budgets. Experience managing supervisor-level employees, developing objectives, and providing clear communication around those objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:

Construction Supervisors License Compensation and Benefits To attract and retain the most talented individuals, Wheaton College maintains a flexible and competitive staff compensation and benefits program. When determining and establishing hiring rates or recruitment ranges for a position, the College considers a number of factors including the budget for the position, the range of the grade, the external market for the position or similar positions, level and scope of responsibilities, required education, skills and relevant experience as well as internal equity. All salary offers must have the prior approval of the Office of Human Resources. The anticipated hiring or recruitment range for this position is $85-90K. The actual salary offered will be commensurate with the qualifications, education and experience of the candidate hired. Physical Demands Sitting Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) Hearing, listening Talking Standing Walking Bending Stooping Climbing stairs/ladders Kneeling, squatting Crouching Crawling Reaching overhead Pulling, pushing

ADA Statement:

Individuals must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities. Eeo Statement Wheaton College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich an intellectually diverse learning environment, the Department and the College actively encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. Wheaton's core belief is that valuing diversity is pivotal to personal development, intellectual expansion, and societal equity. Our community is united by a shared dedication to equity and access that is essential to providing a transformative education in the Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Posting Date:

04/09/2026

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled Yes Contact(s):

Office of Human Resources Contact Phone/Extension:

508-286-8206

Contact Email:

careers@wheatoncollege.edu Contact Fax Special Instructions to

Candidates:

The federal government and the state of Massachusetts have made the decision to end the

COVID-19

public health emergency. Effective June 1, 2023, the college will no longer require

COVID-19

vaccinations and boosters for members of our community. Rather, we strongly recommend that everyone stay up to date on their vaccinations, including boosters, as recommended by their health care provider. While we will no longer require

COVID-19

vaccinations, we strongly encourage members of our campus community to adhere to public health recommendations for vaccination to protect against COVID-19, as well as influenza and other diseases.