Regional Director of Facilities

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

About KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 54 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 32,000 students across Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more fair world.

Founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, we are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in belongingness, academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission and values-driven community who wants every child to want to run to school, the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

The Opportunity

The Regional Facilities Director is responsible for ensuring that all KIPP Texas students have access to clean, safe, and well-maintained facilities grounds within one or more cities (“Regions”). As a key member of the statewide Facilities leadership team, the Regional Facilities Director will report to the Senior Director of Facilities. The Regional Facilities Director will oversee Regional Facilities Managers, participate in real estate acquisition to support school growth plans, support the construction of new facilities, and help lead other capital facilities projects. The Regional Facilities Director will do this by developing and implementing scalable processes & systems, guiding the team towards efficiencies, and supporting day-to-day challenges while driving customer service excellence across KIPP Texas.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the cleaning and maintenance of all current campuses to internal service levels

○ Monitor and support Regional Facilities Managers on day-to-day operational services while driving standardization and efficiency across the state

○ Create, train, and implement standard processes and systems aimed at improving the statewide team’s performance on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

○ Build on a data-based and continuous improvement culture across the facilities teams by conducting regular assessments of our facilities and providing precise and effective feedback

○ Actively manage the regional facilities & operating budget and own the development of the annual budget for the department

○ Cultivate and maintain relationships with Managing Directors of Operations across regions to enlist assistance from school operations and ensure each facility meets school operations’ needs

○ Serves as the on-call point of contact for all escalations and crisis situations stemming from issues impacting the facility.

○ Work closely with the start-up teams for each new location to ensure campuses are launched effectively

○ Serves as liaison between KIPP Texas statewide construction and design teams,

regional stakeholders, and other consultants in the design and renovation of properties within the region

○ Oversee the identification, budget identification, prioritization, and execution of local capital facilities projects / summer projects with support from the statewide Facilities groups

○ Participate in statewide quality control programs and audits of facilities-related services

○ Responsible for overall team management, performance reviews, and staff development

○ Create career development plans for direct reports to ensure the personal and professional growth of the facilities team

○ Build relationships and lead by example

○ Establish a data-driven culture that tackles challenging problems and verifies the results with measurable data

○ Take on additional roles and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications

willingness to actively participate in the school community

pick up supplies during the workday)

Additional Information

What We Bring to the Table

Physical Requirements

Work Environment

Travel Requirements

Ability to travel to various locations, travel time approximately 30% - 40%