Director, District Operations and Maintenance
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI · Posted September 24, 2026
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About the job
JOB PURPOSE The Director, Regional Operations and Maintenance (RD) will be responsible for the customer satisfaction, budget oversight, and preventative maintenance management oversight of approximately 50% of the campus physical facilities environment, comprised of four districts. The RD will manage a group of direct reports consisting of three Associate Directors, District Operations Maintenance and work closely with the Facilities O M Central Services Director for contracts, procurement, and preventative maintenance capital planning. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Essential functions are the primary duties/major job responsibilities that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation. Review the scope of work and perform field walk-downs to ensure a high level of safety, training and job plan compliance are met within district teams. Coach, motivate and lead teams to achieve high preventative maintenance success with the objective of 65% or greater planned weekly assignments Oversee and supervise staff including hire, train, direct daily activities, discipline and complete employment evaluations. Provide necessary review and coordination to ensure districts have an appropriate balance of the right skilled technicians on each team that contributes to high preventative maintenance achievement and minimal subcontract expense. Track O M costs by building, district and region, against annual budgets. Develop strategic costs cash-flow expense projections and savings plans to ensure target budget compliance, monthly. Ensure strategic contract resources, track costs against regional/district budgets, and develop reporting for senior leadership P L and efficiency tracking, monthly. Review backlog reports and coordinate recovery plans, develop reports for senior leadership, monthly. Monitor and coach weekly core meeting with Schedulers, Planners and Associate Directors for districts. Responsible for utilizing the Performance Excellence process. Other duties as assigned.