Facilities Manager - Preschools

Aloha mai!  Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools.  If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!
* *** Overseeing facility-related work orders and preventive maintenance across multiple sites***
* *** Managing lease agreements and service contracts***
* *** Leading minor construction, repair, and capital improvement projects***
* *** Ensuring compliance with local, state, and national early childhood education facility standards
**** Develops and maintains a system – wide facilities management strategy for all preschool and support locations.
* This position also
1) develops best practices guidelines and/or operational procedures for facilities management,
2) researches, establishes and tracks metrics according to industry benchmarks and
3) works with preschool and support locations leadership teams to identify, plan, and coordinate licensing and accreditation requirements for all KS early childhood education programs  and,
4) ensures management and preventative maintenance programs are in accordance with local, state and national early childhood program requirements.
* Serves as the lead project manager for specifically assigned capital and MRCIP projects, planned and preventative maintenance, and space planning projects.
* Meets with various user groups including preschool and support locations leadership teams to identify, define project scope and provide justification from a facilities viewpoint.  Develops budgets and project management plans for inclusion in the annual budget.
* Provides direction and oversight of design and construction – related consultants and contractors.  Coordinates project schedule and work with staff to complete projects according to budget and with minimal disruption and maximum safety for students and staff.
** Minimum Qualifications** - An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the requirements listed.
* Bachelor’s Degree in any field that facilitates essential skills development and provides experience qualifications.
* Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
* Valid driver's license
* Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to communicate and supervise staff provide guidance and advising and to relate effectively with all levels of the organization, as well as contacts with consultants and contractors.
* Working knowledge of facilities management and preventative maintenance programs.
* Incumbent must have a high level understanding and familiarity in managing facility compliance in accordance with local, state and national early childhood program requirements.
* Working knowledge of office and ground leases. i.e. – terms, definitions, and strategies.  Ability to negotiate new and existing leases and rent renegotiations,  including lease administration duties such as rent escalation, renewals, lease extensions and options, etc.
* Working knowledge of service and preventative maintenance agreements, with the ability to develop scope of work and determine frequencies in order to bid multiple types of service and preventative maintenance agreements.
* Ability to read and understand plans and specifications involving medium and light construction together with methods and materials proposed to insure that construction will be in compliance with approved plans and specifications.
* Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and assignments, flexible to meet changing conditions and ability to complete tasks within prescribed time schedules and allocated budget amounts.
* Ability to work flexible and/or extended hours to meet position demands and deadlines.
* Effective oral and written communication skills to direct contractors negotiate contracts and service agreements and write reports.
* Ability to write and administer basic service agreements and determine fair contract pricing through bid and/or negotiations.
* Minimum of 5 years experience applying principles of property/land management with knowledge of leasing, lease negotiation, lease workup, and…