Description

The Facilities Manager is responsible for the oversight and monitoring of maintenance at the Shepherd School of Music (SSM), including facilities operations and physical maintenance of Alice Pratt Brown Hall (APBH) and the Brockman Hall for Opera (BHO), as well as project management and budget tracking for the facilities department. They supervise the day-to-day facilities maintenance and custodial staff to ensure efficient operations, serve as a primary contact for all service and facility requests, perform classroom AV support, and act as the departmental liaison to Rice OIT. The Facilities Manager provides onsite oversight of building operations during significant SSM performances and high-profile public events. This position reports to the Director of Facilities Operations.

The ideal candidate is a project-management-minded, tech-savvy facilities professional who thrives in a public-facing academic setting. They are a proactive individual with situational awareness and the ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities, respond quickly, and escalate issues appropriately under time-sensitive conditions while making cost-conscious decisions without serving as the budget owner.

The candidate is an organized, responsible, and forward-thinking individual who is detail-oriented and has a problem-solving mindset that can address the daily needs of the Shepherd School. They will also advance the appropriate needs for future events and productions in a timely manner to ensure all events are supported at the highest level.

They bring hands-on knowledge of managing maintenance and repairs, as well as the ability to perform basic and minor repairs to ensure smooth daily operations and keep the facilities of the Shepherd School at the highest presentational level. They can respond quickly to classroom AV issues and can triage and troubleshoot minor tech/AV issues.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in lieu of the education requirement, additional related experience above and beyond what is required may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.
2 or more years of experience in a related field, such as, but not limited to: construction management, theatrical management, or property managementIn lieu of the experience requirement, additional related education, above and beyond what is required, may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.