Director of Facilities & Infrastructure

About the role

The Director of Facilities & Infrastructure provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Santa Maria’s campuses, ensuring that facilities, infrastructure, and related services support exceptional participant care, employee productivity, regulatory compliance, and organizational growth.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for all facilities, infrastructure, and campus operations across multiple Santa Maria properties.
• Develop and maintain long‑term facilities master plans aligned with organizational priorities.
• Lead capital improvement, renovation, construction, and infrastructure projects from planning through completion, overseeing budgets, schedules, contractor performance, and quality assurance.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and vendors throughout project lifecycles.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, licensing, accreditation, OSHA, life‑safety, and environmental regulations.
• Oversee safety, fire alarm, fire suppression, emergency notification, and security systems.
• Manage fleet operations, vendor relationships, and long‑term asset planning.
• Partner with executive leadership to support organizational initiatives, future expansion, capital investments, and infrastructure modernization.

Required profile

• Proven senior‑level experience in facilities or infrastructure management.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute long‑term facilities master plans.
• Extensive experience leading multi‑site capital projects, managing budgets, schedules, and quality.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements (OSHA, licensing, accreditation, environmental).
• Experience overseeing safety, security, and fleet operations.
• Ability to collaborate with executive leadership and cross‑functional teams on strategic initiatives.

Required skills