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Posting Details (Default Section)Posting Number: | 20244070S |
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Position Title: | Vice President for Facilities Management |
Position Type: | Staff |
Location: | Villanova, PA |
Recruitment Type: | Internal/External Applicants |
Work Schedule: | full-time/12-months |
Avg Hours Week | |
Department: | 791-FS - Administration |
Position Summary: | The Vice President, Facilities Management (VPFM) leads a multifaceted facilities organization with primary responsibility for the stewardship of the University’s physical assets. Reporting to the University’s Executive Vice President, the VPFM will collaborate with senior academic and administrative leaders to advance Villanova’s mission and strategic plan by providing best-in-class facilities development and management services. The VPFM plays a leadership role in supporting the University’s teaching, research, and student life activities and provides strategic direction for all major facility projects including master planning, design, construction, and implementation. The VPFM is responsible for developing and staffing an integrated, strategically aligned facilities organization that demonstrates a commitment to excellence and service in all it does. Through the senior staff of Facilities Management, the VPFM is responsible for the performance of approximately 230 employees and for the management of a $25 million annual operating budget. Serving as an institutional resource for the application and interpretation of facilities policies, the VPFM will interact with senior academic and administrative leadership to support Villanova’s mission and will cultivate and sustain cooperative working relationships with all constituencies. They will sustain an inclusive, principled, and learning-oriented environment for all employees and build on current strengths to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services, deliver critical initiatives, and develop a vision for Facilities that will align its resources and priorities with the University’s current and emerging goals while understanding its impact on its local environment.The VPFM will establish performance goals, allocate resources, and develop policies to affect the efficient operation of the department while controlling operating expenses at a level consistent with best practices for stewardship of Villanova’s campus. The VPFM will also identify and pursue opportunities to enhance the use of technology and data in managing Villanova’s facilities with optimal levels of safety, energy use, and efficiency. The Facilities Management organization currently encompasses Grounds, Operations and Maintenance, Environmental Safety and Health, Custodial Services, Planning Design and Construction, and Facilities Finance & Administration. Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University’s mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values. |
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Minimum Qualifications: | The VPFM must have the ability to collaborate well and supportively, with strong interpersonal skills, to build trust, cultivate understanding, personally exemplify a customer service orientation, and foster and maintain good working relationships with varied and diverse constituencies, including the President, Provost, senior leadership, campus administration, faculty, staff, and community stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative executive who brings confidence and humility to the task of leading a large service organization in support of the University’s mission. This candidate will have broad and deep design, capital planning, construction management, and facility-management expertise, strong communication and relationship skills, a commitment to transparency and service, and the vision and leadership capacity to enable the Facilities organization to manage the broad and evolving range of its responsibilities and expectations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the capacity to lead a large, complex organization through significant change. In addition, the successful candidate must possess:
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Special Message to Applicants: | Villanova University has retained Opus Partners to support this recruitment. Katie Dean, Partner, and Thomas Lapierre, Senior Associate, are leading the search. Confidential inquiries, applications, and nominations can be sent to thomas.lapierre@opuspartners.net. Required application materials include a resume and cover letter. |
Posting Date: | 07/02/2024 |
Closing Date (11:59pm ET): | |
Salary Posting Information: | Commensurate with experience |
Salary Band: | N/A |
Job Classification: | exempt |
Minimum Number of References Needed | 0 |
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Maximum Number of References Needed | 0 |
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