• Vice President for Facilities - #Staff

    Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)


    Johns Hopkins University (JHU) (https://www.jhu.edu/) is seeking a Vice President of Facilities (VPF) (https://wittkieffer.com/positions/201313) to provide strategic direction and planning for the stewardship of 8.3 million square feet of institutional supported space across multiple campuses. Under general supervision of the Senior Vice President of Capital Strategy, Real Estate, and Development, the VPF will be responsible for building and maintaining a high quality, client focused, and service-oriented team with an engaged staff performing at their highest level in a workplace environment where they feel empowered, respected, trusted, and valued.

     

    The VPF will provide direct executive leadership for Plant Operations, Facilities Maintenance, Grounds Maintenance, Custodial Services, Utilities, Transportation and Parking, and Sustainability. They will be responsible for directing the vision for their teams to enhance their operational effectiveness in support of the university’s strategic plan, including incorporation of technology and outsourcing where efficiency can be improved. In addition to overseeing the office of Sustainability’s work with the broader University, the VPF will have primary responsibility for imbuing sustainability within the operations of the existing physical plant, including devising and implementing the facilities decarbonization plan. They will collaborate with the Capital Projects, Planning, and Finance departments in support of the overall facilities services provided to the campus community.

     

    JHU operates under a Responsibility Center Management (RCM) financial model where facilities management is a shared function between Johns Hopkins Facilities & Real Estate (JHFRE) and the divisional facilities team. The successful facilities leader will be able to navigate a combination of direct, indirect and informal working relationships in this decentralized model to achieve the university and divisional facilities goals.

     

    The ideal candidate will possess excellent leadership, project management, people management, communication, change management, process innovation, and budgetary skills. The VPF will be familiar with a variety of facilities management models that might apply to institutional campuses to support implementation of the model that best suits JHU’s needs. Additionally, this leader will be a strong collaborator who is well versed in the intricacies of higher education organizations. Finally the VPF will be familiar with a variety of in-sourcing and out-sourcing modes and capable of evaluating the right solution for JHU’s needs.

     

    Johns Hopkins has partnered with WittKeiffer to manage this search. Application materials or referrals should be submitted using WittKieffer’s candidate portal (https://candidateportal.wittkieffer.com/login?returnUrl=%2Fdescription%3FjobID%3D201313) OR email: [email protected] .

     

    Our search partners

     

    Ben Haden, Senior Partner | [email protected]

     

    Ethan Robles, Associate | [email protected]

     

    Lorraine Polonsky, Executive Search Coordinator | [email protected]

    Minimum Qualifications

    Classified Title: Vice President-MGM

     

    Job Posting Title (Working Title): Vice President for Facilities

     

    Role/Level/Range: ADMOFF/01/EX

     

    Starting Salary Range: Commensurate w/exp

     

    Employee group: Full Time

     

    Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

     

    FLSA Status: Exempt

     

    Department name: Johns Hopkins Facilities

    Personnel area: University Administration

    The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.

     

    Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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