Executive Director Of Facilities And Capital Planning

• Meets the requirements of being a Certified Educational Facilities Manager:
• Has been certified an educational facilities manager through an industry accepted certification offered at a regionally accredited institution of higher education or an approved postsecondary institution located within or outside Rhode Island; or
• Has a college degree in a field related to facilities management.
• Minimum of 10 years of supervisory experience in construction, facilities management, or related fields.

• A deep belief in the capacity of all students to achieve at high levels.
• The demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse set of partners and stakeholders to drive transformative change within and outside of an organization.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.
• Proven ability to motivate staff/contractors to produce projects on time and within budget.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, exhibiting an ability to effectively communicate with multiple. stakeholders across a complex ecosystem, including school leaders administrators, colleagues, parents, contractors, and other Providence stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation skills, coupled with experience presenting to senior management, board-level staff, and/or elected officials.
• Available outside business hours, as needed, for meetings and project-specific tasks.

• Ideal candidates will ideally have a minimum of 10 years of supervisory experience in construction, facilities management, or related fields. Knowledge of capital budgeting, contract practices, procurement, and construction regulations.
• Familiarity with state environmental regulations related to school buildings.
• Meets the requirements of being a Certified Educational Facilities Manager:
  • Has been certified an educational facilities manager through an industry accepted certification offered at a regionally accredited institution of higher education or an approved postsecondary institution located within or outside Rhode Island; or
  • Has a college degree in a field related to facilities management.

• Serve as the district’s lead responsible for developing a vision for the district’s facilities  aligned to the Superintendent’s educational vision for the district.
• Evaluate the governance and management of facilities as needed to ensure the educational vision of the district is the primary priority of capital planning.
• Ensure that the district’s facilities are appropriately managed and coordinated in conjunction with the city.

• Serve as the district’s primary lead and expert on facilities, maintenance, and oversight of the development and execution of the city-led capital planning process.
• Develop space planning scenarios/configurations, as new projects roll out requiring different uses of school space and as the district’s needs for swing space continue to evolve.
• Work collaboratively with district academic leaders to ensure that the district’s capital plan supports broader district academic goals.
• Assist in regular assessments of the district footprint, together with demographers where appropriate, to inform decisions about facilities.
• Drive community engagement efforts to ensure that the Providence school community is informed of and provides meaningful input into the district’s capital plan.

• On an ongoing basis, conduct site visits and otherwise evaluate the quality and condition of all district-occupied facilities.
• On an ongoing basis, develop remediation and/or improvement plans for issues flagged during evaluation of district-occupied facilities.
• On an ongoing basis, ensure accountability over school managers who occupy district-occupied facilities and do not comply with maintenance expectations and or other facility use expectations; 
• Maintain relationships with relevant contractors.
• Assemble and maintain school building maintenance schedules, in partnership with the city.
• Visit school buildings to assess facility needs and monitor ongoing projects.

• Ensure the district’s maintenance and custodial budget is appropriately allocated, and project manage the provision of any contracted maintenance or custodial services.
• Ensure maintenance and custodial contracts deliver on intended contractual outcomes and provide a high-quality, clean learning environment.
• Lead the negotiation and development of new contracted services as necessary.

• Partner/coordinate with the state School Building Authority and the City of Providence’s Department of Public Property regarding school construction-related activities, as described above.
• Coordinate with external partners, including City Hall and community based organizations, to align efforts citywide.
• Strengthen systems for managing all of the above.

The Providence Public School District (PPSD) serves approximately 22,000 students attending our 37 schools. PPSD employs more than 3,200 professionals who work in and provide support to our schools, which include 21 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 9 high schools and 2 public district charter schools. Of our employees, approximately 2,000 are educators, and more than 600 others directly support students and families in our schools.Approximately 55% of students come from homes where English is not the primary language spoken. Combined, our students and families speak 55 different languages and hail from 91 countries of origin. In PPSD, the teachers and leaders set high expectations for academic achievement, provide equal access to differentiated instruction, and endeavor to close the achievement and opportunity gap among historically marginalized subgroups within the schools.PPSD is a great place for those who desire an environment that supports their creativity and ingenuity, and respects their credentials and abilities as a teacher.