The Manager of Facilities and Campus Operations will provide strategic leadership for the structural trades, custodial, and grounds/landscaping teams to ensure a safe, functional, and aesthetic campus facility. You will manage diverse teams of skilled tradespeople and custodial staff while overseeing complex operational budgets and vendor contracts. This is an essential position and is required to respond to weather-related events, such as snowstorms, to help manage snow removal services.

Personnel Leadership & Team Development: Hiring, training, and supervising a diverse workforce of skilled trades (carpenters/painters), custodial crews, and groundskeepers. ,

Strategic Budgeting & Resource Management: Managing the operational budgets for all three departments, overseeing procurement for equipment, and negotiating high-value vendor contracts for specialized services.

Structural Trades & Custodial Standards & Quality Assurance: Implementing rigorous cleaning protocols and performing regular inspections to ensure interior spaces meet health, safety, and sanitation benchmarks. Oversee repairs to structural elements of physical assets and infrastructure, including but not limited to roofs, facades, windows, doors, and walls. Ensure the integrity and operation of these systems and, as necessary, bring operational conditions up to standards when systems are in a state of disrepair.

Safety, Compliance, & Risk Management: Ensuring all operations adhere to OSHA standards, local building codes, ADA requirements, and environmental regulations to minimize institutional liability.

Preventive Maintenance (PM) Planning: Utilizing a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to schedule and track recurring maintenance for structural assets and grounds equipment to extend life cycles.

Emergency Response & Logistics Coordination: Leading the logistical response for weather-related events (snow/storm recovery) and internal emergencies (leaks/structural failures) to ensure 24/7 campus safety. This position is categorized as essential to campus operations and serves as a critical responder for campus emergencies and weather-related events. Expectation is that this individual will oversee external vendors and internal staff executing work to ensure continuous operations of the campus.

Other Duties: Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for the role. Representation at team, departmental, or division level meetings, contributing to discussions, plans, and reporting on actions taken on any work-related initiative.

Wheaton College in Massachusetts invites applications for the position of HVAC Mechanic. This full-time role is essential to maintaining a safe, comfortable, and energy-efficient campus environment for students, faculty, and staff. The HVAC Mechanic will be responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining a wide range of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems across campus facilities. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, a commitment to preventive maintenance, and a collaborative approach to supporting the College’s mission through reliable building operations.

Functions of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

Supervisor Support: Performs all duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

Project Oversight: Plan and coordinate HVAC projects, including interpreting blueprints, estimating labor/materials, and managing site workflows to ensure timely completion.

Advanced Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, and refrigerant issues that junior staff cannot solve independently.

Quality Control: Inspect completed installations and repairs to verify compliance with local building codes, safety regulations, and manufacturer specifications.

Customer Relations: Act as the primary onsite contact for clients, explaining technical findings, providing repair recommendations, and ensuring high customer satisfaction.

Documentation: Maintain accurate records of work orders, material usage, payroll/time logs, and refrigerant tracking (EPA compliance).

Controls Troubleshooting: Diagnosing and fixing issues within the HVAC systems to ensure efficiency and accurate operations

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED
Minimum of 1-3 years of hands-on experience in the HVAC industry with a proven track record of specialized technical expertise.
Working knowledge of chilled water systems, including chiller troubleshooting ability
Steam heating systems experience.
Understanding of Building management systems experience, ability to set schedules and trends. Ability to troubleshoot system and component problems. Preferred experience with Johnson Controls.
EPA Section 608 Universal Certification

Preferred Qualfications:

Vocational or technical training or degree in HVAC Technology
NATE Certification (North American Technician Excellence)
2nd Fireman License
Journeyman Refrigeration Technician license