Job Title: Operations Director
Dates of Employment: Full-time; Exempt
Reports to: Executive Director

Position Purpose: To further the mission of the Barbara C. Harris Center by overseeing the center’s day-to-day operations, including facilities/buildings and grounds, housekeeping, and contractor services.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Supervisory Roles
• Supervise Assistant Operations Director and Groundskeeping team, including weekly scheduling of hourly employees, and daily prioritized schedule
• Order and maintain stock for housekeeping and maintenance departments, coordinating with Guest Services and the Kitchen staff as necessary.
2. Maintenance oversight:
   • Maintain the Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center to be welcoming, attractive and safe
   • Develop and maintain short and long-term maintenance needs, plans, and prioritize from those plans
   • Perform or arrange service and repair of equipment such as vehicles, appliances, and/or HVAC
   • Perform or arrange service and repair of systems such as water, electric, internet, sewer and/or gas
   • Maintain grounds and landscaping, including trail systems
   • Maintain waterfront including dock installation and takedown
   • Coordinate all snow removal from roads, walkways and roofs
   • Ensure safe working conditions for maintenance staff
   • Keep appropriate records of facilities and equipment use/repair
   • Provide on-call assistance to guests and staff of BCH during business hours
   • Provide after-hours on-call assistance to guests and staff of BCH
   • Maintain waterfront, fire circles, walkways, porches and exterior of all buildings to be attractive and safe for guest use
   • Act as liaison with contractors/service personnel
3. Coordinate with Guest Services as needed:
• Prepare meeting room set up for incoming groups, including regular check-ins with campbrain, the registration software used by BCH to manage guest groups
• Check buildings after use, dismantle meeting room set-ups
• Ensure proper maintenance and inventory of AV equipment and conference support materials (easel pads, markers, etc.)
• Support and/or coordinate with housekeeping to ensure buildings, sleeping, and meeting rooms are ready for guests
• Coordinate with the Kitchen team around building/equipment/maintenance needs
4. Financial:
• Assist with annual preparation of Buildings & Grounds budget
• Ensure compliance with Building & Grounds budget
• Assist with planning and seeking bids for major projects
5. Other:
• Special projects as assigned by the Executive Director.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Basic understanding of plumbing, electrical, carpentry and automotive equipment
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Self-manager
• Creative problem solving skills
• Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays as necessary
• Able to read and write English fluently
• Understanding of the Christian faith and the Episcopal Church in particular is helpful, but not necessary
• Attend weekly all-staff meetings
• Maintain clear and positive verbal and written communication with other staff
• Recognize and appreciate the team-nature of work at BCH which requires both attention to specific areas and a willingness to pitch in and support others in theirs as well
• Maintain a work phone with relevant building and systems alarms, contractor contact information…etc. This is provided by BCH.

Physical Aspects of the Position:

• Physically fit, able to move easily around BCH, lift loads of 50 pounds, and operate heavy equipment

Compensation:

• Annual Salary based on experience
• Employer paid health, life and disability insurance.
• Optional employee-paid dental and short-term disability insurance.
• 403(b) contribution
• Paid vacation, sick, and holiday time.

Interested Candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Spencer Hatcher at spencer@bchcenter.org