Facilities Operations Manager - Fire Department (Finance)

The Riverside County Fire Department has an opportunity for a Facilities Operations Manager in Perris. The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining the Fire Department's mission critical facilities directly and through subordinate staff. This is a 365 day, 24/7 operation. The incumbent will also be responsible for planning, organizing and managing the operational and administrative activities within an assigned division; providing project management, contract administration and acting as department liaison; conducting quality control inspections; and performing other related duties as required. Additionally, this position may require working outside regular business hours due to unforeseen emergency incidents.

Seeking candidates that possess the required experience in a public safety, hospital, or military environment.

The Facilities Operations Manager is a management level class that reports to an appropriate executive level position. The Facilities Operations Manager is responsible for the overall operations, coordination and establishment of facility projects, policies and procedures through subordinate supervisory staff within the department. The Facilities Operations Manager is characterized by a high degree of independence in the application of responsibilities pertaining to the operations of their assigned division(s). The Facilities Operations Manager is responsible for developing and monitoring budgets, asset maintenance and improvement costs and plans, and promoting and maintaining effective relationships between Facilities Management, County departments and various agencies.

This class has been deemed eligible for the Performance Recognition Plan as set forth under Article 3, Section 311 of the County Management Resolution. Program eligibility requires employees to be in a leadership position, manager other employees or programs, and have significant influence on the achievement of organizational objectives.

Meet the Team!

The Riverside County Fire Department is one of California's largest integrated, cooperative, regional fire protection organizations. The Department, a unique partnership between State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the County of Riverside, serves 19 partner agencies and 1 community service district. The Department has five core values: Leadership, Competence, Integrity, Safety, and Customer Service.• Plan, assign and evaluate the work of staff and various units of their assigned operation, including setting work priorities, determining methods and procedures to be used, resolving problems, selecting alternatives, and overseeing the most complex and sensitive work.

• Manage the development and implementation of projects to ensure project design is compatible with departmental County needs; oversee routine inspections of facilities for quality and compliance and evaluate customer experience and satisfaction.

• Manage the preparation of budget projections and expenditures for facility related capital or non-capital projects; coordinate the collection of capital asset information countywide; develop and implement methods that ensure accurate data collection.

• Assist with review and development of recommendations on administrative policies and operational issues and changes; propose policy recommendations to executive management, various boards, commissions, community groups, and Board of Supervisors.

• Research and interpret federal, state, local legislation, and other regulatory agency laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and policies applicable to specialized divisional projects ensuring compliance.

• Negotiate contracts for facility related services between other County departments, agencies, operators, and consultants; monitor agencies, operators and consultants to ensure compliance to contract provisions and services completion.

• Develop standards, processes, templates, and forms to facilitate the transfer of capital asset, work task, project, or maintenance information into a central database; ensure the integrity and standardization of data that imports into asset, project or maintenance management databases.

• Direct and ensure the maintenance of records and preparation of reports necessary for facilities project operations; direct or prepare, reports, studies and marketing materials relating to assigned specialized divisional projects; prepare other reports and correspondence as required.

• Utilize maintenance management programs to track building inventory data, facility condition data, preventive maintenance schedules, and facility occupant changes; utilize asset management and project management programs to streamline capital planning and associated costs bringing facilities to regulatory standards and maintaining standards.

• Confer with system programmers to develop enhancements, modifications and interfaces for data systems.

• Provide performance direction, leadership, guidance, counseling, and evaluation to assigned subordinate staff.

• Develop surveys assessing the physical conditions of facilities to identify major or large-scale projects to repair and rehabilitate assets.Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with major coursework in business or public administration, marketing, communications, engineering, architecture, or a related field to the assignment. (Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of education.)

Experience: Four years of working in a management or supervisory capacity, which includes management of major projects involving project planning, budget development, contract preparation and monitoring, and staffing. (A master's degree in one of the disciplines listed above may substitute for one year of the required experience.)

Knowledge of: The principles and practices of public administration and personnel management; principles and techniques of project management, asset management and maintenance management; development, training and leadership of employees; budgets and budgetary analysis; project cost estimations for building construction, maintenance, custodial, and real property; federal, state and local laws relating to construction, maintenance and real property regulations and requirements; safety rules and regulations applicable to capital and non-capital, maintenance, custodial, and real property projects; contract negotiations and preparation for construction, maintenance, custodial, and property management; vendor and construction bidding process; marketing.

Ability to: Plan, direct and coordinate the work of others; interpret, apply and explain legislative and administrative mandates, regulations guidelines and complex rules; establish and maintain effective working relationships with personnel at all organizational levels; be effective in conflict resolution; instruct, persuade and motivate others; coordinate project activities with management, elected officials, Board members, employees, and the public; secure the cooperation of operating department officials and personnel in accepting and effecting sound management practices; analyze problems, generate and evaluate alternatives, reach practical conclusions, and devise workable solutions; prepare recommendations and reports; speak and write effectively.

Other Requirements

License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required. Contact

For more information regarding the position, please contact the recruiter Brittney Mathis at (951) 955-5358 or via email at bmathis@rivco.org.