Assistant Vice President for Facilities Operations

Lander University seeks an Assistant Vice President for Facilities Operations (AVP).

The AVP will be a strong and committed operational leader for Facilities and other auxiliary units of the University, serving in a newly created position. Reporting to the Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA), the AVP will provide leadership to a wide variety of administrative units under the Finance and Administration umbrella and will help create policy and improve operational processes for these units, including Facilities Services, Capital Projects, Special Events, the Equestrian Center, Transportation, Campus Scheduling, and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety. 

This position will operate with a significant amount of independence and will enable an entrepreneurial and business-minded individual the opportunity to significantly enhance the Lander experience for students, faculty, and staff through a variety of different areas of influence. Serving as part of a dynamic team under the VPFA will ensure that the units for which they provide leadership are moving Lander forward on all of its important strategic initiatives, operating with honesty, openness, courtesy, and respect.

Key responsibilities and strategic initiatives for this role include: chairing the Space Utilization Committee and building the Project Request process; managing personnel; leading the Lander University Physical Plant; overseeing the Lander University Transportation Department; leading the Lander University Special Events staff; overseeing the Lander University Equestrian Center; managing the Work Order System; creating status reports on operational and capital projects; campus-wide energy management and reporting; helping to prioritize energy efficiency measures; leading the process of consolidating Scheduling, Fleet Management, and Space Utilization; announcing to campus through mass communication about facilities activities, weather preparation, etc., as needed; and supporting the Campus Emergency Response Plan and Facilities Master Planning, in collaboration with the VPFA. 

A bachelor’s degree is required.  Three years of experience, including financial and/or administrative leadership experience, preferably in higher education, and a master’s degree in a field such as business, project management, or public administration preferred.

A complete Leadership Profile with additional information may be found above. 

Nominations and Applications

Review of materials will begin immediately and the search will remain open until an appointment is made. Candidates are requested to submit the following application materials:
•    Resume or curriculum vitae
•    Letter of interest
•    Contact information for five professional references (to be contacted at a later stage in the search and only with the candidate’s permission)

Please submit your application materials (PDF) electronically to the Lander AVP for Facilities Operations Application Portal: https://bit.ly/4lhqNG1

Please direct your nominations, expressions of interest, or questions to LanderAVPFacOp@agbsearch.com or to one of AGB Search’s consultants:

Peggy Plympton, Ed.D.
Principal
AGB Search
margaret.plympton@agbsearch.com; (484) 554-4542

Andrew Bowen
Executive Search Consultant
AGB Search
Andrew.Bowen@agbsearch.com; (802) 345-1279
 
Lynn DellaPietra, Ph.D.
Executive Search Associate
AGB Search
Lynn.Dellapietra@agbsearch.com; (202) 640-6723

Lander University is committed to equal opportunity employment and being an employer of choice. Lander believes that corresponding differences within the faculty and staff, whether based on ethnicity, race, gender, religion, age, or other experiences, are tremendous assets to the role of Lander as an educational institution and within the community, region, and state. Moreover, Lander is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. As a result, it is the policy and commitment of Lander that it will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or other protected characteristics.