Assistant Director- Campus Recreation Operations - University of Houston

Organization

Oversees the day-to-day operations of the recreation facilities including university Campus Recreation and Wellness Center (CRWC), Gertner Field, CRWC Field, and tennis courts.

1. Directs the recruitment, selection, supervision, payroll, and evaluation of staff and students; provide guidance, and is responsible for professional development and training for staff.
2. Oversees facilities and operations, facility inspections, cleanliness, maintenance, and documentation; works with Facility Services to develop routine and preventative maintenance plans, procedures and oversees the execution.
3. Monitor expenses and revenue goals, identify opportunities for fundraising, sponsorship and grants to support operations and facility improvements.
4. Responsible for repair and replacement of equipment, as well as coordinate work requests with Plant Operations and contractors or other vendors.
5. Contributes to the long-term planning and execution of minor planned projects including capital renovation and construction projects; serves as project manager as needed and works with university Facilities Planning and Construction, architects, and contractors on all phases of each project.
6. Assess, evaluate, and mitigate risk for all facilities to ensure compliance with university, local, and state standards, and follow industry standards; collaborate with department safety committee, maintain records, incident and accident reports and follow ups.
7. Oversee facility reservations between all internal and external groups, issue user agreements and ensures compliance with UH and departmental guidelines and procedures for events, logistics and event management as needed.
8. Cultivate partnerships with internal and external partners, contribute to the development and execution of partner agreements and the scheduling and execution of events.
9. Performs other job-related duties as required.

EEO/AA

JOB DESCRIPTION : 
The Assistant Director of Operations is responsible for the day-to-day operations of recreation facilities including the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, Gertner Field, CRWC Field, and tennis courts related to access, risk management, operational hours, housekeeping and maintenance, reservations, personnel, equipment purchases and facility policies.  In addition, the Assistant Director is responsible for budgetary planning, developing reports, and participating in the long-term planning.   This position reports to the Associate Director. Evening, weekend, and holiday hours required.  Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Direct the recruitment, hiring, training, supervision, evaluation, and scheduling of a fulltime coordinator and student staff; Responsible for the professional development and training of fulltime, and student operations staff; Provide feedback, instruction, and guidance to support professional growth of staff and to ensure departmental initiatives are accomplished 
• Provide leadership and management for all facilities and operations to include facility inspections, cleanliness, maintenance, and documentation; Contribute to the development of routine and preventative maintenance plans, procedures and assist with management of their execution; assist with coordination of the repair and replacement of fitness and other equipment
• Assess, evaluate, and mitigate risk for all facilities to ensure compliance with university, local and state standards, as well as follow industry standards;  Contributes to departmental risk and safety plans in collaboration with the departmental Safety Committee;  Create, interpret, and apply policies and procedures
• Responsible for facility reservations including communications with rental groups, develop contract packets, formal user agreements and facility scheduling for departmental programs, student organizations, University Departments, and external groups. Ensure compliance with UH and departmental guidelines and procedures for all internal/external groups;  Provide oversight for event coordination, logistics, and event management as needed
• Responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with both internal and external partners within the Division, academic units, and external groups; Contributes to the development and execution of partner agreements and the scheduling and execution of events
• Develops, administers, and analyzes operations budget, financial records, and payroll processes; Maintains accurate records and creates various administrative reports including semester reports, assessment reports, and others; Contributes to long range strategic planning and assessment for operations
• Other duties as assigned 

Bachelors and 3 years experience

Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of three (3) year of directly job-related experience.

Additional Job Posting Information: 
- Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience. 
- Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.

Employee Status

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