Senior Associate Vice President, Facilities, Planning & Management

Another Source is assisting Cal Poly Pomona in this search. In order to be considered, all applicants must submit their applications through both the Cal Poly Pomona Careers page and the Another Source Careers page. The Priority Consideration Date for applications is April 12, 2026.

Scope Of This Role Includes

• Stewardship of a 1,400‑acre campus
• Oversight of 200+ buildings and 5.5M+ square feet of facilities
• Leadership of ~160 facilities professionals
• Executive oversight of facilities operations, capital planning, design & construction, and utilities
• Implementation of a newly approved campus physical master plan

The Senior Associate Vice President (SAVP) will play a key leadership role in advancing major campus initiatives while ensuring operational excellence across one of the CSU system’s most dynamic campuses.

About Cal Poly Pomona

Cal Poly Pomona is one of the nation’s leading polytechnic universities and a proud member of the 22‑campus California State University system. Known for its hands‑on “become by doing” philosophy, the university prepares students to solve real‑world challenges through experiential learning and applied research. Located on a scenic 1,400‑acre campus in Southern California, Cal Poly Pomona serves more than 26,000 students across eight academic colleges and is widely recognized for excellence in engineering, business, architecture, agriculture, and hospitality management.

The campus is experiencing continued growth and transformation, supported by strategic investments in facilities, infrastructure, and sustainability. Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) plays a central role in this progress, stewarding the university’s physical environment—including more than 200 buildings and approximately 5.5 million gross square feet of facilities. With a team of approximately 160 employees, FP&M oversees campus planning, design and construction, facilities operations, utilities, and sustainability initiatives that support the university’s mission and long‑term strategic vision.

About This Role

Reporting to the Vice President for Administrative Affairs who also serves as the Chief Financial Officer, the Senior Associate Vice President (SAVP) for Facilities Planning & Management provides executive leadership for the university’s comprehensive facilities enterprise. This role oversees facilities and maintenance, capital planning, design and construction, business services, and campus physical planning.

This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for shaping the long‑term stewardship and development of Cal Poly Pomona’s physical campus. The SAVP leads a large and diverse workforce, guides a significant capital program addressing more than $2 billion in deferred maintenance, capital improvement, and infrastructure needs, and partners closely with university leadership to ensure that facilities planning supports the institution’s academic mission, student success, and operational excellence.

The role also carries a unique responsibility: oversight of the university’s water treatment plant—one of only two such facilities operated within the CSU system—positioning this leader at the forefront of infrastructure stewardship and sustainability innovation on campus.

Scope & Impact

Leadership and Strategic Direction

• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for Facilities Planning & Management, ensuring alignment with the university’s mission and long‑term institutional priorities.
• Lead a high‑performing organization of approximately 160 facilities professionals across operations, capital planning, design and construction, and business services.
• Establish departmental goals, performance expectations, and operational standards that support service excellence, safety, and accountability.
• Guide organizational planning, workforce development, succession planning, and recruitment to sustain a best‑in‑class facilities organization.
• Promote an open communication culture that encourages feedback and drives positive departmental growth.
• Apply strategic understanding of interdepartmental functions to drive alignment, remove operational bottlenecks, and advance efficiency across the organization.

Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainability Oversight

• Oversee campus‑wide facilities operations, maintenance, and grounds services supporting more than 200 buildings across a 1,400‑acre campus.
• Ensure effective preventive and corrective maintenance programs using the university’s computerized maintenance management systems.
• Direct strategies for addressing deferred maintenance and facility renewal through capital planning and operational initiatives.
• Promote sustainability initiatives related to facilities systems, utilities, fleet, and campus infrastructure.
• Foster a culture of safety, regulatory compliance, emergency preparedness, and responsive service.

Capital Planning, Design, and Construction

• Provide executive oversight of all capital planning, design, and construction initiatives across the university.
• Lead development and execution of long‑range facilities strategies aligned with enrollment growth, academic priorities, and campus master planning.
• Oversee project delivery including procurement, contractor management, design review, budgeting, scheduling, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure successful delivery of capital projects while maintaining quality, safety, cost control, and risk mitigation.

Campus Physical Planning and Capital Program Development

• Direct the development and ongoing implementation of the Campus Physical Master Plan.
• Lead preparation and submission of the university’s Five‑Year Capital Outlay Program.
• Coordinate space planning initiatives and oversee campus space data reporting and facilities planning documentation.
• Serve as a key liaison with the CSU Chancellor’s Office, Board of Trustees, and regulatory agencies regarding capital planning and facilities development.

Financial Stewardship and Business Operations

• Provide financial oversight of FP&M budgets, resource allocation, and long‑range financial planning.
• Oversee business services including procurement, human resources coordination, inventory, and facilities service workflows.
• Ensure strong fiscal stewardship, financial transparency, and compliance with CSU policies and procedures.

Organizational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

• Champion data‑driven decision‑making, performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Implement process improvements and Lean methodologies to strengthen operational efficiency and service delivery.
• Establish performance dashboards and reporting tools to track service levels and organizational outcomes.

Campus Collaboration and External Engagement

• Serve as a trusted partner to university leadership, collaborating with academic and administrative units to support teaching, research, and campus operations.
• Represent the university with local, state, and federal agencies, professional organizations, and CSU systemwide groups.
• Maintain strong relationships with contractors, consultants, and external partners involved in campus facilities initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, ideally in architecture, engineering, planning, or related discipline.
• Valid CA driver’s license.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in facilities management, capital project management, or related field.
• At least 5 years of supervisory or executive leadership experience managing large teams and complex operations.
• High level of personal integrity, ethics, initiative, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Extensive facilities services management, capital design and construction experience preferably in a collective bargaining environment.
• Demonstrated success advising senior leadership on strategic investments in physical‑plant assets and resources necessary to optimize them.
• Broad and deep domain expertise, commitment to transparency and service, and vision and leadership capacity to enable the Facilities organization to manage evolving responsibilities and expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, supervise, and communicate effectively across a broad workforce and campus community, fostering an inclusive, respectful, and service‑oriented work environment.
• Significant experience successfully leading organizational change and affinity for recruitment, retention, development, and effective use of IT.
• Ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with diverse stakeholders, including the CSU Office of the Chancellor, contractors, and consultants.
• Exceptional communication skills, including effective communication of complex technical concepts to a non‑technical audience.
• Adaptability to a “best practice” approach to processes, fostering a responsive service orientation within facilities management.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity, appreciation for the university’s mission, and practical experiential learning ethos.
• Ability to promote a positive, productive, and proactive customer‑oriented work environment that fosters openness and trust, maintaining productive relationships across campus and the community.
• Demonstrated success developing and managing a large team of facilities professionals in a customer‑focused organization.
• This description is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities and qualifications for this position. The job description is not intended as inclusive of all duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform or of all qualifications that may be required either now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in leading a facilities‑management services unit and directing a successful capital project delivery program within higher education or a similarly complex institution.
• Master’s degree in engineering, architecture, business, facilities management or related field/discipline.
• Familiarity with LEED‑certified building criteria and practices, preferably demonstrated by an earned LEED credential.
• Valid California Architect's license or Professional Engineer's license.

Compensation

• The anticipated salary range for this position is $220,000 – $236,256 annually, commensurate with experience.

Background Check

• Cal Poly Pomona will make a conditional offer of employment to final job candidates, pending the satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check). The conditional offer of employment may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or if it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.
• In determining the suitability of the candidate for the position, Cal Poly Pomona will give an individual assessment to any information that the applicant submits regarding criminal conviction history, including the nature, gravity, recency, the candidate’s conduct, performance, or rehabilitation efforts.
• For more information, see the CSU Background Check Policy.

Education Code 89521 Requirement

• Applicants must disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended.
• Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

CSU Classification Salary Range

• This position is part of the Management Personnel Plan (MPP) bargaining unit M80. The CSU Classification Standards for this position can be found on the CSU Classification Standards website. The CSU Salary Schedule is available on the CSU Salary Schedule website.
• Classification salary range for this position is minimum $6,891 and maximum $22,119 per month. Please refer to the anticipated hiring range for the appropriate salary rate for this particular position.

Employment Eligibility Verification

• Cal Poly Pomona hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• For more information, see the Acceptable I‑9 website.

University Driving Requirements

• Positions that require driving for university business by using a personal or state vehicle must comply with the Authorized University Driver Policy.
• Driving records are monitored and evaluated by the Risk Management Department.
• Driver must have a valid California or other state driver’s license and meet numbered DMV point thresholds as described in the policy.
• For more information, see the Authorized University Driver Policy.

Conflict of Interest

• This position is a “designated position” in the California State University’s Conflict of Interest Code. The candidate must file financial interest disclosure forms.
• For more information, see the CSU Conflict of Interest Policy.

Outside Employment Disclosure

• Executive and Management Plan Personnel employees must disclose all current outside employment at the time of hire and annually in July, within 30 days of accepting outside employment, and upon manager’s request.
• For more information, see the Outside Employment Disclosure Policy.

Child Abuse/Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA)

• The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with the CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
• See the Child Abuse/Neglect Reporting policy.

Security & Fire Safety

• Cal Poly Pomona’s Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report are available for viewing online.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination

• As a federal contractor, Cal Poly Pomona will not discriminate against employees or applicants for inquiries about pay.
• For more information, see the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision poster.

Reasonable Accommodation

• Cal Poly Pomona provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.
• Applicants should contact the ADA Coordinator for assistance.
• For more information, see Employment Notices.

Equal Employment Opportunity

• Cal Poly Pomona provides equal opportunity in employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
• Complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, and other applicable laws.
• Also complies with the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and requests priority referral of protected veterans.
• Other important employment notices are available on the Employment Notices web page.

Other Notices

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