Facilities Operations Manager

Harvard-Westlake is looking for a Facilities Operations Manager to lead all facilities operations for our new River Park campus and existing off-campus athletic facilities. River Park is a new 17-acre athletics, recreational, and community destination and features a multipurpose gymnasium/arena (~72,000 SF), two synthetic multi-use fields (one with a 6-lane track), a 50-meter pool, 8 tennis courts, landscape & hardscape areas, stormwater reclamation system, and below-grade parking (~400 spots).

The Facilities Operations Manager will lead the transition from construction to operations, accepting handoff from the school's construction team in preparation for the Fall 2026 campus opening, establish standards of care for all uses and facilities, and oversee maintenance, custodial, grounds, event support, and building systems.

This role partners closely with Athletics, events (e.g., Admissions, Advancement), security, and community partners, manages a blended team of in-house staff and vendors, and serves as an on-scene incident and after-hours response lead. River Park is open seven days a week, with uses typically from 7 am to 9 pm. The Facilities Operations Manager should therefore expect to manage a team using extra-duty and/or swing shifts.

Campus Operations & Readiness

• Lead day-to-day operations for all River Park and off-campus athletic facilities (baseball & softball fields at Encino Franklin Fields and tennis courts at Los Angeles Valley College), ensuring they are safe, clean, code-compliant, and event-ready at all times.
• Administer the work order system, asset registry, preventive maintenance (PM) plans, and service-level targets, and publish weekly schedules and performance metrics.
• Establish and enforce SOPs for event changeovers, turf/track/court care, aquatics plant operation, custodial standards, waste/recycling/composting, and key/access controls.
• Ensure strict compliance with River Park's operating conditions (i.e., Conditional Use Permit), as approved by the City of Los Angeles.
• Serve as primary or secondary on-call response for facility incidents, alarms, weather events, power outages, and urgent repairs.
• Scope and oversee minor renovations and capital renewal projects, coordinate contractors, and verify scope completion before authorizing final