Director of Facilities and Maintenance

Job overview

The Director of Facilities and Maintenance role is onsite in Seattle, WA, with a salary range of $140,000–$180,000 per year, plus rent-free school-provided housing in a designated residence near campus. Lakeside School serves grades 5–12 across its campuses and related facilities. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the director leads facilities operations, staff, budgets, maintenance, and capital planning. The role helps ensure safe, accessible, sustainable, and well-maintained spaces that support teaching, learning, and school community life.

What you'll do

• Lead maintenance and operations for buildings, grounds, athletic facilities, and school-owned residences
• oversee custodial services and preventive maintenance
• manage facilities staff and labor relations
• develop operating and capital budgets
• oversee vendors, contracts, and projects
• ensure regulatory compliance and coordinate inspections
• advance sustainability goals
• support emergency planning and response
• coordinate facilities support for school events and fleet operations.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

facilities director

facilities management

maintenance leadership

campus operations

capital planning

seattle wa

lakeside school

$140k–$180k/year

school-provided housing

on-call

full-time

facilities team

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Rent-free school-provided housing
• employer-paid medical, vision, and dental insurance
• life and disability insurance
• employee assistance program
• employee discount program
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plan
• free lunch and parking
• bus and bike benefits
• housing assistance
• paid holidays and vacation
• use of school library and gymnasium.

Why this role

Requires residence in a designated school-owned residence near campus; maintains reasonable after-hours availability and an effective on-call response structure.

About the employer

Lakeside School is hiring for this role. Industry: Elementary and Secondary Schools. Sector: 61.