Assistant Facilities Manager

The Position

Why Join Employment and Human Services Department?

Contra Costa County’s Employment and Human Services Department works diligently to provide the community with resources that support, protect, and empower individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency. The department is committed to hiring candidates that share our core values of delivering an exceptional customer service experience, encouraging open communication, embracing change, practicing ethical behavior, and embracing diversity.

Contra Costa County is excited to announce a recruitment for the position of Assistant Facilities Manager. This position will be in the Internal Operation Bureau of the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD).
The Employment and Human Services Department is currently accepting applications to fill one (1) vacancy for the Assistant Facilities Manager position .

We are looking for someone who is:

• An effective communicator, both verbal and written
• Strategically agile when required
• Able to foster and maintain working relationships with all stakeholders
• Eager to overcome challenges by combining innovation and traditional solutions
• Supportive with consistent customer service
• Able to work equally well in a team environment and autonomously
• Insightful of the relationships between physical environments and people
  
  

What you will typically be responsible for:

• Accurately applying building systems knowledge to problem solving
• Applying Community Care Licensing Regulations to finding solutions
• Evaluating situations then creating, completing and assigning tasks as appropriate
• Project planning, implementation, management and reporting
• Assisting staff and multitasking
• Utilizing components of building code, ADA, CAL-OSHA and other regulations when providing recommendations
• Coordinating outside vendors and various departments activities with current operations
• Emergency event planning and response
  
  

A few reasons you might love this job:

• You will network, work with and support dedicated professionals who share the same passion for providing services to the public
• You thrive in fast-paced, multi-faceted environments that demand complex thought and adaptability
• You will enjoy working both independently and collaboratively with supportive colleagues and staff
• You feel rewarded for achieving individual and team goals
• You appreciate taking on a diverse range of tasks
  
  

A few challenges you might face in this job:

• You will deal with a wide array of federal, state, and County regulatory guidelines
• You will manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines and adapt to and navigate through unforeseen changing circumstances
• You will need to make decisions when not all variables are known
• You will need monitor and prioritize tasks to keep projects on track and aligned with deadlines
  
  

Competencies Required:

• Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Decision Making: Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation: Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Safety Focus: Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
• Action & Results Focused (Taking Initiative): Initiating tasks and focusing on accomplishment
• Adaptability: Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires
• Displaying Ownership and Accountability: Holding self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results
• Informing: Proactively obtaining and sharing information
• Building & Maintaining Relationships: Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Leadership: Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
• Teamwork: Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Driving Results: Demonstrating concern for achieving or surpassing results against an internal standard of excellence

To read the complete job description, please visit the website: https://www.cccounty.us/hr .
The eligible list established from this recruitment may remain in effect for six (6) months.

Minimum Qualifications

License Required: Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s license. Out of state valid motor vehicle operator’s license will be accepted during the application process.

Experience: Three (3) years of full-time experience coordinating facilities operations or construction projects in a commercial, industrial, or public agency. One year (1) of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Substitution for Experience: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Administration, Industrial Technology, Facilities Management or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience. There is no substitution allowed for the required supervisory experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Specific qualifications are required beyond those specified above when assigned to work at Employment and Human Services Department:

Additional Experience: Two (2) additional years of full time experience coordinating facilities operations, safety measures, and construction projects in a childcare setting, school, or educational system regulated by local, State, and/or Federal child development programs

Selection Process

Application Filing and Evaluation: All applicants will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire at the time of application. Applications will be evaluated to determine which candidates will move forward in the next phase of the recruitment process.Training and Experience Questionnaire: Candidates will be required to complete a training and experience questionnaire at the time of filing. The responses to the training and experience questions on the supplemental questionnaire will be used to evaluate candidates' relevant education, training and/or experience as it relates to the Assistant Facilities Manager classification. (Weighted 100%)

The Human Resources Department may change the examination steps noted above in accordance with the Personnel Management Regulations and accepted selection practices.

For recruitment-specific questions, please contact Flor Robb at Flor.Robb@hrd.cccounty.us. For any technical issues, please contact the GovernmentJobs’ applicant support team for assistance at +1 855-524-5627.

CONVICTION HISTORY
After you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with Contra Costa County. If you accept a conditional job offer, the Human Resources department will contact you to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Contra Costa County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
It is the policy of Contra Costa County to consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

To find more information on Benefits offered by Contra Costa County, please go to https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/1343/Employee-Benefits

Closing Date/Time: 11/4/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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• Contra Costa County Human Resources Department

• 925-655-2100

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