Education Transition Support Specialist - Facilities Management

at State of Vermont in Montpelier, Vermont, United States

Job Description

The Agency of Education is seeking qualified candidates to serve a critical role on the Education Transition Team, supporting major legislative initiatives related to school facilities during and beyond education policy and school district transformation. This position will manage and coordinate Agency supports for key elements of school facilities management, integration and consolidation, and planning in alignment with state education transformation goals. In addition to leading activities related to internal operations and process building to support this work in the field, this position will drive significant field interaction and integrated district-level supports.

This position will be responsible for facilitation and engagement, analysis, and development of Agency technical supports for school and district facilities management and planning, and will work closely with school district administrators and facilities leaders to evaluate facilities and building porfolios, enrollment and attendance patterns, and a variety of data to support strategic and data-driven decision making around use of school facilities and buidlings.

This position works directly with district and Agency leadership to prioritize review and integration of school facilities, resources, and systems during periods of governance and policy transition. Unlike traditional project managers, this position is expected to have an in-depth understanding of school facilities operations, capital planning, and fiscal responsibilities, and is expected to coordinate and leverage existing resources to achieve commons goals.

Examples of work may include:

• Work closely with the education field to provide facilities data and information, identify potential resources that can assist school districts, and support consideration for the variety of facilities options that could be pursued to correctly scale districts to current and future needs.
• Facilitate discussion with, and recommend solutions to, school and district leadership regarding resource reorganization in alignment with statewide education goals and policy changes.
• Engages with district leaders and subject matter experts to support organizational planning strategies and to ensure an effective use of resources and to support integration of business process and systems and to create resources and trainings for field partners.
• Utilize existing data or regulations, such as District and Education Quality Standards, to identify and implement supports.
• Provide direct testimony to VT legislature to inform major policy changes related to education finance, governance, and accountability.

Qualified candidates must have demonstrated experience with school facilities management (or similar). Candidates must be able to analyze complex activities, relationships and situations, identify problems, draw logical conclusions, and develop and defend independent recommendations.

This position is expected to be funded on a year-to-year basis for up to a 5-year period, with potential to be extended based on future legislative directive.

Work is performed in a standard office setting, but some in-state travel will be required.