About this role
New Year, New Career at Cassia! Ready for a fresh start? Join a mission-driven organization that values your expertise and invests in your growth. Cassia is hiring a Director of Facilities Management to join our team in Edina, MN! We are looking for an experienced facility or asset management leader looking to make a meaningful impact across senior living communities!
As a Director of Facilities Management, your primary focus is safeguarding the condition, reliability, and long-term value of Cassia’s property portfolio, including Managed Properties, Senior Housing, and Skilled Nursing communities. This position provides portfolio-level leadership for preventive maintenance, inspections, work orders, apartment turns, and capital planning. You will mentor and support on-site maintenance teams while partnering closely with construction, procurement, safety, quality, and operations to ensure safe, well-maintained, and welcoming environments for residents and staff.
Based out of Cassia’s Edina Home Office, this role includes regular travel to senior living communities in MN, ND, IA, CO and FL, and you will be a critical part in supporting Cassia’s mission of fostering fullness of life for older adults.
Position Type: Full-Time, benefits eligible position based in Edina, Minnesota. Must be willing to travel a minimum of 60% of the time based on needs.
Wage Range: $110,000 - $125,000 Annually depending on experience
Location: 7171 Ohms Ln, Edina, MN 55439
Director of Facilities Management Responsibilities
- Preventive Maintenance & Inspections
Establish and govern preventive maintenance programs across building systems using the CMMS. Conduct structured inspections, identify deficiencies, prioritize corrective actions, and verify quality closeout with documentation. - Work Orders & After-Hours Escalation Support
Monitor work-order performance, backlog, and response times. Provide escalation support for urgent building or resident-impacting issues and assist communities lacking maintenance coverage. - Apartment Turns & Standards
Oversee apartment turns to meet SOP timelines and quality standards. Enforce standardized finishes, materials, and durability criteria to control costs and extend asset life. - Capital Planning & Lifecycle Management
Develop and maintain 1–5 year capital plans with lifecycle analysis, remaining useful life, and replacement cost estimates. Partner with senior leadership to align timing, scope, and investment strategy. - CMMS Leadership & Reporting
Serve as CMMS subject matter expert, overseeing system configuration, asset records, inspections, reporting, and mobile adoption. Use data and trends to drive maintenance performance and capital decisions. - Training, Standards & Team Development
Develop portfolio maintenance standards and SOPs. Assess site-level competencies, provide targeted training, and mentor maintenance leaders to improve consistency and performance. - Seasonal Readiness & Exterior Oversight
Lead seasonal preparedness and resilience efforts. Provide oversight of grounds, exterior systems, and vendor performance to support safety, appearance, and brand standards. - Governance & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Share monthly metrics with operational leaders, participate in capital and readiness reviews, and collaborate with construction, procurement, safety, and quality teams to align priorities and resolve risks.
Director of Facilities Management Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in facilities management, asset management, maintenance leadership, or a related field
- Experience overseeing multi-site or portfolio-level maintenance operations strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience with preventive maintenance programs, inspections, capital planning, and lifecycle analysis
- Experience in healthcare, senior housing, skilled nursing, or other regulated environments preferred
- Proven ability to partner with construction, procurement, safety, quality, and operations teams
- Ability to travel to Cassia communities as needed
About Us:
Cassia is a nonprofit, mission-driven senior care organization with over 200 years of experience. Located in Edina, MN, our home office supports a network of senior living communities and services across Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Colorado, and Florida.
At Cassia we are dedicated to fostering fullness of life for older adults by providing compassionate, high-quality care. Our Service Standards of Respect, Excellence, Integrity, Stewardship, Compassion, Collaboration, Unity, and Innovation are the bedrock of all that we do. We value inclusivity, collaboration, and professional growth, ensuring our employees feel supported in their careers. To learn more, visit our website: https://www.cassialife.org/
Cassia is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action & veteran friendly employer.
Cassia is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action & veteran friendly employer.
Other facts
About Cassia
Cassia provides housing, health care, and community services to older adults.
Cassia’s mission is to foster fullness of life for older adults in the spirit of Christ’s love. Cassia provides independent and assisted living communities, memory care, skilled nursing care centers, short-term rehabilitation centers, adult day programs and a variety of community-based services for older adults across five states.
The principles that guide our work:
·To value older generations’ talents and experience
·To provide the care residents need, when and where they need it
·To connect residents to the people and things that mean the most to them
·To support residents and families with spiritual care that speaks to who they are
What you'll do
- The Director of Facilities Management is responsible for safeguarding the condition and reliability of Cassia’s property portfolio and providing leadership for preventive maintenance and capital planning. This role also involves mentoring on-site maintenance teams and collaborating with various departments to ensure safe and well-maintained environments.
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