Chief Deputy Director, Facilities and Materials

The Position

The County of Ventura is seeking a highly experienced executive leader in facilities management who is innovative, visionary, and able to collaborate effectively with all agencies and departments within the County.

Under general administrative direction of the Director of the General Services Agency (GSA), the Chief Deputy Director is responsible for executive leadership and administration of GSA’s Facilities and Materials Department. This includes overseeing a wide range of services such as preventive and corrective facility maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, construction project management, utilities, energy conservation, waste stream management, sustainability initiatives, facility services (housekeeping, grounds, security, and more), and facilities contracts. This position fosters a culture of high ethical standards, employee safety, and customer mission support, promotes employee morale, and aligns with the mission, vision, and values of GSA and the County of Ventura.

This is an at-will position, exempt from the provisions of the Civil Service Ordinance.

Typical Qualifications

Any combination of education, training and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline AND four (4) or more years of progressively responsible senior management experience within a large, complex facilities or campus environment.

Necessary Special Requirements

 Must have demonstrated experience with the following:

• Two (2) years of experience directly supervising, leading, mentoring, and managing the performance of managers and senior professionals.
• Developing and managing a multi-million-dollar operational and maintenance budget.
• Leading executive decision-making on facilities, maintenance operations, services, and contracts, including troubleshooting and resolving customer service concerns.
• Delivering high-impact presentations to diverse audiences.

Desired

• Graduate degree in an engineering discipline, business administration or public administration.
• Extensive experience in developing and implementing strategic, long-term maintenance programs.
• Experience with process improvement initiatives and programs, such as Lean Six Sigma.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for this exceptional opportunity, please submit a resume and cover letter that illustrate the following:

• Progressively responsible senior management experience, directly supervising managers, within a large, complex facilities or campus environment.
• Demonstrated success in developing and managing a multi-million-dollar operational and maintenance budget.
• Experience leading executive decision-making on facilities, maintenance operations, services, and contracts.
• Proven ability to deliver high-impact presentations to diverse audiences.

Submit in one of the following ways:

• E-mail to Antonetty@venturacounty.gov

OR

• Submit an online application at www.ventura.org/jobs and attach your resume and cover letter.

First review date is October 10, 2025.

Resumes and cover letters will be screened based on the criteria outlined in this brochure. Following an evaluation of resumes and cover letters, the most qualified candidates will be invited to a panel interview.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For further information, please contact Michelle Antonetty by e-mail at Michelle.Antonetty@venturacounty.gov or by telephone at (805) 477-7260.