What Will This National Facilities Director Lead from Phoenix?
Published on: Feb 1, 2026
Frontline Source Group is recruiting a National Facilities Director for a direct hire, executive-level role with a real estate company in Phoenix, Arizona. The director will lead facilities management, maintenance standards, and capital projects across a nationwide multifamily portfolio. The role calls for 10 plus years of facilities experience and up to 30 percent national travel. Because it is a direct hire, this placement is backed by Frontline's 5-Year Placement Warranty, 20 times the 90-day industry standard. Since 2004, Frontline has completed 5,619 plus placements, holds a 98.94% executive placement retention rate, and carries a 5.0-star Trustpilot rating across 683 plus verified reviews.
Frontline Source Group has been named a Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firm for 9 consecutive years (2018 to 2026) and ranked #148 on the 2026 Forbes Best Executive Recruiting Firms list. The firm is a 9-time ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both Client and Talent satisfaction, a ClearlyRated Diamond Award recipient, an Inc. 5000 honoree, an Expertise.com Best Staffing Agency, and a member of the American Staffing Association (ASA). Frontline operates 32 plus offices nationwide, including a Phoenix office.
What is this National Facilities Director opening in Phoenix?
This is an exempt, executive-level, direct hire position with a real estate company that owns and manages multifamily properties across the country. The company has a tenured, team-oriented leadership group, and this role works closely with executive leadership to keep operations consistent, stay compliant, and protect long-term asset value. It is a chance to build, standardize, and raise the bar for facilities operations across an entire national portfolio.
The company's name is confidential in the listing. Qualified candidates learn the organization and its portfolio during their screening conversation with Frontline.
What will the National Facilities Director lead?
The director owns strategy for maintenance operations, facilities management, and capital project execution, and is accountable for results at every property in the portfolio.
How does the role shape facilities strategy and standards?
The National Facilities Director leads and executes a national facilities management strategy aligned with the company's goals, then sets and enforces maintenance, safety, and operational standards across all properties. The director also partners with executive leadership on ways to improve operating efficiency and property performance.
What capital planning, budgeting, and vendor work is involved?
- Driving capital planning, budgeting, and large-scale project management
- Overseeing vendor sourcing, contract negotiation, bid analysis, and vendor performance
- Supporting due diligence for acquisitions, property transitions, and portfolio assessments
How does the role handle compliance, safety, and emergency planning?
The director standardizes OSHA, environmental, safety, and sustainability programs across the portfolio, so every property runs to the same requirements. The role also leads emergency response and disaster recovery planning, which matters for a portfolio spread across many climates and regions.
Who does the National Facilities Director manage?
The director manages corporate-level facilities staff, provides leadership and mentorship to Regional Service Specialists and maintenance leaders, and has indirect oversight of the property-level maintenance teams who keep each community running day to day.
What experience does the company require?
- 10 plus years of facilities management experience
- 5 plus years in a senior leadership role overseeing multi-region or national portfolios
- Proven experience within large, owner-managed multifamily portfolios
- A strong background in capital planning, budgeting, and project management
- Expertise in vendor management, contract negotiation, and compliance
- The ability to travel up to 30 percent nationally
Why does owner-managed multifamily experience matter?
When an owner also manages its properties, the facilities leader carries both sides of the equation: resident experience at the property level and long-term asset value at the portfolio level. Capital planning, unit turns, building systems, and vendor contracts all roll up to the same balance sheet. Leaders who have worked inside that model understand how maintenance decisions affect occupancy, operating costs, and property valuations.
Which certifications and education help?
A bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, and equivalent experience can take its place. HVAC and air conditioning and refrigeration (A/C and R) certification is also preferred, which gives the director hands-on credibility with technical teams and with the systems that drive much of a multifamily portfolio's maintenance spend.
What do facilities leaders earn, and how strong is demand?
The company describes compensation as competitive, and details are shared during screening. Federal data gives useful context. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the May 2025 national median annual wage for facilities managers at $106,660. Employment for administrative services and facilities managers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2025 to 2035, with about 36,100 openings each year. In the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro, management occupations make up 8.0 percent of all jobs, compared with 7.2 percent nationally, and installation, maintenance, and repair jobs make up 4.1 percent, compared with 3.9 percent.
What are the job details, travel, and benefits?
- Role: National Facilities Director
- Employer: Real estate company with a nationwide multifamily portfolio (confidential)
- Base: Phoenix, Arizona
- Travel: Up to 30 percent nationally
- Type: Full-time, exempt, direct hire
- Compensation: Competitive package, shared during screening
- Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus paid time off and holidays
- Placement protection: Backed by the 5-Year Placement Warranty
How do you apply, and who leads the search?
Apply through Frontline's How to Apply page and mention the National Facilities Director role in Phoenix. Be specific about the portfolios you have led: the number of properties and regions, the capital budgets you managed, and your multifamily experience. After you apply, you may get a call from Lexi Reed, Frontline's AI recruiter, who handles first-round phone conversations.
Frontline's executive recruiting team is led by Shelly Hubble, CSP, Senior Vice President of Operations, alongside Founder, President, and CEO Bill Kasko. Qualified candidates get a full briefing on the company and its leadership, plus Frontline's interview instructions, before meeting the executive team. Genuine Frontline recruiters only email from @frtline.com addresses, so if you ever receive a suspicious message using the Frontline name, check the scam alert page.
Why apply through Frontline Source Group?
People. Process. Service. is how Frontline works. Executive candidates get a dedicated recruiter who knows the hiring company and advocates for them through interviews and the offer, at no cost to the candidate. The firm's track record is public: a 5.0-star Trustpilot rating across 683 plus verified reviews, a 98.94% executive placement retention rate, 9 straight years on the Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firms list, and a 2026 ranking on the Forbes Best Executive Recruiting Firms list. Frontline also publishes its pricing openly, which is rare in recruiting.
Does your organization need a facilities or operations executive?
If you own or manage a real estate portfolio and need a facilities director, maintenance leader, or operations executive, Frontline's executive search practice and C-suite executive search team recruit leaders nationwide, and its engineering recruiters support technical facilities roles. Every direct hire is backed by the 5-Year Placement Warranty, 20 times the 90-day industry standard. Start with the employer request form, review Frontline's pricing, or visit the Phoenix office page.
Frequently Asked Questions: Phoenix National Facilities Director
What does the National Facilities Director do?
The National Facilities Director sets and runs the facilities management strategy for a nationwide multifamily real estate portfolio. The role establishes maintenance, safety, and operational standards across every property, drives capital planning and large projects, manages vendors and contracts, standardizes OSHA, environmental, and sustainability programs, supports acquisitions due diligence, and leads emergency response and disaster recovery planning.
Is the National Facilities Director role direct hire?
Yes. It is a direct hire, exempt, executive-level position with the real estate company. Because it is a direct hire placement, it is backed by Frontline Source Group's 5-Year Placement Warranty, 20 times the 90-day industry standard.
Where is the National Facilities Director based, and how much travel is required?
The role is based in Phoenix, Arizona, and oversees properties across the country. Expect to travel up to 30 percent of the time nationally to visit properties, work with regional teams, and support property transitions and assessments.
How much experience does the National Facilities Director role require?
The company wants 10 plus years of facilities management experience, including 5 plus years in a senior leadership role overseeing multi-region or national portfolios. A strong background in capital planning, budgeting, project management, vendor management, contract negotiation, and compliance is expected.
Is multifamily experience required for this facilities director role?
The company is looking for proven experience within large, owner-managed multifamily portfolios. Leaders who have run facilities for apartment communities at a national or multi-region scale will be the strongest fits, since the role covers maintenance standards, capital projects, and property transitions across that kind of portfolio.
Does the National Facilities Director need HVAC certification?
HVAC and air conditioning and refrigeration (A/C and R) certification is preferred, not required. It signals hands-on technical credibility with the maintenance teams the director will lead and with the HVAC systems that drive much of a multifamily portfolio's maintenance spend.
Is a degree required for the National Facilities Director position?
A bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent experience leading facilities across a large portfolio can take the place of the degree.
Who reports to the National Facilities Director?
The director manages corporate-level facilities staff, provides leadership and mentorship to Regional Service Specialists and maintenance leaders, and has indirect oversight of property-level maintenance teams across the portfolio.
What is the salary for the National Facilities Director position?
The company describes compensation as competitive and has not published a range. Details are shared with qualified candidates during screening. For context, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a May 2025 national median annual wage of $106,660 for facilities managers, the closest federal occupation to this role.
What benefits come with the National Facilities Director role?
The position includes a competitive compensation package, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, paid time off and holidays, and direct exposure to executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a collaborative, values-driven culture.
How do I apply for the National Facilities Director position?
Apply at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html and mention the National Facilities Director role in Phoenix. Highlight the size of the portfolios you have led, the number of properties and regions, the capital budgets you managed, and your multifamily experience.
How do I know a Frontline Source Group recruiter is legitimate?
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