Facilities Management

Physical Plant
Facilities Planning & Construction

Mission & Responsibilities

The primary mission of the New College of Florida Facilities Management Department is to plan, design, construct and maintain a safe, clean, attractive environment for our students to learn and live in. Our responsibility is immense and varied, consisting of 54 different buildings dating back to 1926, 618,0000 square feet of buildings and 110 acres of grounds. The department consists of four basic areas with different responsibilities:

• Planning & Construction: campus master planning, project prioritization and design, and the management of construction contractors 
• Custodial: daily routine cleaning, trash removal, floor care.
• Grounds: keeping the grounds picked up from debris, mowing trimming, landscaping projects.
• Maintenance: repair to plumbing systems, electrical, utility systems, light bulb replacement, carpentry, HVAC, building envelope, roof systems, fire alarm, security and emergency evacuation systems.

In order to maintain this size of campus takes 45 full-time employees of dedicated staff providing services 24/7 responding to the many needs of the campus.

As a department of this size, we utilize data-driven processes of continuous process improvement. The department is continuously exploring new opportunities to improve its service with lower cost by improving efficiency.