Hire Facilities Directors

Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks from scoping call. Director searches run 4–6 weeks to acceptance more often than not — sitting directors carry notice periods and counteroffers, and we manage both.

Most US Facilities Directors land between $150K and $210K base plus 15–25% bonus, depending on portfolio scale and sector. Healthcare-system and critical-environment directors, and Sr. Directors over multi-region portfolios, commonly reach $220K–$260K total cash. We confirm live bands during scoping.

The Director leads the function — strategy, capital plan, team, vendor model — usually across a portfolio. A Facilities Manager runs a site day to day. If your “director” role has no team or capital plan, it is probably a senior FM seat, and we will say so.

For healthcare and cGMP portfolios, sector compliance history matters and we weight it. For corporate and industrial portfolios, a proven operator from an adjacent sector often outperforms — we present both and show the trade-offs.

Yes. Replacing a sitting director is a common trigger. Confidential searches run through executive search with discreet, off-portal outreach.

Yes. Every Facilities Director placement carries a replacement guarantee. Guarantee terms are confirmed in writing at engagement start.

Yes. Director-plus-team builds (FMs, Facilities Engineers, coordinators) route through embedded recruiting or RPO, sequenced so the director helps pick their own bench.