DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE

**THE PORT OF LONG BEACH IS SEEKING A DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE** ***(This is an at-will position)*** **Salary Range: $192,025.495 - $268,836.528** **ABOUT US** The Port of Long Beach, one of the world's busiest seaports, is an international gateway for the reliable, efficient, and sustainable movement of goods and is a leader in environmental stewardship. Credited with moving approximately $300 billion in trade, the Port serves as a critical hub for international commerce and is a major transportation center. East Asian trade accounts for the bulk of Long Beach shipments. Port-related international trade has a wide-ranging economic impact, supporting millions of jobs that benefit the region and the entire country. **THE TEAM** The Maintenance Division delivers world-class maintenance services to ensure safe, reliable, environmentally sound, cost-effective facilities, infrastructure, and assets for our tenants and other Port stakeholders. We strive for a positive customer experience every time. The team of approximately 100 professionals is divided into five main sections: - Administrative Services (accounts payable, budgeting, contracts, environmental compliance, professional/vendor services, and warehouse operations) - Facility Services (building mechanical, carpentry and painting, custodial services, and fire/life/safety code compliance) - Harbor Marine (commercial dive operations and vessel maintenance services) - Infrastructure (docks and piers, general maintenance, landscaping, roadways, and signage) - Utilities and Fleet Services (electrical, fleet/pool vehicle services, plumbing, and pump station services) This high-functioning team ensures the safe and effective 24/7/365 availability of the Port’s common-use infrastructure and the uninterrupted velocity of cargo for Port terminal operators, tenants, and other valued stakeholders. **THE ROLE** The Director of Maintenance is responsible for providing strategic direction and overseeing all maintenance services for the public infrastructure and facilities within the Port, including the potable water system, the sewer and pumping stations, storm water pumping and drainage systems, street lighting, docks and wharves, maintaining the navigable waterways free of debris and obstructions, street repairs, landscape and grounds maintenance, traffic accident cleanup, custodial services, and maintaining the Port's equipment, fleet of vehicles, vessels, and buildings that are not assigned to tenants. **CANDIDATE CONNECT (INFORMATION SESSION)** To learn more about this exciting career opportunity and the Port of Long Beach, please join our virtual information session on **Thursday** **, July 30, 2026, @ 5:00 pm PDT via** MS Teams. This is a unique opportunity to hear first-hand about the position, speak directly with hiring leaders, ask questions, and learn why the Port of Long Beach is your employer of choice! Candidates are not required to be on camera. **To join audio only, call +1 323-451-1087, Phone Conference ID:** **486 196 742****#** [**Click here to join the meeting**](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/284484672503963?p=dNxD345uPMk7WYsb3d). **HOW YOU GET TO CONTRIBUTE:** - Provide leadership and direction for the division that provides all maintenance services for the Port of Long Beach; supervise staff in performing their daily responsibilities; interviews and recommend employees for hire; train, coach and mentor staff; evaluate employee performance, prepare annual performance reviews and provide coaching for performance improvement; take disciplinary action to address performance or other deficiencies; and direct subordinate supervisors. - Provide strategic direction for the Maintenance Division in order to align its services and mission with the overall mission of the organization; participate in strategic planning for departmental activities; develop short and long-range goals, objectives, policies and priorities for maintenance-related functions and programs; analyze need…