Associate Director of Facilities

Who we are: MTSU Campus Recreation is a department that places emphasis on building a positive workplace culture through collaboration, serving others, and through supporting and valuing everyone who comes through our doors.  We are a team that welcomes employee input and ideas from all levels in effort to continually improve to serve the MTSU Community.  Through recreation, we strive to positively impact MTSU.

Job Summary: Reporting to the Director of Campus Recreation, the Associate Director of Campus Recreation provides comprehensive leadership for facility and operational needs of the 200,000 square foot Campus Recreation Center as well as satellite fields and associated facilities. The Associate Director of Campus Recreation is considered a key member of the senior leadership team and provides leadership and development to three professional staff members as well as indirect leadership to a graduate assistant and 70+ student employees. In addition, the Associate Director of Campus Recreation is responsible for oversight of large-scale capital projects, strategic planning, fiscal and resource management, oversight of third-party custodial services, work order management, strategic assessment and data collection, and other duties as assigned. The Associate Director of Campus Recreation must be a student-centered visionary leader who comes to work every day with a collaborative spirit.

What You Can Expect From Us

• A highly collaborative team that works together to communicate, share ideas, and support one another to achieve our common goal by which we will value each other’s input, perspectives, and contributions
• We strive to create a welcoming, accepting atmosphere where we build personal relationships through socialization, open-mindedness, and embracing differences
• We make fun accessible to everyone and encourage individuals to get out of routine settings. We promote connection and enjoyment through collective participation
• We are dedicated to giving students the opportunities and resources to advance themselves through mentorships, learning, and experiences. We equip students with skills to overcome challenges and embrace change
• We conduct ourselves in a manner that strives to foster honest, honor, and transparency. Through building positive relationships, maintaining commitments, and being transparent in operations, we aspire to create a welcoming environment for all patrons
• We strive to create a culture that supports everyone’s health and happiness

Salary: Salary: $63,668 - $80,116; commensurate with experience

What We Expect

• Master’s degree
• Three (3) years of successful, full time paid employment in campus recreation or community recreation programs to include supervisory, programming, budgetary and facility management responsibilities

You Will Thrive Here If

• You excel at leading and developing high performing teams including vision setting, consensus building, managing performance, and staff development. 
• You understand the importance of managing large, complex budgets within a higher education setting and providing financial stewardship over student fees.
• You are excited to lead and/or support large, complex recreation centers and aquatic facilities including day-to-day operations, risk management, facility maintenance, custodial services, and long-term capital planning.
• You are motivated by leading and/or supporting large, capital improvement projects and providing strategic direction throughout the project management lifecycle.

Application Deadline: July 16, 2025; for optimal consideration, please apply before June 30, 2025

About Middle Tennessee State University: MTSU is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, about 35 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. With an enrollment around 19,000 students, the university has eight undergraduate colleges, offering more than 40 departments and more than 140 degree programs. The College of Graduate Studies offers more than 100 degree programs. MTSU athletics competes in Conference USA.