McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.

Position Overview

The Operations + Maintenance Specialist supports the planning, design, construction, operation, and long-term performance of athletic and recreational facilities. Leveraging firsthand experience operating and maintaining sports facilities, this role brings an owner/operator perspective that helps align design intent with long-term facility performance, maintenance needs, and operational success.

Working under the guidance of the Senior Advisor and alongside design and construction professionals, this position contributes operational insight throughout project development and collaborates with project teams to evaluate facility performance, constructability, quality standards, and long-term maintenance considerations. The role also plays an important part in expanding McAdams' maintenance-focused consulting services and strengthening the firm's presence within the sports facilities market.

Key Responsibilities

OPERATIONS + MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Serve as a resource on athletic facility operations, maintenance practices, asset management, and lifecycle planning.
Develop operations and maintenance manuals, maintenance plans, inspection programs, checklists, and operational recommendations.
Conduct facility assessments to evaluate existing conditions, maintenance practices, and opportunities for improvement.
Stay current on industry trends, regulations, maintenance practices, and sports facility performance standards.

DESIGN SUPPORT + TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT

Partner with internal design teams throughout project development to provide operational and maintenance insight that informs planning, design decisions, specifications, and facility solutions that enhance performance, maintainability, safety, and long-term owner usability.
Assist with technical reviews of plans, specifications, reports, shop drawings, and submittals to evaluate design intent, constructability, quality standards, and overall facility performance.

CLIENT DEVELOPMENT + PRACTICE GROWTH

Support the growth of McAdams' sports facility practice by expanding client relationships, increasing market share, enhancing service offerings, and helping build a high-performing team to support future growth.
Support client development efforts through existing and emerging relationships within athletics, education, recreation, and sports facility markets.
Participate in industry events, networking opportunities, client meetings, and professional organizations.
Assist with proposals, interviews, presentations, scope development, and marketing initiatives.
Identify opportunities to enhance client value through operational insight and maintenance-focused consulting services.

CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION + FACILITY DEVELOPMENT

Collaborate with project teams, contractors, and testing agencies during construction to help evaluate whether installed facilities align with design intent, performance expectations, and owner operational needs.
Participate in site visits and field observations to help identify construction issues, support coordination among project stakeholders, and contribute to the successful delivery of facilities that meet design intent, performance expectations, and owner needs.
Assist in evaluating installation quality, material performance, testing results, drainage systems, and overall facility performance.
Support punch list reviews, warranty evaluations, corrective work inspections, and owner turnover activities.

Skills + Experience

Bachelor’s degree in facilities management, construction management, sports management, turfgrass management, engineering, landscape architecture, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.