Facilities management and custodial services for K-12 and higher education
SSC Services operates a 10,000+ person facilities business focused exclusively on educational campuses—custodial, grounds, and plant operations. The hiring surge (328 roles posted in the last 30 days) skews heavily operational (295 ops roles) with director-level seniority concentrated at the top, suggesting aggressive national account expansion. Stack is dominated by facilities-specific tools (CMMS, AutoCAD, Revit, ServiceNow, GIS) and Microsoft Office, with active CMMS adoption signaling a shift toward digitized maintenance scheduling across distributed teams.
Notable leadership hires: Assistant Custodial Director, Custodial Unit Director, Custodial Director, Facilities Director, Director of Operations
SSC Services For Education provides custodial, grounds management, and plant operations services for K-12 schools and universities across the United States. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, the company operates as a public entity with 10,000+ employees. The business is structured around three service pillars: daily custodial and campus services, plant operations and maintenance, and grounds management. Current focus areas include large-scale operational improvement initiatives, national account onboarding, and building inspection and renovation programs. The company reports a 98% account retention rate and emphasizes staffing investment and training infrastructure.
Primary stack includes AutoCAD, Revit, and CAD for design/planning; ServiceNow and CMMS for maintenance scheduling and work orders; ArcGIS and GIS for grounds and campus mapping; and Microsoft Office suite for operations coordination.
Large-scale account expansion (national account start-ups and transitions), operational improvement initiatives, new hire orientation scaling for custodial teams, and building inspection and renovation programs at university campuses.
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