UW Facilities

UW Facilities Serving today, preserving tomorrow. Facilities Services is one of the University's largest employers with nearly 1,000 employees.

Our work covers seven miles of utility tunnels beneath campus, 643 acres of grounds, 22 miles of roads and pathways, and services including power, cleaning, waste, maintenance and construction for more than 15 million square feet. Our staff is incredibly diverse. More than 95% of our custodial staff is from outside of the United States. We're composed of tradespeople, engineers, technicians and fo

lks just like you. Our employees are passionate about the work they do. We're driven by lean thinking to challenge old processes and innovate. We value partnerships with our customers to improve our services.

We are lucky to have so many amazing students as interns and staff. Hear from students who are graduating this year.
06/09/2026

We are lucky to have so many amazing students as interns and staff. Hear from students who are graduating this year.

Employee & team features Congratulations, 2026 UWF graduates Hear from Facilities interns and student employees June 09, 2026 • Misty Shock Rule Clockwise from top right: Victoria Zhuang, Dzaki Pahlevi, Lee Hardisty, Risha Ashwin, Aashish Singh, Lorel Ramirez, Brandon Phung, Brianna Blanchard and ...

There are different theories about the origins of the cherry trees in the UW Quad, but new research is looking in a new ...
03/19/2026

There are different theories about the origins of the cherry trees in the UW Quad, but new research is looking in a new place: its genes.

It's like "Finding Your Roots: Cherry Tree Edition."

News & updates Digging deeper to find roots of Quad cherry trees UW students track genes back to Japanese relatives March 19, 2026 • Misty Shock Rule Students relaxing under the UW Quad cherry trees, sometime between 1964 and 1970. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, James O. ...

An awesome collaboration between student group UW Solar and UW Transportation Services! The new solar canopy is part of ...
02/10/2026

An awesome collaboration between student group UW Solar and UW Transportation Services! The new solar canopy is part of UW's decarbonization effort and UW Sustainability's 2050 Sustainability Action Plan.

News & updates Solar canopy on UW’s biggest parking lot paves way for brighter future Student group and Transportation Services collaborate on pilot project February 09, 2026 • Misty Shock Rule The new solar canopy on the E18 parking lot is a pilot project for the expansion of solar across the l...

Congratulations to the 2025 graduates of UW Facilities' leadership program, Stepping Stones! Learn about how they used t...
01/06/2026

Congratulations to the 2025 graduates of UW Facilities' leadership program, Stepping Stones! Learn about how they used the program to solve problems for their team.

Employee & team features Finding solutions with Stepping Stones Many participants use leadership program to solve problems for their shops December 05, 2025 • Misty Shock Rule Stepping Stones morning cohort. L-R: Jon Ericson, Juan Linero, Jose Carlos Talavera, Eric Siu, Amanda Harryman, Ian Dawe, ...

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Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm

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