Mayor Michelle Wu appointed longtime city employee Carleton Jones as the next executive director of the Public Facilities Department, the city announced on Monday.

“I am thrilled and grateful to be appointed as the Director of the Public Facilities Department for the City of Boston,” Jones said, later adding, “I am committed to continuing our work in enhancing our city’s infrastructure and advancing our 43% of the City’s $4.7 billion capital plan.”

Jones, the former deputy director of the Public Facilities Department, will take over for Kerrie Griffin, who served in the position from Feb. 2021 to May 2024. Public Facilities employee Rohn MacNulty will be promoted to take over as deputy director.

The Public Facilities Department is tasked with executing projects in the part of the city’s Capital Plan related to municipal building for fiscal years 2025-2029. The 92-member staff supports planning, design and construction of new and existing municipal buildings.

Griffin earned an $158,000 a year salary in the director position in 2023.

The former director completed projects on the Boston Arts Academy, BCYF Mattahunt Community Center and Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library in her tenure, the release noted. Wu praised her work transforming buildings into “modern community spaces for generations to come.”

Jones has worked in public service for 30 years, the city said, serving in the assistant director and deputy director positions in the Public Facilities Department starting in 2017. Prior to that, he spent over a decade in leadership in Boston Public Schools’ Capital, Strategic Planning, and Facility Management teams.

The new director also served in the Air Force and is a certified private pilot, the release stated.

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MacNulty started on at the department in 2019 and is a registered architect and certified construction manager, the city stated. He worked within Massport for 10 years and received accolades for projects at Logan Airport and the South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center, the release said.

The department is working on ongoing renovations and construction of city facilities at the Carter School, Josiah Quincy Upper School, Boston Fire Engine 17 and White Stadium.