Assistant Director, Maintenance & Operations

Job Description

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Provides operational direction and oversees maintenance operations of assigned physical facilities.
• Oversees renovations and capital projects.
• Provides guidance, training, and support to skilled and professional staff and student workers.
• Acts as a liaison between vendors, partners, and university departments to ensure services are provided timely and efficiently.
• Maintains budgets including monitors expenses, researches purchase options, prepares requisitions, and reconciles invoices.
• Complies with applicable safety regulations and policies.
• Assists in the implementation of existing guidelines, policies, and procedures. Recommends new or improved guidelines, policies, and/or procedures.
• Supervises full time staff to include, approving time off, conducting performance reviews, and setting up annual goals.
• Field questions from residents and parents regarding updates and progress of work in the halls.
• Serves as essential personnel and provides assistance in the event of an emergency on campus.

Other Duties:

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:

• This position requires either eight years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization and four years of full-time experience directly related to the job functions.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary and serve on an on-call rotation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional full-time experience providing operational direction and oversight of the maintenance of residential housing facilities in a higher education setting.
• Experience managing and operating Garden style apartments and traditional student housing units in a University setting.
• Experience managing multiple maintenance projects simultaneously.
• Experience recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising full time and part time workers.
• Experience working with a wide range of vendors including but not limited to custodial services, landscape services, pest control services, fire detection/suppression maintenance and repair, swimming pool maintenance, generator maintenance and repair, disaster cleanup, and other such contractors.
• Familiar with the maintenance and operation of 2 ton HVAC units and chill water air handlers.
• Experience with life safety alarm systems and equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of applicable building systems, equipment life cycles, preventative maintenance schedules, and safety requirements.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures related to the position.
• Knowledge of state bidding processes and contract requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous projects within deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a diverse community and willing to contribute to a team effort.
• Ability to think critically and creatively, have a high standard of integrity, and be motivated to incorporate best practices into the organizational structure.
• Ability to resolve problems and effectively communicate with parents and students.
• Ability to manage a budget and work within the constraints of that budget.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and procedures consistently.
• Ability to effectively manage the work of others by providing information, guidance and motivation.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary and serve on an on-call rotation.
• Ability to thrive in an organization that values the diversity of its student body and workforce and actively promotes an equitable environment.

Pay Grade 18