Area Coordinator

State of South Carolina; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Life Insurance

Retirement Programs

Paid Tuition

Dependent Scholarships

Annual Leave

Sick Leave

13 Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

The University of South Carolina is seeking an Area Coordinator in the DAF Facilities Maintenance division to support planning, prioritization, scheduling, and coordination of preventive and corrective maintenance across campus shops. The role emphasizes safe, efficient work and collaboration with campus partners using the AIM CMMS.

The Area Coordinator will assist supervisors, coordinate with skilled trades, and help ensure proper scoping, resourcing, and timely completion of tasks.

Qualifications

• Ability to solve problems and take initiative to provide services.
• Develop strong customer relationships and communicate effectively.
• Plan, direct and review work with teams across departments.
• Maintain accurate records and prepare reports.

Responsibilities

• Assist Area Maintenance Supervisors with planning, prioritization, scheduling and coordination of preventive and corrective maintenance across campus shops.
• Ensure work is properly scoped, resourced and materials identified in advance.
• Coordinate schedules with campus partners to minimize disruption to teaching and research.
• Support safe, efficient and expeditious completion of maintenance work.
• Serve as a key liaison among supervisors, trades, facilities leadership, customers, contractors and campus stakeholders.
• Utilize the CMMS (AIM) to manage work orders, backlog, preventive maintenance and outages.

Skills

Problem solving

Customer relationships

Communication

Planning

Record-keeping

Procedures development

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Area Coordinator

Department: DAF Facilities Maintenance

Part/Full Time: Full Time

About UofSC

From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor's degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service - helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

Advertised Job Summary

This position supports the effective delivery of maintenance services by assisting Area Maintenance Supervisors with the planning, prioritization, scheduling, coordination of preventive, and corrective maintenance across assigned campus maintenance shops. This position helps ensure maintenance work is properly scoped, resourced and materials are identified in advance, schedules are coordinated with campus partners, and work is completed safely, efficiently, expeditiously, and with minimal disruption to teaching, research, and daily campus activities. The Area Coordinator serves as a key point of coordination among supervisors, skilled trades, area maintenance teams, Facilities leadership, customers, contractors and campus stakeholders. Through effective use of the CMMS (AIM), this role supports work order flow, backlog management, preventive maintenance compliance, outage coordination, service delivery, and continuous improvement.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Must have the ability, solve problems, take initiative to provide services, develop strong customer relationships, measure cost and performance, keep accurate records, communicate effectively, develop proper procedures, define actions to resolve specific problems situations, communicate to management, and prepare reports.
• Able to plan, direct and review work.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills and the ability to interface and work well with subordinates, peers, outside departments and other business professionals.
• Ability to operate computer systems and their respected software for providing facility management reports.

Benefits

• Health and Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Tuition
• Dependent Scholarships
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities

Job Close Date: 09/21/2026

The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities on the basis of race, sex, gender, gender identity, transgender status, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, protected veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.