Bldg/Facil Coord IV

Zymtronix Catalytic Systems Inc; City of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care options

Retirement contributions

Vacation & holidays

Education benefits

Job summary

Contract College at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY invites a Facilities team member to support daily management, maintenance, and operation of the College's buildings and spaces. This on-site role emphasizes service-oriented interactions with faculty, staff, and students, with routine and on-call maintenance responsibilities.

Responsibilities include coordinating maintenance projects, securing building safety, and assisting with inventory updates and event support.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of formal training beyond high school, or equivalent experience
• At least 4 years of related work experience
• Ability to troubleshoot complex, commercial building systems (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, IT)
• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more
• Basic IT skills: BACS, Microsoft Office, email, and electronic calendaring
• Preferred: 4+ years in academic setting with wet lab research
• Preferred: project management experience

Responsibilities

• Interact with College community with service-oriented attitude and provide prompt feedback
• Coordinate activities for building operations and maintenance
• Handle confidential information professionally
• Troubleshoot and coordinate maintenance and repairs of building systems
• Coordinate small single-trade projects and improvements
• Ensure safety, access, and security for occupants and activities
• Update physical space & capital assets inventories and support events
• Provide shipping/receiving and loading dock management

Skills

Troubleshooting building systems

Microsoft Office

Physical strength

IT basics

Education

1–2 years formal training beyond high school

4+ years related work experience

Tools

Electrical systems

HVAC systems

Job description

The Opportunity

Serving as a key member of the Facilities team, you will perform duties in support of the daily management, maintenance, and operation of the physical plant of buildings occupied by the College of Human Ecology and Brooks School of Public Policy.

What You Will Do

• Interact with the College community (faculty, staff, and students) with a consistently service-oriented attitude, interact with people at various levels of authority with confidence and effectiveness, and provide prompt client feedback in a clear, tactful manner.
• Employ independent judgment to coordinate activities for building operations and maintenance and related assigned maintenance projects.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with appropriate levels of discretion and represent the administrative support functions of the college in a professional manner.
• Trouble-shoot, prioritize, and coordinate trade response to routine and emergency facility maintenance and repair of building systems
• Coordinate small (<$250k) single-trade or components of larger multi-trade maintenance and program enhancement projects.
• Ensure the safety and access, and security of the building, occupants, and teaching and research activities conducted therein.
• Perform regular updates of the physical space inventory and capital assets inventory for all facilities and assets assigned to the College and School. Provide facilities-related support for special events.
• Provide shipping/receiving and loading dock management functions.

Required Qualifications & Success Factors

• Formal training beyond High school of 1 to 2 years, minimum 4 years related work experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge or proven capability to troubleshoot complex, commercial building systems (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, IT, etc.).
• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more.
• Fundamental information technology skills required: BACS, basic Microsoft Office applications, email clients, and electronic calendaring.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four years or more of relevant work experience in an academic setting where wet laboratory research is performed.
• Demonstrated project management skills.

Rewards & Benefits

• This position requires regular full-time hours of work to be from 7:30/8:00 am to 4:00/4:30 pm Monday through Thursday and from 7:30/8:00 am to 3:00/3:30 pm on Friday. Occasional late evening and weekend work as on call/backup support or emergency response is required.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits | Working at Cornell.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off | Working at Cornell.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits | Working at Cornell.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: Total Rewards | Working at Cornell.

No visa sponsorship or relocation assistance are provided for this position.

University Job Title: Bldg/Facil Coord IV

Job Family: Facilities & Safety Services

Level: D

Pay Rate Type: Hourly

Pay Range: $27.04 - $31.43

Remote Option Availability: Onsite

Company: Contract College

Contact Name: Sheri Spencer-Chrisjohn

Contact Email: [e-mail]

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