Buildings and Facilities Manager

City of Petoskey; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Petoskey's Parks and Recreation Department seeks a Facilities Supervisor responsible for the upkeep of city buildings and park facilities. Under the Parks and Recreation Director, you will oversee maintenance tasks, safety, and long-term asset planning, ensuring buildings are safe, functional, and cost-effective.

You will develop preventive maintenance programs for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, and more; conduct inspections; coordinate external contractors; and train and

Qualifications

• Must acquire and maintain required licensing.
• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Strong leadership for staff, customers, and the public.
• Comfortable with conflict resolution.
• Ability to deliver training programs for full-time and seasonal employees, including equipment.
• Supervise, direct, discipline, and schedule seasonal staff.
• Monitor operation budgets and prepare budget recommendations for Parks and Recreation Director.
• Ability to work varying schedules, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.
• Knowledge of construction/trades related to park facilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain City buildings and park facilities under Parks and Recreation direction.
• Ensure city buildings are safe, functional, well maintained, cost effective and planned for long-term functionality.
• Develop and manage preventive maintenance programs for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, lighting and other systems.
• Conduct regular facility inspections and identify maintenance, safety and capital improvement needs.
• Assist with budgeting information pertaining to areas of responsibility.
• Coordinate and manage outside contractors, vendors and service providers including obtaining quotes and monitoring work.
• Lead or assist with repairs, maintenance or improvements of City buildings and facilities.
• Maintain accurate building and facility records including equipment/tool inventories, warranties, service histories, inspections and MSDS sheets.
• Work with supervisor in daily facilities functions including ordering, organizing and distributing supplies.
• Work with other Park staff and City departments to provide park maintenance duties.
• Perform other duties as directed within the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Conflict resolution

Training programs

Staff supervision

Budget monitoring

Scheduling

Licensing

Construction trades knowledge

Job description

• Works under the direction of the Parks and Recreation Director and performs all tasks as assigned as they pertain to the overall operations City buildings and parks facilities.
• Responsible for ensuring all city buildings are safe, functional, well maintained, cost effective and appropriately planned for long term functionality.
• Develop and manage preventative maintenance program for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, lighting and other systems throughout City buildings.
• Conduct regular facility inspections and identify maintenance, safety and capital improvement needs.
• Assists with budgeting information pertaining to areas of responsibility.
• Coordinate and manage outside contractors, vendors and service providers including obtaining quotes and monitoring work.
• Leading or assisting with repairs, maintenance or improvements of City buildings and facilities.
• Maintain accurate building and facility records including equipment/tool inventories, warranties, service histories, inspections and MSDS sheets.
• Work with supervisor in the daily functions of the facilities including working and maintaining the facilities, ordering, organizing and distributing supplies.
• Works with other Park staff and City departments to provide exceptional park maintenance duties.
• Performs other duties as directed within the Department of Parks and Recreation.

• Able to acquire and maintain required licensing.
• Able to provide exceptional customer service.
• Be seen as a strong leader to staff, customers and public.
• Comfortable with conflict resolution.
• Able to deliver training programs for full-time and seasonal employees, including equipment.
• Able to supervise, direct, discipline, and schedule seasonal employees.
• Able to monitor operation budgets and prepare budget recommendations for the Director of Parks and Recreation.
• Able to work varying work schedules including weekends, evenings and holidays.
• Possess knowledge in the construction/trades as relates to park buildings, grounds and restrooms.