Construction/Maintenance Administrator I

State of Oklahoma; Comanche (TX); On-site; USD 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Oklahoma seeks a Construction/Maintenance Administrator I at Chief James Smith Correctional Center (Lawton RRCC). The role oversees construction, renovation, and upkeep of state facilities, equipment, and grounds. Requires five years in skilled trades with supervisory experience of contractors.

The position is full-time with a $54,068.31 annual compensation, and involves managing staff and budgetary responsibilities across a statewide footprint.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in skilled building trades or maintenance; includes two years supervising contractors.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience; substitution of college/technical training for non-supervisory years.

Responsibilities

• Inspects buildings, premises, and equipment; estimates costs for labor and materials; checks code compliance.
• Manages supervisory or contracted staff; develops budget and policy; ensures regulatory compliance.
• Evaluates bids and prepares specifications for equipment, supplies and vehicles.
• Prepares cost estimates for future capital projects and reviews construction documents.
• Plans and directs movement of heavy construction equipment statewide.
• Schedules crews and tracks time/attendance; may perform work when needed.
• Completes reports on equipment operations and materials used.

Skills

Building trades knowledge

Budgeting and planning

Supervising staff

Communication skills

Education

Five years building trades experience

Job description

Construction/Maintenance Administrator I

Agency

131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization

DOC RRCC

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

$54,068.31

Job Description

Location

Chief James Smith Correctional Center (Lawton RRCC)

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for planning, coordinating, and directing overall activities related to the construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair of state-owned or state leased buildings, facilities, grounds, and equipment. In this role, they will manage and supervise construction/maintenance technicians and licensed trades specialists and/or others or may oversee contracted crews, workers, and other individuals hired that perform work on both new construction/renovation and the upkeep of existing state properties. In addition to the assigned administrator responsibilities, incumbents may perform work related to the required construction/renovation and/or upkeep of the assigned area.

Typical Functions

• Conducts inspections of buildings, premises, and equipment; determines requirements for maintenance, construction, or renovation projects; makes estimates of costs for labor and materials; inspects work in progress and upon completion for code compliance.
• Manages supervisory or contracted staff; develops and implements budget; develops and implements policy and procedures; ensures compliance with laws, rules, and regulations; prepares routine and special reports.
• Evaluates bids on projects; prepares specifications for standard and specialized equipment, supplies and vehicles.
• Prepares cost estimates on future capital improvement projects; reviews plans and construction documents.
• Plans, supervises, and directs the movement and operation throughout the state of heavy construction equipment.
• Schedules work crews; reports or confirms time and attendance of crews. In some cases, may perform work as needed and required.
• Completes reports of equipment operations, of installation and maintenance work performed and of materials, supplies and equipment used.

Level Descriptor

At this level employees are assigned administrator responsibilities involving general maintenance work and the completion of various activities related to heating and air conditioning, plumbing repairs, electrical work, general repair and upkeep, custodial services and similar requirements of multiple buildings and/or in an agency’s defined geographical area. The work required may be achieved by incumbent preforming the work or through contracted employees.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the building trades; state contracting and purchasing laws and rules, of the construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, grounds, or utility systems, such as heating or steam generating, refrigeration, sewage, water treatment or electrical power generating and distribution; and of building codes. Ability is required to analyze maintenance needs; to set priorities for crews of workers; to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of five years of experience in skilled building trade or maintenance work involving the construction, maintenance, alteration and/or repair of buildings, grounds and utilities, including two years of supervising contractors in one of the fields listed above; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of college or technical school training in the building or construction trades for each year of the required non-supervisory experience.

Special Requirements

Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with the position. Some positions may require possession of a valid Oklahoma driver’s license.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.