Facilities Operations Control Representative (Coral Gables campus)

University of Miami; Coral Gables (FL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami is seeking a Facilities Operations Control Representative for the Coral Gables campus. The role acts as a liaison to students, faculty, and Facilities staff to report issues and deploy technicians through the work order system.

Responsibilities include responding to requests via phone and email, monitoring alarms, and ensuring timely communication of maintenance and emergencies. Strong data entry, teamwork, and problem solving are essential.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• Knowledge, skills and attitudes: commitment to university values.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.
• Strong data entry with minimal errors.
• Ability to prepare and maintain records and reports.

Responsibilities

• Answers phone calls with proper greeting and resolves issues.
• Enters, transcribes, records, stores or maintains information.
• Monitors and responds to email requests.
• Reports alarm notifications accurately.
• Oversees work order control and management.
• Distributes office supplies and maintains inventory.
• Generates and distributes work orders from various requests.
• Adheres to university policies and safeguards assets.

Skills

Phone support

Data entry

Customer service

Record keeping

Alarm monitoring

Work order management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

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The Facilities Operations Control Representative serves as a liaison to faculty, staff, and facility managers to ensure the safety of facility occupants and guarantee the smooth operations of all facility functions and operations.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Answers phone calls with appropriate greeting, and addresses and resolves issues or transfers to appropriate staff.
• Enters, transcribes, records, stores or maintains information in written or electronic form.
• Monitors and responds to email requests received through customer service email accounts.
• Ensures that alarm notifications received through electronic monitoring, security or email are accurately reported.
• Oversees work order control and management.
• Distributes office supplies and assists in maintaining uniform inventory.
• Generates process and distribute work orders from online requests queue, phone calls, faxes, walk-ins, and emails.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: High School diploma or equivalent

Certification and Licensing: N/A

Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Commitment to the University’s core values.

Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

Skill in data entry with minimal errors.

Ability to accurately prepare and maintain records, files, reports and correspondence.

Department Specific Functions (specific to Coral Gables campus)

The Facilities Operations Control Representative serves as a liaison to students, faculty, staff, and Facilities team members to receive reports of facilities-related matters on campus and use various communication methods and the University’s work order management system to dispatch and schedule Facilities technicians to address identified issues.

The more in-depth job duties and responsibilities of the Facilities Operations Control Representative include, but are not limited to:

Operational & Customer Service

• Answer phone calls from students, faculty and staff and take appropriate action for each call.
• Monitor incoming work order requests (online SRO website, departmental email, Microsoft Teams) so to generate work orders through the University’s work order management system and dispatching Facilities technicians to address requests.
• Assist in the communication of general maintenance, major repairs, and shutdowns in a timely, effective and efficient manner via various forms of communication, written and orally.
• Maintains consistent and effective communication to administration, management, and the field team on day-to-day operations, as well as responding to planned or unplanned issues, utility disruptions, or emergencies.
• Monitor alarm systems, such as energy, fire alarm, and lift stations, and ensure appropriate action is taken when alarm notifications are received so to mitigate interruptions to University operations and life-safety issues.
• Respond to urgent matters and involve managers, mechanics, and contractors as needed.
• Performs quality assurance review or work orders to ensure accuracy in work order components (i.e. work order types, account numbers, comments, status, etc.)
• Resolve customer complaints or answer customers' questions regarding Facilities-related matters, including following-up on survey responses.
• Serves as a liaison to students, parents, faculty, and staff regarding Facilities-related matters and status of work orders.
• Works closely with University-approved contractors (i.e., Environmental Services, elevator maintenance contractor, etc.) to dispatch issues and follow-up on status as needed.
• Evaluate and assign proper Access Control levels to online requests for appropriate routing through approval process.
• Notify on-call leader and mechanics of after-hour emergencies and communicate timelines for incidents, corrective actions, and resolutions.
• Generate and send end of shift reports to inform Facilities team members of activities that transpired throughout the shift.
• Supports the creation of the on-call roster and the notification process.
• Distribute the on-call roster weekly via email and make changes to roster as needed.
• Prepare & distribute holiday schedules for Facilities Operations and coordinate appropriate levels of coverage for business continuity.
• Participates in departmental meetings and other University initiatives as requested.
• Serves as an integral member of the University’s plan for disaster preparation and recovery.
• Position is essential personnel. Must be able to perform shift work, to respond to after hour’s emergency call-in, and work in environments out of normal duties as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education: High School diploma or equivalent

Experience: At least (1) year of experience in related fields such as: Administrative, Customer Service, Facilities Operations, etc. Must have proven emphasis on teamwork, cooperation, customer relations and leadership in problem solving.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

Preferred knowledge of work order management system.

Skills in assessing, organizing, prioritizing, and multi-tasking.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work in a team setting.

Be accountable for all aspects of their role and continuously improve.

Demonstrates the willingness to take initiative and take on work tasks independently.

Strong attention to detail.

The University of Miami is recognized as one of the nation’s premier research institutions and academic health systems and is among the largest employers in South Florida.

With more than 20,000 faculty and staff, the University is committed to excellence and guided by a mission to positively impact the lives of students, patients, and communities locally and globally.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture where every individual feels valued and empowered to contribute meaningfully.

United by shared values, the University community works together to build an environment defined by purpose, collaboration, and service.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs.

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The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.

The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.

With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.