Facilities Supervisor

City of SunPrairie; Town of Sun Prairie (WI); On-site; USD 86,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

City of SunPrairie is seeking a Facilities Supervisor to lead the buildings maintenance team and drive energy efficiency initiatives across municipal facilities. The role requires strong leadership, detailed asset management, and collaboration with multiple departments to advance sustainability goals.

Responsibilities include budgeting, scheduling, safety oversight, and coordinating with architects and engineers on renovations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, project management, business administration, or related field is preferred.
• Between four to six years of experience in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or maintenance.
• Must possess a valid Wisconsin Driver’s License.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check & physical exam.

Responsibilities

• Lead building maintenance operations and supervise facility staff.
• Develop and update asset management systems for building equipment and facilities.
• Support energy efficiency projects and climate action initiatives.
• Coordinate procurement, bidding, and contractor services for renovations and new work.
• Prepare long-term capital improvement plans and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Sustainability

Safety focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, project management, business administration, or related field

Tools

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

Job description

Under the supervision of the Public Works Director, the Facilities Supervisor provides leadership, supervision, and technical oversight and direction for the city’s Building Maintenance staff. Performs a variety of routine and complex administrative, technical, and professional work to utilize system data to help management forecast resource and workload needs; reports on financial trends and operational effectiveness; and related work as required. This position is responsible for supporting projects related to high-performance and energy-efficient buildings, including efforts to improve building performance and energy efficiency. Provides leadership in the implementation of the City’s Climate Action Plan and management of the City’s facilities management plan to reduce environmental impacts and the consumption of utilities. This includes resource (electricity, fuel, water, materials) consumption analysis, benchmarking facility use data to identify and implement energy efficiency improvements.

Starting Hiring Salary:$86,380.82 to $105,597.96 annually
Full Salary Range:$86,380.82 to $121,325.31 annually

• Develops priorities and implementation strategies for creating custodial and maintenance standards, schedules, and labor requirements for routine and emergency repairs, housekeeping, preventative maintenance programs, and grounds work.
• Develops and updates asset management systems for all building equipment and facilities. Works closely with managers across departments in planning, cost estimating, and developing long term plans to address facility needs.
• Assists in all phases of building and renovation of facilities including assistance writing technical specifications and evaluating proposals. Coordinate and assist in procurement of construction and design contractors; develop bid solicitations; participate in pre-construction meetings. Works with other staff to plan project completions, resolve schedule conflicts, establish priorities and coordinate work activities. Accepts or rejects completed work, techniques and materials and recommends alternative approaches. Refers sensitive situations to appropriate managers.
• Manages and maintains an inventory of supplies and tools. Directs the planning and scheduling of building maintenance activities, incorporating operational requirements and priorities. Leads, coordinates, and supervises the work of all facility and energy related projects across municipal operations.
• Develops and fosters a working relationship with professional architects and engineers, project managers, building construction superintendents, and outside contractors while representing staff and residents.
• Directly supervises Technicians and coordinates work activities and resources with other divisions of the city. Develops and trains staff in the proper care and use of equipment. Exercises supervisory authority, including managing conduct and performance, assigning tasks and responsibilities, and professional development of building maintenance staff.
• Determines and directs standards for routine and preventative work orders, warehouse/purchasing tracking, building and grounds projects, and use of automated maintenance.
• Serves as building safety coordinator, ensuring safety needs for fire protection, conducts fire drills, fire suppressive testing, emergency generator testing, fall-out shelter, safe storage, and work environment. Coordinates annual safety inspections with liability insurer.
• Reviews workplace health and safety expectations with employees and provides instruction as needed. Maintains an inventory and proper storage of chemicals and flammable liquids on site.
• Develops and audits the division budget and maintains necessary administrative records.
• Monitors and analyzes facility energy and resource performance data and billing, including electricity, natural gas/fuel, water, and other utilities, to identify opportunities to reduce consumption and improve operational efficiency and energy savings.
• Works innovatively to creative solutions to existing problems, recognizing that new technologies, policies, and resources are being developed that provide new potential project outcomes.
• Cross-departmental coordination will be expected in the pursuit of sustainability goals and include frequent communication with internal staff for energy efficiency, renewable energy, materials assessment/re-use, and other projects.
• Visits and monitors work sites regularly to ensure proper maintenance of buildings, equipment, and grounds.
• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets, staffing, etc. Identifies and solicits funding opportunities to facilitate implementation of sustainability efforts. Directs and/or provides for all related administrative services.
• Advocates for and demonstrates sustainability practices across the organization, while developing initiatives and evaluating their cost-effectiveness, technical feasibility, and implementation methods.

Requirements of Work

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, project management, business administration, or related field or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent required knowledge, skills, and abilities is preferred. Between four to six years of experience in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or maintenance.

Knowledge of

• Energy-efficient building operations, utility consumption, resource conservation, and facility energy management practices.
• Building management systems and other facility or resource consumption tracking systems.
• Automated building mechanical equipment is generally acquired through work experience in one or more of the following fields: HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, and Building Maintenance.
• Concepts such as Systems Thinking, Life-cycle Analysis (LCA), Ecosystem Service Valuation (ESV) and other sustainability-related concepts.

Ability to

• Prepare a variety of documents including building specifications, material requisitions, bidding documents, and assist with requests for proposals, contracts for services, and long-term capital improvement plans.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and deal with problems involving several abstract and concrete variables.
• Create and implement policies and procedures for an entire department.
• Analyzeandevaluatetechnicaldataandconstructiondocumentation.
• Maintain project and facility records consistent with applicable standards.
• Hire, train, supervise and discipline employees; coordinate and delegate workloads and schedules; and evaluate work performance normally acquired through progressively responsible experience including work at a supervisory level; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and deal with problems involving several abstract and concrete variables.
• Uses discretion in decision making and in absence of specific policies and/or guidance from supervisors, but some direct guidance is received from supervisor.
• Make critical goals and objectives that could seriously impact the organization in financial loss, property damage, or bodily harm/loss of life.

Skill in

• Analyzing facility and utility data to identify trends, operational issues, and opportunities for energy and resource savings.
• ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, LEED certification, EnergyCAP or other resource consumption tracking software.
• Effectively communicating with internal and external contacts in which the position acts as the spokesperson for the department and is authorized to make commitments of significant resources on behalf of the department.

Necessary Special Requirements

• Must possess a valid Wisconsin Driver’s License.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check & physical exam.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to lift various weights from floor to waist on a regular basis. Specific tasks include lifting maintenance equipment, supplies, construction equipment or other items.
• The employee must be able to move across a variety of terrain conditions including uneven ground.
• The employee is required to operate heavy equipment, motor vehicles or snow removal equipment for long periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell.
• Regular exposure to particularly demanding, unpleasant, strenuous, and/or hazardous elements such as dealing with inclement weather, operating heavy equipment, etc.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• When assigned to emergency call duty, must respond, and if necessary, report to duty in all weather conditions and at all hours of the day or night.