IUGFS Facility Operations Specialist

Indiana University; Montana; On-site; USD 46,800 - 57,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental insurance

Tuition subsidy for employees and family members

Generous paid time off plans

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Facilities Manager at its Geological Field Station in Montana. This 12-month position includes on-site living and a variety of responsibilities such as overseeing facility operations and maintenance. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience while demonstrating strong communication and time management skills. Comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and paid leave, are provided, making this an excellent opportunity for those passionate about managing educational facilities.

Qualifications

• Some experience in facilities management, project management, business operations, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lives on site at the IU Geologic Field Station in Montana and maintains buildings and property operations.
• Coordinates fire and life safety, environmental safety procedures with university personnel.
• Carries out regular cleaning and maintenance, including repairs and small construction projects.
• Prepares estimates for repairs and manages budgets.
• Participates in project development and implementation.

Skills

Proficient communication skills

Maintains a high degree of professionalism

Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills

Demonstrates a high commitment to quality

Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in facilities management, project management, business operations, or related field

Job description

EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES (BL-GEOL-IUBLA)

The Judson Mead Geologic Field Station (IUGFS) is a unique Indiana University facility located in Montana and operated by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) for one of the nation's top ranked field geology programs. The facility includes state of the art classroom building, faculty housing units, kitchen and cafeteria facilities, student dorm rooms, accessory buildings and a resident caretaker house. Find more information regarding the College of Arts and Sciences.

Field Station Highlights

The Field Station and EAS strives to lead the nation in:

• Teaching geosciences in the field.
• Field-based geoscience research, both for new knowledge about the geology of SW Montana and better ways to teach geosciences in the field.
• Development of best practices in field geosciences.

The Station is located at 633 South Boulder Road in the Tobacco Root Mountains just south of Cardwell, Montana near Yellowstone National Park, Lewis and Clark Caverns and the Butte-Anaconda mining district. We offer a world-class facility located in some of the most diverse and complex geology in North America. During the summer months the facility is an active teaching campus with up to 100 students, faculty and staff on-site. In the off-season it is used by outside groups and the winter is an active time for maintenance and improvements.

Department‑Specific Responsibilities

• 12 month position. Lives on site at the IU Geologic Field Station in Montana and maintains buildings and property operations and functions, including annual maintenance planning, security/access control, and emergency response.
• Coordinates fire and life safety, environmental safety procedures, and planning with university and department personnel and external agencies.
• Carries out regular cleaning and maintenance, performs un‑specialized tasks as needed, including repairs and small construction projects.
• Works with non-exempt Licensed and Skilled Trades staff and IU facilities staff to carry out specialized or large repair, maintenance, and construction projects.

General Responsibilities

• Maintains building operations and maintenance such as maintenance planning, security/access control, and emergency response. Coordinates fire and life safety, environmental safety procedures, and planning with university personnel and external agencies where required.
• Performs periodic scheduled and ad‑hoc inspections to identify cleaning and property maintenance needs.

Prepares estimates for repairs and ensures building maintenance falls within allocated budget with an emphasis on cost‑containment.

Participates in all aspects of project development, budget, implementation, and completion.

Participates in an on‑call rotation to cover emergency situations.

Coordinates fulfillment of work orders for corrective action and routine maintenance; monitors progress, escalating complex matters as needed.

May provide guidance to non‑exempt Licensed and Skilled Trades staff.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

Education

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in facilities management, project management, business operations, or related field

Preferred:

Work Experience

• Some experience in facilities management, project management, business operations, or related field

Skills

Required:

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty

This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. This role frequently requires the ability to handle equipment. This role frequently requires the ability to remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs. This role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds. The role requires the ability to detect items in close proximity as well as far away; discern between colors; detect objects in peripheral space of self; discern items in detail; and to have good depth perception. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This is a 12-month position that lives on site at the IU Geological Field station in Montana.

Location

Judson Mead Geological Field Station

Cardwell, Montana

Salary

$52,000.00 annually

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long‑term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU‑sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Career Level: Core

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility

Job Family: Facility Management

Click here to learn more about Indiana University's Job Framework.

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

If you wish to include a cover letter, you may include it with your resume when uploading attachments.

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, containing policy statements, crime and fire statistics for all Indiana University campuses, is available online. You may also request a physical copy by emailing IU Public Safety at [e-mail] or by visiting IUPD.

Request Support: Telephone: [phone]