License and Certification Qualifications:
- Valid Georgia drivers license Required
Education Qualifications:
- H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree or equivalent Required
- Bachelors Degree in related field Preferred
Experience Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in building maintenance and construction management Required
- Previous supervisory experience Required
- Management experience in a school setting Preferred
Skills Qualifications:
- Ability to manage and appraise the quality of maintenance of school facilities and ancillary buildings
- High degree of technical competence in building maintenance principles and management
- Ability to provide project leadership
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with others in an effective and tactful manner
- Strong people management skills
- Strong scheduling and organizational skills pertaining to scheduling predictive and preventative maintenance programs
- Customer focused with a commitment to quality customer service
- Expertise in continuous improvement, data driven decisions, and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
- Commitment to support organizations goals and values
- Ability to maintain exemplary records
- Strong project financial management, cost estimating, and budget management skills
Primary Responsibilities:
- Oversee the coordination of the Facilities and Operations Area Managers for the program development and execution of building maintenance efforts.
- Plan, schedule, and execute comprehensive programs designed to provide superior quality building maintenance.
- Maintain data relating to maintenance of facilities, equipment, workforce scheduling, and costs.
- Comply with local, state, and federal statutory and system requirements.
- Responsible for complying with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Fire Marshall inspections, safety audits, insurance inspections, state boiler inspections, and commissioning new buildings and equipment.
- Oversee the content provided to new principals and staff and conduct orientations as needed.
- Ensure world-class customer support is provided Facilities and Operations Area Managers in the Department of Facilities and Operations.
- Act as the lead contact for all unresolved facilities and operational customer needs.
- Maintain all facility systems at maximum reliability levels to support GCPS mission and local school customer needs.
- Address and delegate user concerns dealing with facilities, staff, communication, and scheduling to determine needed course of action.
- Apply technical proficiencies to support facilities and operations activities.
- Apply knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling, and managing to optimize shop operations.
- Maintain currency in building maintenance trades skills in order to inspect and assess the quality of work accomplished by staff.
- Maintain currency with the latest methods of the computerized maintenance management system, Maximo.
- Maintain currency with all codes, specifications, and guidelines as applicable to GCPS facilities.
- Assist the Director of Building Maintenance with the time and financial/budget management and reporting of districts building maintenance.
- Oversee the coordination efforts associated with the building maintenance functions and activities.
- Communicate with local school leaders and administrators to determine customer requirements and expectations.
- Work with other departments, districts, and local schools to perform the most feasible, corrective, predictive, and preventive maintenance as required.
- Maintain constant communications with local, state, and federal agencies in order to comply with current codes and regulations.
- Meet with contractors and vendors and oversee the scheduling of "after-hour" work.
- Manage and evaluate staff.
- Perform supervisory duties for designated staff.
- Responsible for the development of staff with safety meetings, in-service training, and certifications and licensing.
- Responsible for the coordination of the Facilities and Operations Area Managers for the maintenance of all shop records and correspondence, personnel files, and safety and housekeeping procedures.
- Serve as the department head in the absence of the Director of Building Maintenance.
- Be on-call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
- Support attainment of GCPS goals and strategic initiatives for continuous improvement through ongoing evaluation of overall system quality and effectiveness.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, negotiate stairs, climb ladders, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear, manipulate tools and small items with hands, and lift and transport up to 50 pounds over short distances. The employee is required to operate a motor vehicle in performance of duties. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision. The employee may be subjected to a wide range of ambient temperature and humidity conditions while working on equipment under varying conditions including overhead work and work in confined spaces. Potential hazards of this position include working with electricity, working with heat and noise producing machinery and equipment, working on elevated equipment using ladders or other lifting devices, and use of chemicals and solvents. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with specific disabilities.