Senior Facilities & Utilities Supervisor

James Madison University; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Leave

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Retirement Options

Employee Well-Being

Tuition Waiver Program

Job summary

James Madison University is seeking a Utilities Supervisor Senior to organize, manage, supervise, and maintain a comprehensive building maintenance program across student housing and campus facilities.

The role requires strong supervision of staff in a 24/7 multi-craft environment, coordination with procurement, planners, and contractors, and a focus on safety, quality, and timely execution of planned and emergency work. Competitive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge in zone maintenance concepts and building utilities repairs including carpentry, plumbing, electrical, roof, carpet and building codes.
• Strong supervisory and project management skills.
• Ability to properly identify and troubleshoot facility breakdowns and assign proper skill level employee to remedy the problems
• Extensive knowledge of power tools
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications
• Ability to inspect work for quality control
• Ability to provide effective, timely and professional communication to a variety of people
• Knowledge of basic computer and budgeting skills
• Ability to accommodate any necessary temporary shift demands based on business need

Responsibilities

• Providing effective supervision to a staff working in a 24/7 multi-craft environment
• Communicating essential information to employees, trade managers and any other designated individuals
• Scheduling and delegating tasks
• Working with procurement to ensure policies and procedures are followed
• Performing building maintenance and repair for a variety of electrical, plumbing, painting, utility and carpentry needs for student housing, academic and administrative facilities
• Working closely with planner/scheduler on all scheduled work to ensure that everyone is updated
• Assisting with the planning, labor and implementation of events as necessary

Skills

Supervisory skills

Project management

Drawings interpretation

Budgeting

Vendor communication

Multi-craft supervision

Tools

Power tools

Job description

James Madison University is seeking a Utilities Supervisor Senior to organize, manage, supervise, and maintain a comprehensive building maintenance program across student housing and campus facilities.

The role requires strong supervision of staff in a 24/7 multi-craft environment, coordination with procurement, planners, and contractors, and a focus on safety, quality, and timely execution of planned and emergency work. Competitive benefits are provided.