Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance

rtddenver; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 77,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Benefits

Job summary

Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver, CO seeks an experienced Facilities Maintenance Leader to provide engineering and supervisory support for facilities systems, equipment specifications, testing, and procurement. The role oversees safety, budgeting, and contracted services to ensure operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, several years in facilities maintenance, and experience in contract administration, procurement, and staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in facility maintenance, construction management, engineering or related field preferred.
• Minimum three years in facilities maintenance working with electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Minimum two years in contract administration and procurement, including scope of work and costs.
• Minimum one year in a supervisory role; union environment preferred.
• Experience building and monitoring budgets with variance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Recruit staff including hiring, training, coaching and counseling.
• Ensure safety, cleanliness, and functionality of assigned facilities; manage contracted services.
• Create and monitor annual facility budgets and participate in procurement processes.
• Plan and support design and construction of facilities and equipment; preventative maintenance.
• Coordinate snow removal and landscape maintenance with internal and contracted teams.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Staff supervision

Budgeting

Contract administration

Procurement

Facilities maintenance knowledge

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

HVAC/electrical/plumbing knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in facilities/engineering/related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections!

When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits

(RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

This position provides engineering and supervisory support for facilities maintenance systems modifications, new equipment specifications and procurement, operation testing, warranty tracking and manages the organization's facility maintenance resources at assigned facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Recruits staff to include interviewing, hiring, assigning work, training, coaching, and counseling to ensure consistent application of Employee Guidelines, processes, and procedures. Evaluates quality and efficiency of work and holds employees accountable for performance of their responsibilities.
• Responsible for the safety, cleanliness, and functionality of assigned facilities. Manages and assumes responsibility for contracted services including scope of work, selection, administration, performance management, and scheduling of facilities maintenance resources.
• Creates and monitors the annual budget for assigned facilities and explains variances as needed. Participates in the procurement process for materials and services attained through purchase requests and contracts.
• Provides planning and support for design and construction of facilities and facility equipment as well as preventative maintenance.
• Coordinates with internal personnel and contracted services for snow removal and landscape maintenance and ensures work is completed to the organization's standards and complies with contractual requirements.
• Performs all job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a facet of facility maintenance, such as construction management, engineering, facility management or related field is preferred.
• A minimum of three years of experience in facilities maintenance or a directly related field working with commercial/industrial electrical and mechanical equipment and systems.
• A minimum of two years of experience in contract administration and procurement, including developing scope of work, specifications, procurement and tracking project costs.
• A minimum of one year of experience in a supervisory role, union environment preferred.
• A minimum of one year experience building and monitoring budgets; including long-range expenditure forecasting and variance reporting.
• Must have a valid Colorado driver's license or ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
• Must be available to work a flexible schedule to include 24-7 call.
• Proficient in best practices for HVAC, electrical systems, plumbing systems, mechanical systems, civil/site maintenance, landscaping and irrigation systems, and the ability to analyze and adjust practices to obtain optimum results.
• Proficient with OSHA, EPA and local, state, and federal codes and regulations.
• Proficiency in preventive maintenance practices and procedures.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to use sound judgment.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing and prioritizing with attention to details.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret equipment specifications, proposals, and construction documents.
• Or
• An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

Career Map

Based on job performance, experience, education and position availability the next step on the career map for this position may be: Manager, Facilities Maintenance.

Posting Opens: September 24, 2026

Posting Closes: October 8, 2026

Pay Range: $77,437.00 - $109,380.25 Annual EEO POLICY AN