Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance

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

Job summary

RTD in Denver is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance staff, oversee budgets, and manage contracted services for multiple facilities. The role emphasizes safety, code compliance, and efficient operations of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and civil/site systems.

Responsibilities include budgeting, procurement, design/construction planning, and coordinating with internal teams and contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in facility maintenance or related field preferred.
• 3+ years in facilities maintenance or related field with electrical and mechanical equipment.
• 2+ years in contract administration and procurement.
• 1+ year in supervisory role (union environment preferred).
• 1+ year building and monitoring budgets; long-range expenditure forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Recruits staff, interviews, assigns work, trains, coaches and counsels to ensure consistent application of guidelines.
• Manages safety, cleanliness, and functionality of assigned facilities and supervises contracted services.
• Creates and monitors annual budgets; participates in procurement processes for materials and services.
• Provides planning and support for design and construction of facilities and equipment; oversees preventative maintenance.
• Coordinates snow removal and landscaping with internal and contracted staff; ensures compliance with standards.
• Performs all job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Facilities maintenance

Budgeting

Contract administration

HVAC

Electrical systems

Reading specs / construction docs

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in facility maintenance or related field

Tools

OSHA/EPA knowledge

MS 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

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

$77,437.00 - $109,380.25 Annual

RTD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless to the race, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. RTD is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, promotions, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to our Employment ADA Coordinator Kris Frazier at [e-mail], or the Talent Acquisition team [e-mail].

To learn more or see our EEO policy, please visit our EEO page at: https://www.rtd-denver.com/open-records/reports-and-policies/eeo-policy

RTD posts a compensation range that represents a good faith estimate of what RTD anticipates paying for the position at the time of posting. Starting salary is based on the candidate’s relevant and verified education, training and work experience. Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application.