The University of Texas at Austin · 4 days ago
Supervisor Facilities Maintenance, Fire Safety
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expThe University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Supervisor for Facilities Maintenance and Fire Safety. This role involves leading a diverse team of skilled technicians to improve the reliability of fire safety systems while ensuring high productivity and customer service standards.
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Responsibilities
Maintains a high degree of productivity, efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality in shop performance. Closely monitors and controls key performance indicators and ensures adherence to budget
Provides timely and courteous customer service, keeps shop employees up-to-date on current policies, procedures, and related official information to ensure clear, concise, and necessary communication channels are maintained. Enforces all safety requirements
Prepares statement of work, solicits bids, selects best value contractor, obtains required funding, fills out requisition paperwork, coordinates and administers contractor work for maintenance repairs and replacements when deemed more economically prudent to use contractors versus inhouse personnel
Composes, reviews, and processes shop paperwork including letters, reports, timesheets, labor reports, emails, and materials and equipment requisitions to ensure all communication channels and work activities function properly. Coordinates work with other shops when necessary
Uses plans, construction documents, and specifications for estimating labor and material costs and for identifying related equipment relationships to ensure good cost containment and proper preventive maintenance equipment scheduling
Participates in project reviews, staff meetings, and various external shop training and assistance to ensure current and proper information, policies and procedures are known and distributed appropriately
Perform other job related functions as assigned
Qualification
Required
Diploma (High School) or GED
Five years of experience in a construction/facility maintenance trade or a four (4) year technical degree
Three years of experience directly or indirectly supervising commercial/industrial construction/facility maintenance shop personnel
Experience directly or indirectly supervising fire sprinkler installation/repair/inspections
Experience using a personal computer or microcomputer
NICET Level II or pass all testing for NICET Level II within 12 months
Preferred
Associate degree or above in a technical field
Six years or more of experience directly or indirectly supervising fire sprinkler installation/repair/inspections
Completion of vocational trade or apprentice program in one or more journeyman trades
Successful completion of Facilities Services Leader Development Program
More than seven years of maintenance and repair experience with building mechanical and electrical systems
University of Texas related experience or other comparable University experience, including two or more years of supervisory experience
Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service through problem solving, conflict resolution and direct customer contact
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to an array of customers to include team members, peers, building contacts, and management
Demonstrated strong team building skills
Demonstrated ability to lead a varied multi-craft workforce in preventive maintenance and repair of mechanical systems
Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
Commitment to Facilities Services core values
Experience with computerized service request system
Benefits
Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities.
Tuition assistance
Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff ID card
Free rides on all UT shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
Company
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest public universities in the United States.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Republic Capital Group
2022-09-14Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Will Whiting
Chief Development Officer
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