POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the maintenance and repairs of the University facilities and equipment in a timely and cost effective manner. 

POSITION KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Responsible for providing the facilities maintenance and preservation for the University. Determines what facility components require periodic maintenance to preserve them and ensure their viability, reliability, availability, effectiveness, and efficiency throughout the facility life.
2. Maintains an accurate database of the periodic maintenance; determines what combination of "real world" best practices in terms of tasking, checklists, and maintenance intervals / frequencies will best accomplish this; determines what processes, techniques, tools, information technology, hardware, software, databases, support services, and staffing are needed to accomplish this; and develops, implements, and continuously improves program(s) to accomplish this.
3. Develops and maintains a communications center (FIXT / Work Control / QBIC) for the purpose of receiving, collecting, distributing, responding, documenting, controlling, and reporting on all facility related needs, communications, and activities. 
4. Responsible for establishing the long and short-term University maintenance goals and objectives and for monitoring and reporting on the progress towards these goals and objectives.
5. Recognizes and responds effectively to the need to retrofit, remodel, renovate, and replace facilities, deconstruct existing facilities, and develop new facilities.
6. Participates as a key stakeholder in all manners of facility projects, large and small, from initial concept through commissioning, startup, occupancy, warranty periods, and beyond.
7. Requires planners, design teams, and designers to think and act in terms of facility intended life and requiring life cycle analysis to be utilized in systems, components, equipment, products, and materials selection, and requires green and sustainable design and specifications.
8. Requires vendors and contractors to furnish: 1) dimension drawings, physical data, performance data, and available features and options before incorporation into such projects, and 2) manufacturers’ installation instructions and operating and maintenance instructions, to ensure maintenance of the products of projects can be planned over the life of the facility.
9. Develops a budget for the operations and maintenance functions, develops processes for tracking encumbrances and expenditures. Ensures all required monthly and periodic reports are completed with applicable requirements.
10. All other duties as assigned.
11. Manages Human Resources activities of the department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and terminating, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning
12. Responsible for the design, execution and effectiveness of a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, financial information is reliable, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

State of Texas Registered Professional Engineer

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering with emphasis on mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

Ten years leadership experience, preferably a mix of public sector academic institutional and private sector, facilities planning, development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance.

Seven years experience of successful administrative and managerial maintenance related experience, preferably in an academic setting.

SECURITY SENSITIVE:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215.