Building Maintenance Operations Supervisor

Position: Building Maintenance Operations Supervisor (2 Vacancies)
NOTE:

This is a re-opening of job posting #1375 to expand the pool of qualified candidates. If you have already applied for this position, there is no need to re-apply unless you wish to update your application.

Important Notice:
Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While you may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The Department of Environmental Services (DES), Facilities and Engineering Division seeks two Building Maintenance Operations Supervisors reporting to the Facilities Maintenance Section Chief to manage a team that provides building repair and maintenance services to a portfolio of over 80 County buildings, which includes HVAC Mechanics, Building Engineers, Stationary Watch Engineers, and contracted service staff. The Supervisor will oversee the maintenance of critical sites at (2) Data Centers and (6) radio sites, including the operation, repair, and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, emergency power equipment, plumbing, equipment, computerized building automation systems, building envelope, and other related components.

Supervisory/Administrative duties:

* Supervising employees in operational areas including writing and reviewing scopes of work and work-related procedures, assigning work orders, establishing deadlines, priorities, and work sequences, and performing annual performance reviews;

* Adjusting schedules, priorities, and work sequences to accommodate equipment breakdown, material delays, or unexpected absences;

* Training subordinates in proper diagnostic, repair, maintenance, and installation procedures; including the use of a variety of specialized equipment and technical procedures, and ensuring availability of all equipment at work site;

* Monitoring the inventory of repairs, replacement parts, supplies and approving purchases made by subordinates;

* Scheduling and monitoring specialized contracts, including evaluating cost effectiveness of utilizing contractors;

* Performing oversight tasks such as preparing payroll, approving time, and daily activity sheets, including personal injury, accident, and vehicle reports; and

* Responding to citizens' inquiries and concerns, and keeping citizens appraised of County policies, regulations, and work schedules.

Operational/Technical duties:

* Monitoring and inspecting contracted work to ensure compliance with contractual agreements with national, state, and local code requirements;

* Diagnosing and troubleshooting building air comfort, temperature problems, air distribution, balancing, and stratification problems, including building automated system (BAS) problems;

* Responding to calls for emergencies and assisting with standby operations;

* Reviewing contractor's invoices and approving payment using the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and ensuring that records of preventive and corrective maintenance repairs are maintained in the CMMS;

* Assisting with capital improvement projects (CIP) by providing prioritized lists of capital building needs to the Section Chief;

* Ensuring energy saving strategies are maintained and implemented through coordination with the Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy (AIRE) team; and

* Working with other agencies, Miss Utility, contractors, and supervisors to develop plans, including discussing issues and providing time and cost estimates for requested work.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines as well as effective communication and customer service skills to interact with internal and external customers.

* High School diploma/Equivalent;

* Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in commercial buildings or a similarly complex environment, in a variety of skilled trades areas related to the maintenance of buildings and building systems including HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems and energy management; and

* One (1) year of experience with automated hi-rise building systems.

Required

Licenses/Certifications:

* Valid Universal Refrigerant Recovery License; and

* Must possess one of the following licenses or a reciprocal license from another state:

* Virginia - HVAC Journeyman or Electrical Journeyman;

* Maryland - HVAC Journeyman or Electrical Journeyman; or

* District of Columbia - Electrical Journeyman or Refrigeration/Air Conditioning Journeyman Mechanic.

Substitution:
Additional qualifying experience may substitute for up to two years of the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Desirables:
Preference may be given to applicants with experience in one or more of the following:

* Supervising crews of 10 or more employees and managing 24/7 operations;

* Developing and implementing a preventive maintenance program using maintenance software;

* Managing plant mechanical systems, preferably in large (over 350,000…