Manager, Zone Maintenance

Manager, Zone Maintenance

The Manager, Zone Maintenance, exists to provide a safe and healthy environment where members of the campus community can pursue their diverse institutional goals and objectives. They are directly responsible for daily service, repairs, maintenance, and operation of campus buildings. They oversee eighteen (18) technicians, as well as outside contractors, temporary workers, and student labor. Their primary objectives are to ensure safety, perform maintenance, make repairs, improve reliability, and reduce energy consumption.

The Manager, Zone Maintenance, directs the day-to-day operations of the shop assigned craftsmen for Facilities Management. The Zone Shop is comprised of two groups of technicians; those that maintain academic buildings and resident halls across campus and those that maintain dining hall facilities. Lead and Supervise Zone Maintenance Shop Daily Operations Technical Assistance.

Ensures smooth operation and upkeep of equipment and facilities through regular inspections, repairs, and preventive measures. Troubleshoots issues, performs maintenance tasks, and ensures compliance with safety standards. Ensures the upkeep and functionality of buildings and grounds to provide a conducive and safe environment for students, staff, and faculty.

Responsible for the management of a unit that performs diverse but related tasks. Handles work and budget planning, ensuring efficient allocation of resources to achieve team objectives. Contributes to divisional or departmental operational plans by aligning unit goals with broader institutional strategies. Accountable for meeting short-term objectives and driving continuous improvement.

Manages a large team or multiple teams. Directly oversees at least 2.0

FTE employees or one or more supervisors. Has authority to hire, transfer, suspend, promote, manage performance, discharge, assign duties, reward, and discipline employees.

Oversees large budgets, including departmental and program-level budgets.

Solves strategic, organizational problems and ensures continuous improvement.

High degree of autonomy in decision-making, accountable for large areas.

Collaborates with executive leadership and external partners to drive organizational goals.

This role requires a range of physical activities, including sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs and ladders, crawling, stooping, bending, squatting, lifting, pulling, and performing repetitive tasks with both hands, including overhead work. Normal (or correctable) vision and hearing are required, and certain positions may also require color vision and a functional sense of smell.

Requires a Master's degree in a related field, 8 or more years of related professional experience, and 5 or more years of supervisory experience, or equivalent education and experience.

Experience in construction, skilled trades, or industrial maintenance.