Mechanical Maintenance Project Manager

The Mechanical Maintenance Project Manager

The Mechanical Maintenance Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the repair, replacement, upgrade, and installation projects in existing UNE facilities, with a primary focus on HVAC, plumbing, hydronic heating and cooling, steam and hot water systems, building automation controls, and related mechanical infrastructure.

This position serves as a technical project manager within Facilities Management and supports reliable building operations, preventive maintenance, energy efficiency, and code compliance of mechanical infrastructure. The role works closely with the facility managers, maintenance staff, contractors, engineers, vendors, and stakeholders to identify mechanical system needs, develop scopes of work, coordinate repairs and upgrades, and ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to university operations.

This position supports mechanical capital renewal and deferred maintenance planning, budgeting, prioritization, and execution in coordination with Facilities leadership, Campus Planning, vendors, and other campus stakeholders.

UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
• Educational benefits
  :
  • UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
  • UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service.
    • 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.

• Manage mechanical installation, repair, replacement, and upgrade projects in existing facilities, including HVAC equipment, plumbing systems, steam, hot water, hydronic heating and cooling, pumps, valves, piping, domestic hot water, fuel systems, and related building systems.
• Assess mechanical system issues, develop scopes of work, obtain pricing, coordinate contractors, and oversee project completion.
• Track project budgets, expenditures, schedules, contractor performance, work quality, documentation, and closeout requirements.
• Provide technical direction and support to Mechanical Maintenance staff on complex HVAC, plumbing, boiler, controls, and mechanical system issues.
• Coordinate with outside contractors, service vendors, engineers, fuel suppliers, and material suppliers to support campus mechanical operations and special projects.
• Support regular inspections of mechanical systems to identify needed maintenance and repair work.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance work, project activity, equipment history, inspections, and closeout documentation.
• Assist with training and onboarding of new maintenance staff as needed.
• Review drawings, specifications, equipment documentation, proposals, and contractor recommendations related to mechanical systems.
• Monitor project progress, contractor performance, work quality, safety practices, schedules, and budgets.
• Assist with planning for aging infrastructure, deferred maintenance, equipment replacement, energy conservation, and mechanical system improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Candidates must meet one of the following qualification pathways:

Some post-secondary education or related training in construction management, project management, engineering, facilities management, or a related field and Five or more years of experience managing…