Building Maintenance Superintendent

Are you looking for career opportunities that provide top-notch benefits including paid vacation & sick leave, outstanding health & dental insurance, a free health clinic for you & your dependents, a generous retirement plan, and much more? Travis County’s Facilities Management Department has great jobs that serve dozens of facilities across the county. We offer stable career options with training and tuition reimbursement available to get you to the next level in your career.

Directs and supervises the activities of workers engaged in repair, maintenance, cleaning and installation of equipment, and maintenance and repair of buildings and utility systems of County facilities. Plans, develops and implements new methods and procedures designed to improve operations. Develops and manages schedules and assignments, evaluates staff job performance and ensures functions are performed in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, policies and procedures.

Serves as a technical expert and may assist staff in performing the most complex maintenance and repair duties.

This is a job classification within the Maintenance job family. This classification directs and supervises functions related to building maintenance and repair. This classification supervises workers directly and through subordinate lead and coordinator staff. This classification may require work in secure facilities. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.

• Supervises and directs the activities of subordinate building maintenance staff and sections. Monitors and directs needed improvements in quality, timeliness and completion of subordinate sections services.
• Directs building maintenance staff. Interviews, hires, trains, directs, develops and evaluates employee performance. Counsels employees as necessary to improve performance. Disciplines and terminates employees, as required.
• Reviews work orders to determine work priorities. Monitors execution of work orders. Analyzes work orders received and completed for trends. Adjusts work force as necessary to optimize timely completion of received work requests.
• Schedules repair, maintenance and installation of equipment to ensure maximum availability of facilities for County operations.
• Develops and implements preventive maintenance programs in conjunction with management and subordinate staff for all key facility systems. Assigns preventive maintenance work to maintenance staff and monitors the execution of programs.
• Plans, develops and implements new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and effect greater utilization of labor and materials.
• Requisition s tools, equipment and supplies required for operations. Provides operational controls for tools, equipment, supplies and vehicles. Processes invoices for payment.
• Confers with management, engineering and other County personnel to resolve maintenance problems and recommend measures to improve condition of County facilities and supporting equipment.
• Prepares inputs for department budget and monitors expenditure of funds in budget.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Associate's degree AND six (6) years of increasingly responsible building maintenance experience, including three (3) years of supervisory or management experience;

OR,

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Universal Certification

Valid Texas Driver's License.

Must pass a criminal background check for CJIS clearance.

Applicants are required to successfully pass the background investigation, including fingerprint clearance.

• Supervisory principles, practices and techniques.
• Standard practices, methods and skills in use and care of tools, equipment and materials of the electrical, mechanical, plumbing, power generation, fire alarm/security and carpentry trades.
• Equipment and tools used in maintenance and repair functions.
• Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.
• Policies, practices, procedures and methods of assigned function.
• Applicable safety practices and regulations.

• Planning, assigning, directing and coordinating a variety of functional specialties with overlapping work areas.
• Managing, motivating, developing and evaluating staff.
• Developing and implementing goals, objectives, procedures, work standards and management controls.
• Carpentry, painting, plastering, masonry, plumbing, electrical repairs and installations, and machine servicing.
• Troubleshooting, diagnosing and performing maintenance and repair needs.
• Reading and…