Environmental Services Manager Job Bennington area,Vermont USA,Management

Bennington College is seeking an Environmental Services Manager to join the Buildings and Grounds (B&G) facilities team. The Manager serves as the primary point of contact for conference services inquiries and collaborates with the Associate Vice President for Facilities Management on service execution, ensuring a high-quality, effective, and positive customer experience.

Reporting directly to the Associate Vice President for Facilities Management, the Environmental Services Manager oversees 16 housekeepers and 2 utility cleaners/movers to maintain a clean, orderly, and well-kept campus. Core responsibilities include assigning daily duties, inspecting completed work, addressing housekeeping and event set-up concerns, and resolving service issues. Additionally, this role provides operational oversight for trades staff when the Associate Vice President for Facilities Management or the Systems Manager and Chemical Hygiene Officer are unavailable.

This is an on-site position. The role requires participation in the regular manager-on-call rotation, emergency response readiness, and occasional irregular hours (including extended shifts, weekends, or holidays). Travel requirements for the position are minimal.

Bennington serves a diverse student population inclusive of members of ethnically/racially minoritized, international, LGBTQIA+, and disability communities, as well as diverse gender identities, socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, and political beliefs. Our staff and faculty also reflect diverse and intersecting backgrounds and identities. All employees are expected to be respectful and responsive to these differences in the service of building a community that promotes student and employee success and community cohesiveness.

Each individual (faculty, staff and students) will be accountable for upholding these values. The College’s approach to pluralism and inclusivity - both as fields of inquiry and practice is to prioritize flexible thought, and to invite the examination of access, value, power, and privilege through its institutional policies and areas of study. We encourage applicants from diverse realms of interest, backgrounds, experience, and accomplishment to apply.

Qualifications

A minimum of 5 years of direct experience, specifically handling large-scale custodial inspections, housing data systems, or property compliance as would be acquired through a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related field including Facilities and Hospitality, Social and Public Services, Environmental and Health Sciences. Demonstrated knowledge in a hospitality, institutional or other commercial cleaning environment (in multi-building environment required.

Experience must evidence a strong commitment to providing a superior customer service experience for all guests/individuals.

A minimum of three years supervisory experience with demonstrated knowledge and experience supervising and motivating teams and coaching employees.

Valid/current drivers license required.

Knowledge and experience with commercial cleaning practices, protocols and materials.

Knowledge of Federal and State regulations pertaining to designated work.

Strong written and oral communication skills and organizational skills. The position requires the ability to work with limited direction, multitask and prioritize competing deadlines.

Valid driving license.

Position requires the successful completion and results of a background check.

Excellent interpersonal skills, conflict management and mediation skills.

Strong computer proficiency; experience with Google Suite, ADP payroll and attendance systems, and work order systems (i.e., School dude).

All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion and acceptable results of a…