Manager, Electric and Lighting Shops , Facilities Services

Department Overview

Facilities Services works to continuously improve the campus in partnership with all members of the University community to ensure that classrooms, laboratories, and offices support teaching, learning and research. Through the efforts of over 400 dedicated staff members and serving over 10M building square feet and 1100 acres, Facilities Services includes the asset management program, custodial services, maintenance operations, engineering and technical services, environmental services, grounds operations, the Cal Zero Waste program.

Involves overseeing and/or managing activities relating to skilled crafts and trades, including one or more of the following: heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), boiler operators, electrical, machinist, sheet metal, abatement and insulators, structural (carpentry, painting, roofing, glazer, blinds), plumbing or other skilled crafts and trades.

The First Review Date for this job is:
May 18, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

SAFETY – Develop and enhance a safety culture and fully support the behavior-based safety program so that each employee understands safe behaviors and at-risk behaviors involved in their job and consciously avoid at-risk behaviors themselves and feel secure in cautioning others in the shop if they see someone performing an at-risk behavior.

• Compliance:
  The manager is responsible for ensuring mandated testing and reporting are accomplished‑monthly generator/UPS tests, annual load tests, and preventive maintenance on all the big equipment (VFDs, switch gear, etc.)
• Ensure that all inspections, training, accident investigations, and responses to employee safety concerns fully comply with the FS Injury & Illness Prevention Program, including completion of work orders arising from inspections, investigations or safety concerns.
• Conduct periodic inspections of tools of all types of Facilities Services equipment and Personal Protective Equipment to ensure they are in safe and operable condition.
• Maintenance Planning Expertise:
  Technology Scouting. The Manager investigates new materials and systems with the potential to enhance campus operations.
• Conduct periodic vehicle inspections to ensure safe operating condition and good housekeeping is maintained, University logos are legible, that vehicles are clean, and body work is not allowed to deteriorate.
• Regulatory Compliance and Testing:
  The role mandates responsibility for required testing and official reporting, specifically monthly generator/UPS tests and annual load tests and preventive maintenance on critical infrastructure (e.g., VFDs, switch gear).
• 24/7 Emergency Response:
  The Manager serves as the primary point of contact for round‑the‑clock emergencies, including power failures.
• On‑Call Requirement:
  This position requires participation in the Emergency Manager on‑call rotation. This could at times include responding physically to major emergencies outside of standard business hours, on weekends, and during holidays, and necessitates carrying a designated communication device.

• Service Optimization:
  Actively manage the "make‑buy" decision process‑evaluating whether to outsource specialized work or utilize in‑house talent based on cost‑benefit analysis and university impact.
• Prepare an annual budget in collaboration with the Finance and Accounting Department for Shop operations based on authorized staffing and the approved recharge rate. Exercise financial controls as required to keep shop recharge revenue equal to all expenses.
• Work with the Storehouse to have predefined equipment/supply packets ready at the start of scheduled jobs.
• With the exception of consumable supplies, maintain accountability for all materials held in shop stock, including on shop vehicles or other storage areas until expensed to a specific work order.
• In conjunction with the Craft Lead Workers periodically review items held as insurance items for critical systems to insure that items are available and serviceable, if required.
• Review shop stock levels at least annually to ensure that stock is…