Facilities Manager: Uplift Heights Secondary Preparatory

Facilities Manager:
Uplift Heights Secondary Preparatory Mission Statement

Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life‑long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Responsible for overall management and maintenance of the Uplift campus to which he or she is assigned. The Campus Facilities Manager is responsible for maintaining the integrity of all campus buildings, grounds, equipment, and other related property.

• Perform and related documentation of daily campus walkthroughs and preventative inspections
• Perform preventative maintenance
• Ensure compliance with the Uplift risk mitigation program
• Ensure campus buildings and grounds are safe and take appropriate action to reduce risk exposure
• Ensure that all campus equipment is in proper working order and self‑perform light to medium duty repairs as necessary
• Establish preventative maintenance schedules and replacement of all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, safety and monitoring systems and other facilities equipment, such as security gates and doors
• Oversee after‑hours and weekend on‑call maintenance service as requested
• Be familiar with and enforce vendor service contracts and rectify any issues with vendors or contractors related to facilities
• Coordinate with established vendors/contractors and/or the CMO Facilities department to complete heavy facilities repairs that require an extensive time commitment or highly skilled labor
• Manage custodial staff as required by the Operations Director
• Reorder supplies to maintain appropriate on‑hand inventory and request new or replacement equipment/tools
• Create and maintain custodial schedules and task goals
• Ensure all buildings and property meet city, state, TEA and federal regulations, ordinances and/or mandates
• Coordinate work required, if any, to comply with the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation mandates
• Establish and maintain a schedule for inspection of all building systems, including elevator and fire systems, as needed and monitor to ensure continued compliance
• Maintain: equipment, tool inventory and accountability, gate and door schedules, keys and access card control
• Maintain campus records, receipts and service orders using the Microsoft Office Suite and a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Additional duties as assigned as required by the Operations Director
• Assist with facilitating decision making for key operational, facilities related issues by collaborating with key campus stakeholders
• Serve as a liaison for maintenance, repairs, and construction projects
• Assist and/or coordinate emergency drills
• Perform and coordinate summer cleaning, furniture re‑allocation, painting, and other summer maintenance
• Research and help implement best practices for all non‑instructional activities
• Monitor hallways, assist with cafeteria operations and assist with car‑line (parent drop‑off/pick‑up) as required by the Uplift Facilities Director
• Attend in‑person and self‑paced training as required
• Implement standardized operating procedures and/or best practices
• Provide reporting forms, checklists, and other documentation to ensure compliance

• Education Requirements:
  
  High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• Experience Requirements: A minimum of two years’ experience in a building maintenance, facilities, janitorial or related role (commercial plumbing, electrical or HVAC, building automation, commercial construction) required. A minimum of four years is required in the following listed trades in lieu of the two years’ experience listed above: residential construction and remodeling in general or a specific trade, automotive or mechanic repair.

Certifications related to building maintenance or construction industry (i.e. journeyman/master electrician or plumber, HVAC certifications) preferred.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to receive and understand verbal and written instructions in English,…