AssocDir, District Operations & Maintenance

Assoc Dir, District Operations & Maintenance

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Assoc Dir,District Operations & Maintenance at its Detroit campuslocation.

The Associate Director, District Operations and Maintenance will be responsible for the customer satisfaction, budget oversight, and preventative maintenance management oversight of a region’s district cluster of the campus physical facilities environment. Manage a group of direct reports consisting of a Maintenance Scheduler, front line skilled technicians, and work closely with the Facilities O&M Central Services maintenance capital planning.

Ensure the district team is current and complaint with a high level of safety, training and job plan adherence.

Coach, motivate and lead teams to achieve high preventative maintenance success with the objective of 65% or greater planned weekly assignments. Supervise staff including hire, train, direct daily activities, discipline and complete employment evaluations.

Provide necessary review and coordination with other district AD to have staffing that places the appropriate balance of the right skilled technicians on each team that contributes to high preventative maintenance achievement and minimal subcontract expense.

Track O&M costs by building and district, against annual budgets. Develop strategic costs cash-flow expense projections and savings plans to ensure target budget compliance, monthly.

Coordinate with strategic contract resources, track costs against district budgets, and develop reporting for senior leadership P&L and efficiency tracking, monthly.

Review backlog reports and coordinate recovery plans, develop reports for senior leadership, monthly.

Monitor and coach weekly core meeting with Schedulers, Planners and Technicians for districts. Responsible for utilizing the Performance Excellence process.

Other duties as assigned.

Job

Reports to:

Director.

Leadership Accountability:
Implements operating plans.

Supervisory Accountability:
Supervises professionals and non-managers.

Organizational Accountability:
Manages sub-unit of a department.

Financial Accountability:
Monitors expenditures.

Customer Accountability:
Interfaces with customers outside the S/C/D.

Freedom to Act:
Subject to general input from supervisor.

Bachelor's degree.

A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A journeyman or skilled professional in Business Operations Management, Industrial Management, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or skilled trades is required. A licensed professional in mechanical, electrical or skilled trades is preferred.

Specialist (minimum 5 years of job-related experience).

At least 5 years proven experience, managing a significant size facility with multiple complex infrastructure and construction types. Experience in the coordination of technical field service activities in construction or operational services markets. Functional knowledge and experience with CMMS (TMA Systems, preferred). Detailed understanding of a physical plant operation and maintenance. Ideally, trained and experienced in industrial/commercial electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic applications.

H42 - Facilities Plan & Manage

H4241 - Facilities Operations Zone 1

• Regular Employee
• Job type:
  Full Time
• Job category:
  Staff/Administrative

• Compensation type:
  Annual Salary
• Hourly rate:
• Salary minimum:
• Salary hire maximum: $114,400

In general, environmentally controlled spaces and analytical office settings. Requires work in various plant conditions…