Manager of Facilities Administration and Systems

University of West Alabama:
Financial Affairs:
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University of West Alabama

Aug 21, 2026

The Manager of Facilities Administration & Systems manages and coordinates administrative, contractual, information systems, reporting, and facility planning functions that support the institution’s facilities, maintenance, and construction operations. The position coordinates construction and service contracts, maintains facility and deferred maintenance information, administers the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and the Facilities Condition Assessment (FCA), prepares reports, and supports construction projects from planning and procurement through closeout.

This position serves as a central point for maintaining accurate records related to facility conditions, maintenance needs, capital projects, contracts, work orders, project documentation, and regulatory or institutional reporting requirements.

• Provide administrative support for capital construction, renovation, repair, and maintenance projects.
• Track submittals, requests for information (RFIs), change proposals, punch-list items, warranties, operations and maintenance manuals, as-built drawings, and closeout documents.
• Assist with reviewing contractor payment documentation and verifying required supporting records prior to routing for approval.
• Maintain project records from project initiation through final completion and warranty periods.
• Coordinate the transfer of completed project information into facility records and the CMMS, including new equipment, warranties, preventive maintenance requirements, and asset information.
• Maintain accurate and organized spreadsheets, electronic records, and supporting documentation related to construction projects, contracts, facilities, maintenance, capital planning, invoices, purchase orders, and project expenditures.
• Coordinate the administrative processing of construction, renovation, maintenance, and professional services contracts.
• Prepare, organize, route, and maintain contracts, agreements, purchase documentation, change orders, amendments, notices, and related project records.
• Maintain organized electronic and physical project files in accordance with institutional record-retention requirements.
• Coordinate administrative communications among contractors, architects, engineers, consultants, vendors, Facilities personnel, Purchasing, Finance, and other departments.
• Track construction and maintenance contracts for status, approvals, required documentation, insurance certificates, bonds, purchase orders, notices to proceed, completion milestones, warranties, renewals, expiration dates, and closeout requirements.
• Maintain contractor and vendor records and assist with verifying required contractual documentation.

• Serve as a primary administrator and coordinator for the institution’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Maintain accurate facility, building, room, equipment, asset, and preventive maintenance information within the CMMS.
• Review work-order data for accuracy, completeness, appropriate classification, and timely closure.
• Assist Facilities personnel with CMMS procedures, work-order entry, reporting, and system use.
• Develop CMMS reports related to work-order volume, response times, completion rates, preventive maintenance compliance, labor, materials, equipment history, and deferred maintenance.
• Identify opportunities to improve CMMS data quality, workflows, reporting, and system utilization.
• Coordinate the development, maintenance, and periodic update of the institution’s Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) program and reports.
• Compile, maintain, and update facility condition and deferred maintenance data, including building systems, identified deficiencies, recommended corrective actions, estimated costs, priorities, funding status, and anticipated renewal or replacement timelines.
• Maintain a comprehensive deferred maintenance project list, including building, system, deficiency, estimated cost, priority, funding status, and anticipated…