Director of Central Services

• One Full-time Vacancy: 40 hours
• Monday through Friday and as needed.
• Grade K:
  Hourly Rate Range: $45.90 - $60.22 (Annual: $95,474 - $125,268)

Position is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the care and maintenance of all municipal facilities, including buildings, grounds, parking facilities and related equipment.

• Oversees total care and maintenance of all municipal property, including schools, libraries, fields and grounds; oversees the care and maintenance of all equipment relating to municipal property, including vehicles, tools, lawnmowers, etc.; oversees the care and maintenance of all operating systems (e.g., plumbing, wiring, heating, cooling) related to municipal buildings and grounds.
• Prepares Central Services and Parking budgets annually and presents budgets to City Council; monitors and coordinates spending of budget for Northampton schools.
• Directs and coordinates all capital planning programs relating to municipal buildings and grounds; annually develops and presents to Capital Planning Committee a five year capital planning program; directs all long‑range planning for specific renovations and/or additions to buildings and grounds; directs budget planning and fiscal management for all custodial, maintenance and equipment expenses, including vehicle and equipment servicing, repair, and purchase.
  
  Acts as Project Manager or coordinates work of Project Manager on all qualified capital projects.
• Monitors and centralizes purchasing and service contracting for all municipal buildings and grounds; serves as procurement officer for the Department; consolidates accounts for city‑wide utility purchases and energy conservation programming.
• Initiates and supervises grant applications for School Building Authority, energy conservation, asbestos abatement, and other similar grant monies.
• Coordinates development and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and projects with City’s energy officer.
• Coordinates City and school compliance with local, state and federal laws, regulations and policies regarding asbestos abatement, toxic waste storage and removal, bidding laws, and all fire, safety and building codes.
• Initiates space and long‑term facility needs analyses for individual buildings and for the City as a whole.
• Coordinates with Department heads and school administrators in planning and providing regular custodial and maintenance work; establishes priorities for maintenance work; establishes and implements coordinated preventative maintenance program for all buildings, grounds, and equipment.
• Serves on Energy and Sustainability Commission, the Transportation and Parking Commission, and various building committees.
• Supervises, through subordinates, all custodial and maintenance personnel; coordinates all hiring efforts with appropriate hiring authority and makes final hiring decision; coordinates with school administrators/Department heads as required on personnel‑related issues.
• Collaborates with the Climate Action & Project Administration (CAPA) Department on all city projects.
• Performs similar or related work as required.

Under policy direction, exercises authority over major functional section of the municipality in conformance with general directives and objectives set forth by the governing body. Seeks counsel of governing body only on matters of policy adjustment or where required by law.

The manager is accountable for the direction and success of programs accomplished through others. Responsible for analyzing program objectives, determining the various departmental work operations needed to achieve them, estimating the financial and staff resources required, allocating the available funds and staff, reporting periodically on the achievement and status of the program objective; and recommending new goals. The manager typically formulates or recommends program goals and develops plans for achieving short and long‑range objectives;

determines organizational structure, operating guidelines and work operations; formulates, prepares and defends budget and manpower requests and accounts for…