Construction Maintenance Programs Administrator

Construction Maintenance Programs Administrator

This position is for a Construction Maintenance Programs Administrator for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.

OK Department of Veterans Affairs

2132 NE 36th Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Salary commensurate with experience

This position serves within the Facilities & Logistics Department and administers the construction and maintenance programs. The position reports directly to the Director of Facilities & Logistics and is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and overseeing agency-wide programs for facilities management, construction, renovation, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and energy management.

This position serves as the agency Construction and Maintenance Administrator and is responsible for the direct supervision and overall management of all agency maintenance staff, including facility-level maintenance personnel, Maintenance Supervisors at all seven State Veterans Homes, the agency traveling maintenance team, licensed trades specialists, and other assigned construction and maintenance personnel.

The position provides agency-wide leadership, establishes maintenance priorities and standards, coordinates resources across facilities, and ensures consistent implementation of maintenance, preventive maintenance, construction, safety, and facilities management programs.

• Provides agency-wide leadership and direct supervision of all Construction and Maintenance personnel, including Maintenance Supervisors, facility maintenance staff, the traveling maintenance team, licensed trades specialists, and other assigned personnel.

• Provides direction and oversight to Maintenance Supervisors at all seven State Veterans Homes, ensuring consistent maintenance practices, work-order management, preventive maintenance, inspections, safety, and compliance.

• Directs and coordinates the agency traveling maintenance team, including establishing priorities, assigning work, coordinating deployment between facilities, monitoring progress, and ensuring timely completion of assigned maintenance, repair, and construction projects.

• Conducts inspections of buildings, grounds, infrastructure, equipment, and other facilities; identifies maintenance, repair, construction, renovation, and replacement needs; and develops recommendations for corrective action.

• Determines requirements for maintenance, construction, renovation, and repair projects; prepares or reviews estimates of labor, materials, equipment, and other project costs.

• Inspects work in progress and upon completion to ensure quality, compliance with applicable codes, specifications, contracts, plans, and agency standards.

• Develops, implements, and monitors agency-wide preventive maintenance programs to promote reliable operation of facilities, equipment, and building systems and reduce emergency repairs and operational disruptions.

• Establishes and prioritizes agency-wide maintenance and construction needs and coordinates available personnel, equipment, materials, and funding to address critical and time-sensitive issues.

• Coordinates maintenance resources across facilities and determines when work should be completed by facility staff, the traveling maintenance team, vendors, contractors, or other resources.

• Supervises the ordering, distribution, utilization, and inventory of maintenance materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and other resources.

• Develops, coordinates, and directs required training programs for Construction and Maintenance personnel and ensures staff receive appropriate technical training, continuing education, safety training, and professional development.

• Supervises staff, mentors and coaches employees, establishes work schedules, assigns duties, approves leave, evaluates performance, addresses performance issues, and takes or recommends disciplinary action in accordance with agency policies and applicable requirements.

• Provides direction, guidance, and technical support to lower-level supervisors and maintenance personnel.

• Establishes and maintains agency-wide maintenance, safety, preventive maintenance, construction, and…