Building and Grounds Supervisor

Daviess County Fiscal Court • Owensboro, KY

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About The Position

Summary/Objective: Oversees and assists in the maintenance of county buildings and grounds.

Essential Functions:
· Make site visits to all county buildings and grounds, as needed, to ensure all facilities are clean and in working order for public use.
· Addresses concerns from the public or users of the facilities at all county buildings and grounds locations.
· Helps prepare annual budget for the Buildings and Grounds Department.
· Monitors and maintains the department budget during the fiscal year.
· Monitors the security system.
· Maintains the fueling system within the Public Works Department.
· Maintains and ensures generators at various county locations are working properly and ready for use.
· Oversees, coordinates, and executes maintenance projects pertaining to the following areas: HVAC, cleaning, plumbing, repair, landscaping, electrical, remodeling, construction, and lawncare.
· Coordinates with contractors and/or service delivery personnel.

Competency: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and organizations.
· Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
· Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises Buildings and Grounds Technicians in accordance with guidelines in the Administrative Code.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, climb, or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Required education and experience: High school diploma or GED. Five to ten years of related experience and/or training.

Additional eligibility qualifications: Valid Kentucky Driver’s License is required.

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Daviess County Fiscal Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, disability, marital status, sex (wages), genetics, or disabled, recently separated, other protected, and armed forces service medal veterans in its hiring or employment practices.

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and organizations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Five to ten years of related experience and/or training.
• Valid Kentucky Driver’s License is required.

Responsibilities

• Make site visits to all county buildings and grounds, as needed, to ensure all facilities are clean and in working order for public use.
• Addresses concerns from the public or users of the facilities at all county buildings and grounds locations.
• Helps prepare annual budget for the Buildings and Grounds Department.
• Monitors and maintains the department budget during the fiscal year.
• Monitors the security system.
• Maintains the fueling system within the Public Works Department.
• Maintains and ensures generators at various county locations are working properly and ready for use.
• Oversees, coordinates, and executes maintenance projects pertaining to the following areas: HVAC, cleaning, plumbing, repair, landscaping, electrical, remodeling, construction, and lawncare.
• Coordinates with contractors and/or service delivery personnel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED