Morgridge Hall Building Manager

Universities of Wisconsin•Madison, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Morgridge Hall is a state-of-the-art facility at the heart of the new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence (CAI). This role is central to ensuring that our building, its systems, and its occupants are supported every day. Key tasks of this role include serving as the primary point of contact for all building-related issues, managing all building activities including determining, scheduling, and overseeing repairs, and serving as the main CAI point of contact for various university departments and external contractors. The role also involves submitting work orders, managing a budget, communicating building updates, serving as the Unit Transportation Coordinator, supporting building access, keys, and card permissions, assisting with space planning and event setup, and acting as the primary contact for emergency response and safety drills. Additionally, the Building Manager will maintain internal building systems for room reservations and keep communication and information about building maintenance and systems up to date on the Morgridge Hall Knowledge Base. Due to the nature of facility management, this job will require the ability to be on call for activities and emergencies that occur outside a normal 40-hour business day schedule, sharing responsibility for emergency on-call duties and flexing work hours to accommodate evening or weekend hours.

Requirements

At least 2 years of relevant professional work experience related to facilities management the responsibilities of the position
Demonstrated effective communication skills including responsive and timeliness in addressing requests and questions by CAI stakeholders.
Demonstrated leadership and success in overseeing facilities and grounds operations
Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills that contribute to positive and productive workplace relationships and effective partnerships
Demonstrated ability to effectively work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives
Demonstrated resourcefulness in solving problems and managing competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing multiple projects, multiple tasks, timelines, and schedules while maintaining high quality work.
Experience planning for and managing facility and site accessibility to ensure an inclusive learning environment.
Experience in project management

Responsibilities

Establishes priorities for scheduled mechanical and electrical services within the area of responsibility, administering preventive maintenance programs for facilities, inspecting facilities to determine repair or replacement needs, and supervising the performance of emergency and routine maintenance on campus facilities within the area of responsibility.
Coordinates and sometimes directly supervises the performance of emergency and routine maintenance on campus facilities.
Minimizes institutional liability regarding the university's compliance with federal regulations and regulations governing environmental protection, the handling of hazardous materials and hazardous waste, and the use of chemical substances and materials.
Provides emergency on-call support on an as needed basis for evening and weekend facility issues.
Ensures that the work performance of employees in the area of responsibility and maintenance zones or sections as a whole meet university standards and expectations.
Ensures all protection systems such as fire panels, smoke/heat detectors, sprinkler systems, and pumps are maintained in accordance with the regulatory requirements and industry standards and ensures all emergency generators/power systems, rigging systems, and elevators are properly maintained in accordance with industry standards and are operational at all times.
Works with procurement services and planning, design and construction as appropriate in developing bid specifications and contract documents for contract work to be performed, obtaining, reviewing, and analyzing estimates from reputable vendors, and preparing the bid tabulation sheets and associated paperwork to support the request.