Facilities Manager/ Superintendent
About The Position
The Building Superintendent is responsible for overall building maintenance, supervising maintenance workers, and serving as the facility’s chief administrator when the Assistant Shelter Director is absent. The role coordinates program activities and shift-specific activities and client service functions in consultation with shift supervisors, facilitates communication and information transfer between shifts and facility units, ensures resident safety, manages crises, and supervises support personnel. The position is part of an interdisciplinary team serving abused families. The Building Superintendent is expected to help provide safe, secure shelter and services that support residents’ relocation to permanent housing. Maintenance staff are expected to interact with clients supportively and professionally.
Requirements
- High school diploma.
- Three to five years of building engineering and maintenance experience.
- Two years of supervisory experience.
- Working knowledge of building systems and equipment, including boilers, heating systems, air-conditioning, plumbing, and electrical systems.
- Sprinkler and standpipe certification of fitness.
- Good communication skills and familiarity with city building codes.
- Appropriate building licenses, such as fire and safety licenses.
- At least three years of experience in a residential care setting, or experience in property management or administrative supervision of buildings housing a similar client population.
- Prior work experience in an interdisciplinary setting.
- Experience in client advocacy and emergency service referrals.
- Ability to contribute to providing abused families with safe and secure shelter and services supporting relocation to permanent housing, and to interact with clients supportively and professionally.
Nice To Haves
- Previous case management experience.
- Knowledge of the dynamics of homeless families and domestic violence, substance abuse issues, and operational procedures of a residential shelter facility is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Receive work-order requests from department heads, assign them to staff by priority, review completed work, and log work orders as directed.
- Supervise staff and follow up on their assignments.
- Perform maintenance work requiring a high level of skill.
- Coordinate work-order activities with the Bureau of Plant Management on a day-to-day basis and during emergencies.
- Assist the Bureau of Plant Management in monitoring heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems.
- Develop plans of correction for deficiencies identified through fire drills, fire inspections, building inspections, and similar activities.
- Coordinate program activities and shift-specific activities and client service functions in consultation with shift supervisors.
- Facilitate staff communication and transfer of information between shifts and facility units.
- Ensure resident safety, manage crises, and supervise support personnel.
- Serve as chief administrator of the facility when the Assistant Shelter Director is absent.
- Perform other related duties as requested.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid holidays
- Annual paid time off (23 days)
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability
- Retirement benefits plan (403B)
- Potential eligibility for tax-free forgiveness of qualifying federal Direct Loan student debt through Public Service Loan Forgiveness, subject to program requirements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
