City Facilities Manager

City of El Paso•Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direction, manage, plan, and coordinate the operations, maintenance and repair of Citywide facilities and street light program; coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, departments and outside agencies. This role involves managing, assigning, prioritizing, and monitoring work projects and activities related to City facilities and City street lights. The position requires formulating and implementing division strategic plans and work activities to align with department directions and goals. It also includes overseeing the planning, implementation, direction, and management of all division functions and resources to achieve strategic objectives efficiently and effectively. The role entails planning, directing, and inspecting the work of maintenance crews (electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and painting) for City-owned/leased facilities, City street lights, park infrastructure, and City parking lots. Reviewing work products and improving work methods and procedures are key aspects. The position also involves providing direction and oversight in the implementation and operation of an inventory control system and managing the work order tracking system. Furthermore, it includes managing the implementation and operation of a building and street light preventative maintenance program, developing and implementing divisional productivity improvement measures, and developing and implementing policies and procedures for facility and street light operations. The role also requires managing and administering service contracts with contractors, reviewing plans and specifications, identifying and planning for future needs, and planning, designing, and supervising departmental construction and renovation projects. Budget development and generation of divisional goals and objectives are also part of the responsibilities, including monitoring the budget, reviewing and approving payments, estimating costs, preparing specifications, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations, monitoring expenditures, and preparing complex technical reports. Finally, the position involves supervising assigned staff, including interviewing, recommending hiring/termination, organizing workflow, delegating, reviewing work, training, developing employees, preparing performance appraisals, and recalling employees for emergencies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Public Administration, Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or related field
Five (5) years experience in facilities management, building trades or building maintenance
Three (3) years supervisory/management responsibilities
A valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

Responsibilities

Manage, assign, prioritize, and monitor work projects and activities of City facilities and City street lights.
Formulate and implement division strategic plans and work activities to coordinate and synchronize with department directions and goals.
Oversee the planning, implementation, direction and management of all functions and resources of the division to achieve the strategic objectives of the department and the City in an efficient and effective manner.
Plan, direct and inspect the work of maintenance crews (electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry and painting) to City owned/leased facilities, City street lights, park infrastructure, and City parking lots.
Review work products and improve work methods and procedures.
Provide direction and oversight in the implementation and operation of an inventory control system.
Manage operation of work order tracking system.
Manage the implementation and operation of a building and street light preventative maintenance program.
Develop and implement divisional productivity improvement measures.
Develop and implement policies and procedures pertaining to facility and street light operations.
Manage and administer service contracts for work to be done by contractors; review plans and specifications; identify and plan to meet future needs.
Plan, design and supervise departmental construction and renovation projects.
Develop and generate divisional budgets, goals and objectives.
Monitor budget; review and approve vouchers, purchase orders and other payments.
Estimate labor and material costs; prepare specification for contract items and review federal, state, and local standards and regulations to ensure compliance; monitor operational expenditures; develop and implement divisional productivity improvement measures; prepare complex technical reports for submission to the Department Head, City officials, federal and state agencies, etc.; and perform related duties as required and assigned.
Supervise assigned staff, including interviewing applicants, recommending hiring, termination, discipline, and transfer, organizing and coordinating work flow, assigning, delegating, reviewing, inspecting and accepting work completed, guiding task performance, training and developing employees, preparing performance appraisals, recalling employees to work in emergencies, scheduling, assigning, instructing, guiding and checking work, enforcing personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially, and counseling, motivating and maintaining harmony.