Facilities Manager (Georgetown, SC)

University of South Carolina•Columbia, SC

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About The Position

Oversees all facilities operations at the Baruch Marine Field Laboratory, serving as the primary contact for maintenance, construction, and emergencies. Supervises staff, manages budgets and contractors, ensures safety compliance, and coordinates projects with campus partners and external organizations to support BMFL's research and educational mission.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in a job related field and 5 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.
Knowledge of document processing, spreadsheets and databases, HTML, CSS, PHP and content management systems.
Ability to tow and back a trailer.
Knowledge of marine culture systems, including plumbing, pumps, filtration, and lighting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree and 10 years experience or high school diploma and 14 years experience in facilities management or in a diversified building or maintenance activity (e.g. general contracting).

Responsibilities

Serves as the primary point of contact for all facilities concerns at BMFL, including off-hour emergencies. Supervises and coordinates the facilities team of two tradesmen and one custodian. Oversees facilities and vehicle management at BMFL to include, but not limited to, prioritization of repairs/construction/maintenance, ensuring activities remain within budgetary constraints and consistently comply with workplace safety standards.
Monitors conditions and creates and prioritizes projects in coordination with the BMFL Director, the campus facilities office, maintenance staff, and independent contractors. Oversees and coordinates all BMFL construction, groundskeeping, repairs, preventative maintenance, storm preparation, storm recovery, and insurance claims. Serve as liaison with main campus (Columbia) staff in Facilities, the College of Arts and Sciences, and Enterprise Risk Management & Insurance via phone, text, google suite, web-conferencing, email, and standard word processing software.
Manages work performed at BMFL and coordinates all external contractors for efficient, cost-effective, and safe work on-site at BMFL while minimizing the impacts of these activities on research and education operations. Coordinates with USC Facilities staff and regional contractors for bid package creation, pre- and post-bid meetings, project cost estimation, and project execution.
Communication and coordination with BMFL staff and faculty as well as associated entities on Hobcaw Barony (Belle W. Baruch Foundation, Clemson Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, North Inlet Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve) regarding upcoming projects and outages via email, phone, text, and video conference.
Contribute to the overall success of the College of Arts and Sciences by performing other duties as needed to support the operations and maintenance of Baruch Marine Field Laboratory.