0000005633.FACILITY MANAGER.FACILITIES
About The Position
The Facility Manager supervises building mechanics, electricians, and other maintenance personnel responsible for maintaining Dallas County facilities, buildings, and complexes in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local standards and codes. The role plans, organizes, schedules, and controls comprehensive maintenance and repair services for assigned facilities and building equipment to ensure efficient operation, while promoting the quality improvement program and its execution. The position supervises 10 to 25 skilled technicians and supports construction projects from conception through occupation, including warranty matters. It also helps implement departmental policies and procedures, establish and communicate goals, and report on quality and compliance. The role requires a rotating on-call schedule; emergency work after scheduled hours, weekends, or holidays may be required, and mandatory overtime may be required.
Requirements
- Education and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, Architecture, Industrial Arts, Construction, or a job-related field of study.
- At least three years of work-related experience, including at least one year of supervisory or lead experience.
- Valid Texas Driver’s License and a good driving record.
- Must pass a security clearance check.
- Must work a rotating on-call schedule; emergency work outside normal scheduled hours and on weekends or holidays may be required, and mandatory overtime may be required.
- Ability to climb ladders and lift weights in excess of 50 pounds with assistance.
- Ability to operate equipment efficiently and safely.
- Ability to withstand prolonged sitting, standing, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, stretching, and lifting.
- Ability to work in varying conditions, surroundings, and weather conditions.
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, and control comprehensive maintenance and repair services for assigned facilities and building equipment.
- Supervise personnel, including training, workload scheduling, evaluations, and disciplinary actions as necessary; promote execution of the quality improvement program.
- Supervise building equipment operations to maintain acceptable and dependable environmental conditions within facilities.
- Supervise preventive maintenance of facilities, machinery, systems, and equipment, and identify cost-effective ways to improve performance, flexibility, and usefulness.
- Ensure adequate supplies of parts, materials, tools, and equipment are available to complete required tasks.
- Collaborate with architects and contractors on construction projects and assist in overseeing projects from conception to occupation, including managing warranty issues.
- Assist with implementing departmental policies and procedures and establishing and communicating short- and long-range goals; ensure compliance with departmental and county policies and procedures.
- Assist in preparing bi-weekly quality reports and updates for management, related work groups, and agencies such as the Texas Commission on Jail Standards or Department of Justice.
- Stay current on technology, products, service materials, methods, opportunities, trends, and problems, and maintain a maintenance library of equipment literature, blueprints, films, and reference materials.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
