Maintenance Program Manager

University of Arkansas • Fayetteville, AR

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About The Position

The Maintenance Program Manager works within the Facilities Management department to provide technical expertise, contractual oversight, and program management for a wide array of areas supporting facilities maintenance and utility operations. The role involves managing and optimizing preventive and/or predictive maintenance programs, tracking and planning deferred maintenance initiatives, and ensuring compliance with safety objectives and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include developing scopes of work, overseeing service contracts and managing outside vendors to streamline service delivery across building categories including (but not limited to) roofing, fire suppression systems, elevators, HVAC, and pest control. This position will support development of facility and utility operations-related procedures and best practices, including providing technical recommendations for UAF design standards, facilitating construction drawing reviews, and coordinating walk-throughs with project managers and maintenance staff during project turnover. The position will also coordinate closely with the CMMS administrator and directors to optimize the department’s preventive maintenance program and utilization of the CMMS system. Regular, reliable and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or related field from an accredited institution of higher education
• At least four years experience in facilities maintenance, facility operations, utilities or facility services procurement
• Applicable equivalencies may be considered on the above qualifications.
• Strong understanding of campus operations and academic environments.
• Excellent leadership, project management, and communication skills
• Knowledge of building systems (HVAC, electrical, mechanical, plumbing) and maintenance practices
• Familiarity with CMMS software and space management tools.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience in higher education facility operations, maintenance, or utilities
• Experience in vendor and contract management
• Familiarity with FAMIS, UA’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Familiarity with Workday

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise in facilities maintenance and utility operations.
• Provide contractual oversight.
• Provide program management for areas supporting facilities maintenance and utility operations.
• Manage and optimize preventive and/or predictive maintenance programs.
• Track and plan deferred maintenance initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Develop scopes of work.
• Oversee service contracts.
• Manage outside vendors to streamline service delivery across building categories including (but not limited to) roofing, fire suppression systems, elevators, HVAC, and pest control.
• Support development of facility and utility operations-related procedures and best practices.
• Provide technical recommendations for UAF design standards.
• Facilitate construction drawing reviews.
• Coordinate walk-throughs with project managers and maintenance staff during project turnover.
• Coordinate closely with the CMMS administrator and directors to optimize the department’s preventive maintenance program and utilization of the CMMS system.
• Create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Benefits

• The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager