Operations Supervisor-Building Maintenance

Argonne National Laboratory•Lemont, IL

1d•$116,938 - $182,424

About The Position

Argonne is seeking an Operations Supervisor to direct the daily operation, maintenance, and repair of site buildings and systems, including HVAC, structural, electrical, and internal building utilities. Argonne Building Maintenance maintains more than 5 million square feet of buildings across the Argonne site. The role supervises five foremen directly and 40 union building maintenance mechanics indirectly, and is responsible for the CMMS system and for controlling expenditures within the established operational budget. The supervisor provides technical direction and prioritizes services for direct reports, while offering technical expertise to programmatic customers to ensure work is performed safely and within cost and schedule. The role ensures preventive, recurring, and corrective maintenance is completed on schedule, with the aim of preventing unplanned outages and improving reliability. It also investigates and resolves employee and service issues in accordance with Laboratory policies and collective bargaining agreements, and models Argonne's core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

10 or more years of technical knowledge of building utility, electrical, and mechanical systems.
Extensive knowledge of engineering principles as applied to the design and operation of building operation services.
Knowledge of policies and procedures related to finance, personnel, procurement, ES&H, collective bargaining agreements, and labor relations.
Ability to develop innovative and cost-effective techniques for service delivery.
Oral and written communication skills for interpreting and implementing management directives.
Demonstrated skill in collecting and analyzing data and presenting information to senior management.
Strong experience managing conflict, interpersonal relations, training, and team effectiveness.

Nice To Haves

An associate's degree or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct the daily operation, maintenance, and repair of site buildings and systems, including HVAC, structural, electrical, and internal building utilities.
Supervise five foremen directly and 40 union building maintenance mechanics indirectly.
Review and update the CMMS system.
Control Building Maintenance expenditures within the established operational budget.
Provide technical direction and prioritize services for direct reports.
Provide technical expertise to programmatic customers to ensure services are performed safely and within cost and schedule.
Ensure preventive, recurring, and corrective maintenance is performed on schedule to reduce unplanned outages and increase reliability.
Investigate and resolve employee and service issues in compliance with Laboratory policies and collective bargaining agreements.
Model Argonne's core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork.