Florida International University - Miami, FL - Full-time - Maintenance
Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity and recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers 196 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios.
Director, Housing Facilities - 533200
The Director for Housing Facilities is responsible for the overall maintenance and housekeeping of all student housing facilities on the Florida International University campus. Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to hiring, selection, and training of maintenance and housekeeping staff, oversight for all preventative maintenance and day-to-day work orders, scheduling staff to support evening and weekend rotations and on-call staffing, budget management, capital project planning, oversight of renovations, assist with new construction planning, collaborate with campus stakeholders and campus partners, and responsible for all turn processes in transitions from semester to semester. Reports to the Senior Director, Housing & Residential Experience.
- Provides leadership in the hiring, selection, training and evaluation of all maintenance and housekeeping staff. Provide direct supervision for Coordinator Admin Services and three Facilities Managers.
- Develops and implements a facilities maintenance plan, which includes a day-to-day work order system, preventative maintenance schedule and an annual capital project plan for all housing facilities.
- Responsible for ensuring work orders are responded to in a timely manner and proper quality control measures are in place.
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and standards in addition to compliance with all campus standards regarding safety, security, and facilities maintenance.
- Analyzes maintenance trends and develop proactive plans to address concerns.
- Assists with development of a comprehensive 5-year capital project plan.
- Interacts with students and parents as needed to address facility issues and concerns.
- Oversees and implement all emergency procedures as needed including emergency weather response plan. Recommend and make updates to emergency procedures as needed.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining all risk management standards, practices, and emergency plans consistent with campus policies and procedures.
- Serves as essential personnel and provides assistance in the event of an emergency on campus.
- Oversees the entire turnover process, encompassing both summer and winter breaks for all students.
- Develops an annual budget for all facility operations. Provides fiscal management and administrative oversight of budget for all facility and maintenance related items including utilities, maintenance contracts, capital budget, and more as applicable.
- Oversees technical review of documents, warranty procedures, building code administration and compliance. Assist with reviewing and providing feedback to architects, engineers, construction management firms and other campus partners on renovation or construction projects.
- Creates collaborative relationships with campus stakeholders to ensure all campus standards, safety protocols and regulations are properly implemented, etc. Acts as University liaison with a variety of internal and external entities for housing facilities related matters and issues including, but not limited to, Physical Plant, Facilities Planning.
- Coordinates all campus partners needed for services including service contracts, preventative maintenance schedules, capital projects, etc.
- Evaluates data to assist with decision making and program improvement. Provides regular reports on work order trends, maintenance activities, and more as needed.
- May represent the university on appropriate committee at the national, state, and university level.
- Serves as a University card user for departmental transactions. Adheres to University credit card policies and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and eight (8) years of appropriate experience or a Master's degree and six (6) years of appropriate experience.
Desired Qualifications:
- Master's degree in higher education, student personnel, business administration, facilities, or project management.
- Experience working at a large public University with experience in student or multi-family housing, property management, facilities management, or related field.
- Experience in the implementation of capital projects, gathering and analyzing data, development of maintenance reports, presentation of results to constituents, managing facilities, and managing budgets.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, property management software, and work order management systems.
Work Schedule:
Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:00 PM
Pre-Employment Requirements:
- Expanded Criminal Background Check
- Driver’s License Check
Other Information:
- Must attend meetings off campus and occasionally attend functions on weekends and evening.
- On call 24 hours a day for possible emergency situations.
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
For further information or to apply, please visit careers.fiu.edu and reference Job Opening ID # 533200.
Pursuant to Florida law, any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of employment or training in China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, or Syria is subject to additional screening.
FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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