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Planning, Design & Construction
Manager, Zone Maintenance
Ohio Universiy
Ohio University's Facilities Management department is looking to hire a Manager, Zone Maintenance to join their team!!!
The Manager, Zone Maintenance directs the day-to-day operations of the zone maintenance employees for Facilities Management. The Zone Manager reports to the Associate Director of Maintenance and Operations.
- Ensures the productivity of staff with broad discretion to schedule employees for efficacy as related to assigned work
- Oversees daily management of personnel performing general maintenance work on all building systems, including mechanical, electrical, energy management, and fire/life safety functional areas
- Accountable for evaluating, training, performance management, coaching, mentoring, and technical expertise of all zone employees
- Manages and maintains records and data entry related to payroll for assigned employees
- Coordinates the acquisition of supplies and materials to complete work activities via shop stock, warehouse, storeroom, and/or local suppliers
- Complies with all laws, University policies and procedures, safety regulations, and Collective Bargaining agreement
- Represent Facility Management’s interests in building and utility infrastructure matters with senior administrators, faculty, union officials, governmental officials, regulators, contractors, architects, engineers, project managers, energy purveyors, and others
- Develop shop work and safety rules specific to the area supervised and assist in the development of departmental policies and procedures
- Assist and cooperate/team with other members of the Facilities Management and the University as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned by higher-level management and serve as duty officer/technical support on a scheduled basis to handle after-hours emergency situations
- Inspects facilities for needed maintenance work, reviews work orders, takes customer complaints, and other requests for service with the goal of providing quality customer service campus-wide
- Display leadership that results in teamwork, customer focus, innovation, and continuous process improvement within their organization
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate’s Degree, vocational, or technical school degree
- Driver’s License valid in the Continental US required
- Minimum of 6 years of related work experience
- Minimum of 3 years of supervisory or managerial experience
- **An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
Please complete the online comprehensive application and attach the required documents. Required documents include a detailed cover letter, resume, and a list of at least three (3) professional references with current contact details, including email addresses. Position will remain open until filled; however, for full consideration, apply by posting end date, 5/22/25.
https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/53394
Heating Plant Manager
Ohio University
Ohio University's Facilities Management department is looking to hire a Heating Plant Manager to join their team!
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Heating Plant Manager position exists to provide a safe and healthy environment where members of the campus community can pursue their diverse institutional goals and objectives. They are directly responsible for the daily operations and leadership of the Lausche Heating Plant, all satellite boiler plants, the East and West Chilled Water Plants and the Tunnel Maintenance Shop. They oversee a 24/7 plant operation as well as outside contractors, temporary workers, and student labor.consumption.
DUTIES INCLUDE:
- Lead and Supervise Heating Plant and Tunnel Teams
- Daily Operations
- Technical Assistance
- Examine work orders and converse with customers and technicians to detect equipment problems and implement corrective actions.
- Directly supervisors up to four (4) Steamfitters and up to sixteen (16) Energy Plant Operating Engineers. May also supervise contract, temporary, and student employees. Possess a strong personal desire for improvement, and the desire to motivate staff to be better tomorrow than they are today. Work with other departmental managers to meet company and departmental goals and objectives.
- Demonstrates Ohio University’s values. This includes such behaviors as the demonstrated ability to give and receive feedback, communicate honestly, listen, respect others, learn from mistakes, set high goals and achieve them, overcome obstacles, uses time effectively, sets priorities, and participates effectively on teams. Exhibits innovation, good judgment and reliability in the workplace. Encourages staff to acquire new skills and utilize them.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate’s degree, or vocational or technical school degree
- Driver’s License valid in the Continental US required
- A minimum of 6 years of work-related experience
- A minimum of 3 years of supervisory or managerial experience
- *An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
Please complete the online comprehensive application and attach the required documents. Required documents include a detailed cover letter, resume, and a list of at least three (3) professional references with current contact details, including email addresses. Position will remain open until filled; however, for full consideration, apply by posting end date, 5/22/25.
https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/53041
MEP Project Manager
University of California Santa Cruz
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Senior MEP Project Manager
University of California Santa Cruz
The Senior MEP Project Manager operates independently as a project management professional in the planning, design, construction, and commissioning phases of medium-scale to large-scale capital construction projects. The incumbent helps improve the design and performance of physical infrastructure and building engineering systems.Assigned projects include new construction, alterations, and work inside buildings, site work, and exterior utilities. Project scopes include architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and landscape. Project management assignments typically follow project inception through completion. The Senior MEP Project Manager oversees the conceptual phase of engineering studies, defining initial scope and budget, setting design criteria, obtaining project approvals; the design phase of managing the A&E design consultants, coordinating stakeholder input, design reviews, compiling bid documents, budget reconciliation, value engineering, and obtaining final approvals; and the construction phase of soliciting bids, awarding contracts, schedule management, submittal review, project meetings, utility shutdown coordination, inspections, progress reports, payment review, change order negotiations, budget management, start-up, commissioning, and contract closeout, including warranty work.Projects are often characterized by their complexity and impact on campus operations. The incumbent exercises independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results and oversees, supervises, or provides guidance to other facilities project managers as needed.Job emphasis is on delivering projects that meet the functional design requirements, are reliable, easily maintained, energy efficient, sustainable, have low visual impact, and have a long operating life. Turnover of fully functioning systems to campus operation personnel (Physical Plant Services) is a high priority.
