Assistant Director of Maintenance Services

STA00047PO25

Building and Grounds Maintenance

Facilities Management

Facilities Manager

https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/132171

M1 - Managerial

Assistant Director of Maintenance Services

Columbia

Richland

Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support

SAAS Housing Facility Management

6

$54,165

$54,165 - $65,000

Columbia, SC

Full Time

37.5

12 months

Trades/Maintenance

From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

At the University of South Carolina, we strive to cultivate an inclusive environment that is open, welcoming, and supportive of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize diversity in our workforce is essential to providing academic excellence and critical to our sustainability. The University is committed to eliminating barriers created by institutional discrimination through accountability and continuous process improvement. We celebrate the diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences of our employees.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 5 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Thorough knowledge of Maintenance operations: routine work management, emergency work, preventive and predictable maintenance on systems and components. Collecting and utilizing data in making management decisions. Developing and implementing comprehensive planning of summer work and small capital projects. A demonstrated ability to manage an environment that developed staff , that was involve with participatory leadership, focused on being problem solvers, and a can-do work force. Bachelor’s degree and 7 years construction or maintenance experience

Must demonstrate a full understanding of building systems, operational protocols, and the ability to maintain a successful building maintenance program. Knowledge and skill in the area of budgets and planning and ability to analyze financial reports. Ability to supervise others through acceptable methods and means and maintain division productivity and morale. Strong managerial background with heavy emphasis on communication and motivation skills including verbal and written communication, customer satisfaction, maintaining confidentiality, performing multiple concurrent tasks, reasoning, and dealing with constant interruptions and stress.

Work Practices: Develop methods and processes to understand current processes, their effectiveness and what changes need to be made to address inadequacies. Working with work control and others develop reports to understand staffing (planned and unplanned), work by unit (average completion, call back) and other variables that affect our ability to properly manage our workload to ensure timely and well done work by each staff member.

Yes

15

Routine, Preventive and Predictable maintenance: Directs and manages a work force that is responsible for maintaining all Housing buildings 24/7, 365 days. This includes emergency work and all electrical/mechanical systems, along with other internal components and external envelopes. This position will reduce the effects of deferred maintenance through developing staff and implementing well documented preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all building components and systems. Through proper training, review and inspections this position will ensure all staff are managing their work according to the work management procedures.

Yes

25

Projects assigned to Operations to manage and complete: This position will work with the Assistant Director of Safety and other staff to ensure projects are properly managed for timely completions, quality and remain within budget through fully develop scope of work, full critical path schedule, estimated budget and close out inspections. Summer scheduled work will be fully developed and submitted by mid-February. The schedule will include a detail accounting of work being done in each building by floor and total time to complete each floor and overall building. This plan will include needs: staff, equipment, vehicles, supplies and material. Every effort will be made to address current building conditions that negatively affect our occupants especial work that in the past was never assigned or addressed. A focus on special projects that can be and should be handled in house to address health issues or at least the appearance of health issues should be done.

Yes

25

Personnel: This position provides the overall leadership for the Housing maintenance team (trades and area maintenance). This position through individual actions and the actions of his direct reports will create a work environment of participatory leadership that develop goals, priorities and strategies to carry out this unit’s mission, which will be fully aligned with Housing, Student Affairs and the University’s overall mission. This leader will ensure staff are problem solvers, adaptable to change and are focused on serving our customers. Key responsibilities will be: Ensuring position descriptions are up to date and accurately reflect what each individual does, mandatory and key training is completed, budgets are developed and adhered too, key project and summer planning are done well, executed and properly tracked for success, work management procedures are adhered too, safety policies and procedures are in place and staff work in a safe environment, coaching for improve performances are being done and well documented and EPMS for all staff are completed on time and individual performances are well documented.

Yes

30

Responds to emergency, weekend and/or hazardous weather plan call backs including being part of an on-call rotation. Other duties as assigned.

Yes

5

No

Essential

1

01/21/2025

03/15/2025

No

https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/182456

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