Supervisor, Building Finishes

Position Summary

Provides leadership in overseeing the service response, repair, and maintenance of the institution’s architectural finish systems, including painting, carpentry, and hardware services. This role may also be required to oversee other trade services.

Job Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for supervising all campus painters and carpenters. Responsible for work order assignments and tracking progress.
• Performs routine inspections of architectural finish systems to ensure work performed by staff is completed timely and properly. Systems include painted surfaces, specialty finishes, ceilings, masonry, flooring, doors / windows, and hardware.
• Responsible for the service, repair, operation, and regulatory compliance of the campus window washing rigs and equipment.
• Develops scope of work for projects. Identifies materials and labor necessary for major / critical maintenance and repair projects. Obtains materials pricing from vendors. Arranges for outside contracted services as needed.
• Directs, monitors, and approves the actions, performance and / or products of contractors and vendors.
• Cross-covers supervisory positions in other trade areas within the department as needed. Provides direction to and training of staff on functional specific tasks, applications, concepts, policies and / or procedures.
• Provides stakeholders with the status updates, issues, key activities, and any changes to the scope of the overall project.

Education

Experience

Minimum of 10 years of experience in building finishes construction, maintenance and operations within a large institution or commercial facility.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Licenses and Certifications

Working Conditions / Physical Demands

Position requires working in a non-office environment where there are some physical discomforts such as noise, dust, heat, fumes and other elements which are continuously present; Periodic work in animal research areas, work in machine rooms, crawl spaces, areas where there are odors from maintenance products; leaks, dust, dark areas, dampness, areas with restricted access, and noise; Frequent use of ladders to perform work; Work is performed both indoors and outdoors; Ability to grasp, lift and / or carry or otherwise move objects weighing a minimum of 50 pounds and push / pull objects up to 100 pounds; Position requires the utilization of hand tools, power tools, large wrenches; operation of small to large valves; visually and audibly required to observe operating equipment; ability to walk, stand, climb ladders / scaffolds, bend, reach, lift and carry

Salary : $93,400 - $106,300