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Facilities Automation Systems 

The Facilities Automation Systems Manager oversees the systems, programs, and functional duties and responsibilities associated with facilities automation in facilities construction, renovation, and maintenance, where specialized expertise is required. Functions include customer service and day to day management activities, often related to commissioning, maintenance, or energy savings programs, and recommending methods of repair or upgrades of the Building Automation Systems (BAS) in facilities or infrastructures; provides customer liaison or contact point for BAS and control issues; designs, develops, and administers various programs and systems; oversees data analysis, budgets and costs, recommended equipment selections, feasibility studies, and provides BAS commissioning and mechanical systems technical expertise in the assigned program areas; participates in strategic planning or efficiency initiatives, assuring quality, setting policy or procedures, and record keeping, all while performing within University or departmental policies; supervises assigned employees, which includes planning, prioritizing, and scheduling work tasks or action plans, leading teams, resolving problems, providing training, and assuring all aspects of a safe work environment for assigned employees and customers.

• Responsible for all departmental hiring, training, organization goals, employee evaluations and discipline; train and mentor employees and students; creates unit or cross-functional teams, and assigns employees to participate
• Lead initiatives to develop feasibility studies, analyses, projects, or processes; evaluate options and implement solutions
• Guide the development of projects and processes in support of the overall strategic plans; develop and implement action plans and establish priorities
• Lead and develop project work; provide project assistance, direction, and training to employees, staff, technical personnel, contractors, and consultants
• Lead energy saving efforts through the use of BAS; reduce energy use by troubleshooting equipment; provide guidance to contractors and consultants on best practices for installation and operation of building automation systems
• Monitor and approve budgets for multiple areas
• Establish technology standards and policies to ensure operational consistency to evaluate and enhance practices
• Ensure that continuous quality improvement initiatives (including but not limited to Reliability Centered Maintenance) are appropriately implemented and carried out within the Facility Automation Services department
• Recommend, establish, and develop standards, operational procedures and policy for building automation

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00