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Facilities Engineering

The Facilities Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing the design, planning, construction, and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings, and other facilities; plan, budget, and schedule facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials, and other related costs; oversee the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services, and facilities expansion; establish and oversee health and safety standards.

• Oversee assigned areas; supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management
• Coordinate consulting services for engineering, maintenance, and operations of the University’s utility production and distribution/conveyance systems and building mechanical and electrical systems
• Manage projects of various size and scope; make contributions to determining feasibility of goals and objectives
• Manage program budgets; forecast for future needs and participate in strategic planning
• Responsible for assuring quality, cost effectiveness, and timeliness of engineering/utility projects
• Negotiate and process rights-of-way and agreements with utility companies, corporations, governmental agencies, and individuals
• Manage and oversee the development of utility masterplans for all campus locations
• Prepare/oversee various environmental impact statements, reports, and permit applications
• Manage assigned programs to include education, data collection, procurement, and conservation initiatives
• Maintain external relationships to identify and develop new opportunities for services and ways to assist client needs
• Evaluate existing standards and modify/improve as needed

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 – 15
• Minimum – $109,300.00
• MidPoint – $136,600.00
• Maximum – $164,000.00