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The Campus Facilities Manager position oversees the operation and performance of facilities at Commonwealth Campus locations; provides strategic planning for the assigned unit, and performs, administers or delegates such activities as major program plans (i.e., collective bargaining, safety, customer service, emergency preparedness, etc.), providing continuous analysis, interpretation, resolution, and implementation on facilities-related matters; identifies, develops, and administers process and quality improvement initiatives or other special assignments within the respective unit as well as other departments and business units across the University; provides/delegates oversight of policy, procedure, and regulatory compliance, as well as oversight and input to design, construction, and maintenance professionals; develops and administers budgets; implements and administers human resources policies and procedures; manages assigned employees, providing guidance on planning, prioritizing and developing schedules for tasks, initiatives or action plans, leading teams, managing training, and assuring all aspects of a safe work environment for assigned employees and customers.

• Manage facilities operations for assigned areas
• Hire, supervise, and train assigned staff
• Establish staffing levels and qualifications for assigned areas
• Manage approved operating budgets for assigned areas
• Develop programs in assigned areas
• Establish area policies and procedures
• Participate in the development of strategic planning initiatives
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies on the interpretation of code compliance issues; lead implementation of regulatory requirements
• Review continuous quality improvement practices plans and guide approaches to achieve enhancements for assigned areas
• Oversee and ensure appropriate implementation, operation, evaluation, and adjustment to processes within the organization to ensure that quality standards are achieved; champion continuous quality improvement initiatives utilizing appropriate philosophies and theories to solve problems and improve processes

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

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

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00