Facilities Manager

Description

Student-Centered   Equity   Accessibility   Relationships   Continuous Improvement 

The Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB) is currently seeking a Facilities Manager!  This unique and exciting opportunity is the result of an upcoming staff member retirement.

About the position…

 This position provides working supervision and team leadership for the Buildings and Grounds Department of the WSSB. The Facilities Manager communicates with diverse agency staff to provide facilities support for our educational mission. This position reports directly to the Superintendent and serves as a member of the Administration Council with an emphasis on safety and risk management. This position is responsible for departmental budgets and regulatory compliance. This position is located on-campus (therefore, not eligible for telework) and works Monday - Friday at our Vancouver, WA location. 

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to...

• Provides respectful communication and quality service campus-wide and is accountable for buildings, grounds, custodial, and food service operations.
• Provides staff supervision (including represented employees), consistent evaluation and regular feedback. Assigns, coordinates, and monitors tasks and relevant training to staff members. (Five direct reports.)  Conducts regular performance evaluations to guide the development of employees. 
• Responsible for responding in a timely manner to staff, student, and departmental inquiries and requests. 
• Responsible for maintaining operation of facilities, such as heating system, water, distribution, swimming pool, power and lights, gas, steam, refrigeration, laundry, and sanitation in order to provide safe and effective spaces for the education of blind and low vision students.
• Inspects buildings and grounds to determine required maintenance and coordinates preventative maintenance.
• Responsible for regulatory compliance in coordinating inspections, tests, and reporting for fire alarm systems, fire sprinklers systems, fire extinguishers, kitchen hoods, elevators, boiler performance, backflow devices, grease traps, pressure vessels, climbing wall, fitness equipment, and swimming pool. 
• Assures accurate maintenance records, blueprints, and O&M manuals are kept up to date.
• Responsible for department budgets and purchases in accordance with state procurement rules.
• A key member of the WSSB emergency response, team, the risk management team, safety committee, COOP, and assists in incident response, and recovery as needed.
• Serves as Agency Transportation Officer, monitoring fleet vehicle and charging infrastructure maintenance, and assuring regulatory compliance.
• Evaluates and prioritizes capital projects via Ten-Year Capital Plan. Develops scope and cost estimates for proposed capital projects. Assists to submit capital project requests to state legislature.
• Monitors the scope and contracts of capital projects and contracted maintenance, repair, or alterations of facilities to assure agency interests are promoted. 

Other duties as assigned. 

• Acts as Agency Transportation Officer to oversee fleet vehicles, charging infrastructure, and regulatory compliance. 
• Evaluates and prioritizes capital projects via Ten-Year Capital Plan. Develop scope and cost estimates of capital project requests. Assist in submitting capital project requests to state legislature.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSA’s):

• Strong working knowledge of buildings and grounds operation.
• Strong knowledge and ability to work with and to repair equipment.
• Familiarity with the principles of project management.
• Strong knowledge and ability to work with computer applications (Microsoft Office suite such as Word, Excel, Teams).
• Understanding of state and federal laws affecting buildings and grounds
• Strong interaction and communication skills.
• Ability to use and read drafting and preliminary design methods.
• Ability to promote an establish new and improved services and develop and implement policies and procedures related to the buildings and grounds departments.
• Strong management and customer service skills required.
• Strong knowledge and ability to manage to work with various caustic chemicals.
• Must be highly organized, have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Supervisory experience required.
• Ability to pass Federal and State background check.

Desired Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or University in a field of industrial engineering, technology or a related field. 
• High level knowledge of Green product development (i.e. leadership engineering, and environment design). 
• 4+ years experience working with general equipment, carpentry, plumbing, painting, heating system, and general construction. 
• 3+ years of management experience to include supervisory budgetary, policy, etc.

 Note: The full salary range has been posted for informational purposes only.  Typically, new hires do not start at the top of the range without State of Washington experience in a similarly situated position as these are considered longevity steps. 

Supplemental Information

Supplemental Information: The WSSB campus is 13.2 acres and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It not only includes state-of-the-art classrooms but a fitness center with saline pool and new rock climbing wall, track & field, auditorium, LIFTT program offering dorm-style housing and much more!

How to apply: To begin the online application process, click the 'Apply' button at the top of this announcement. To be considered for this position you must include the following information in your online application and complete any supplemental questionnaire(s).

• A completed online application profile that includes education and employment history (applications that state "see my resume" or similar language on the application will be considered incomplete); and,
• Allow contact for three professional references included in your application, including at least one supervisor, with up-to-date contact information.

 For questions or information regarding the online application, please email [email protected].

Opportunity for All:  The Washington State School for the Blind celebrates our differences and we are committed to a workplace that supports equal opportunity employment and inclusion regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, marital status, families with children (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity diversity, age, status as a protected veteran, honorably discharged veteran or military status, status as an individual with the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with disabilities or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws.  A background check including criminal record history will be conducted.  Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competency to perform in the position.    You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our organization.  Veterans Preference: Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veteran's Preference MUST attach a copy of their DD214, or other verification of military service. Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as social security number. For additional information on Veteran's Preference and guidance on how to determine if you are eligible, click here. We thank you and are grateful for your service!

Additional Information:   The state of Washington is an equal opportunity employer.  Persons with a disability who need assistance with the application process, may call (360) 696-6321 and ask to speak to Human Resources or email [email protected]. Should you have any questions regarding this position, or the online application, please email [email protected].