Job Description

Role

:

General Manager-Facilities

Department : Administration

Qualification : Graduate, Masters will be preferred

Experience : 20 years

Broad Responsibility

Supervises all buildings and grounds, utilities, energy management systems
and safety/security systems in order to provide a safe, healthy, and
comfortable environment for students, faculty and staff.


Responsible for the scheduling and supervision of maintenance and repair
activities, contracted services, and custodial services, and ensuring the
physical operation of the institute meets budgetary and strategic objectives.


Providing necessary support for all conferences and seminars held in campus,
including hospitality services.

Principal Responsibility

1. Directs, supervises, and evaluates department staff; ensures staff receives


training related to specific job tasks and responsibilities


2. Directs, schedules, and oversees external contractors (electricians, plumbers,


excavators, roofers, painters, landscapers, etc.)


3. Coordinates all projects from conceptual design through construction


administration, and coordination of any consultant work.


4. Contributes to strategic planning by evaluating and projecting future facility


needs and proposing options to achieve them


5. Maintains records on personnel, purchasing, building data, building sites,


maintenance work.


6. Schedules and supervises maintenance workers engaged in building and


grounds upkeep and repair; responsible for safety and security, electrical,


plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and ventilation services


7. Collaborates with staff and administration to develop solutions to building


needs, including preparation of cabinetry plans and details


8. Develops and monitors department budget; orders equipment and supplies


and monitors inventory; makes requests for capital outlay expenditures as


needed


9. Ensures the proper disposal of hazardous and controlled wastes in


compliance with regulations and guidelines; works directly with outside


agencies such as OSHA, MIOSHA, and local and state health departments as


required


10. Develops, implements, and supervises preventative maintenance and


renovation programs for buildings, grounds, mechanical and electrical, utility,


and safety and security systems


11. Supervises custodial crew engaged in cleaning college buildings and


premises


12. Serves as administrator responsible for facility safety and meeting physical


ADA compliance standards, works closely with staff and state officials to meet


institute requirements


13. Prepares specifications for physical plant projects; estimates costs of


equipment, materials, labour, and supplies; prepares bid specifications for


projects, equipment, and contracted services; oversees site and building


projects performed by outside contractors


14. Develops specifications for cost-effective campus energy management


systems; supervises the operations, maintenance and repair of such systems


15. Develops plans and specifications for remodelling projects, obtains estimates


and executes contracts, and ensures quality of workmanship, materials, and


equipment.


16. Collaborates with administrators and Safety and Security Personnel, to ensure


emergency plans remain current and meet standards within the safety plan


17. Serves as a liaison between institute and architect and engineering


consultants to review and update floorplans annually.


18. Responsible for the planning, cost estimating, capital plan execution, and


construction supervision.


19. Performs other related tasks as requested