Associate Director, Grounds and Building Maintenance

Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, and known as the College of New Jersey until 1896, it was British North America's fourth college.Position Summary: As a key department leader, the Associate Director assures a high quality of stewardship is provided to all campus facilities. Directs and manages the University's maintenance and repair operations (daily and long term) including main campus, graduate housing, faculty and staff housing, (plus other housing and commercial properties when asked by Real Estate). Efforts include the use of shop forces, contractors, and various funding sources including operational, Major Maintenance and capital. A. Through inspection and personal familiarity with the campus facilities, provide technical direction to trades managers, shop supervisors and project managers for both long and short-term maintenance of campus facilities. 1. Lead department efforts in terms of productivity, quality control and on-time customer service while ensuring that efforts reflect the University's long term priorities. 2. Initiate maintenance standards, policies, training, or other actions as necessary. 3. Assure preventive maintenance and other maintenance and repair efforts remain pro-active and fully supported by team work from all shops 4. Advise the Director and senior managers of performance issues with their staff as appropriate. B. Major Maintenance: Compile, prioritize, gain funding for, and direct completion of projects in the Department's portion of the Facilities Major Maintenance program (approximately $10 million and 100 projects per year). Assign project managers and provide technical oversight. C. Manage department activities required to support the university's capital construction program for new and renovated facilities with the focus on acquiring high quality, maintainable facilities. 1. Oversee the department's portion of the capital program "Technical Team" responsibilities that are executed by department managers, shops supervisors, planners and trades' coordinators. As indicated in the "capital program responsibility matrix," provide for each Office of Design and Construction capital project: - Input to Program development - Design review - Submittal reviews - Quality Assurance - Change order reviews - Scope reduction reviews - Commissioning support - Assistance in Punch list development - Assumption of maintenance operations and warranty responsibilities 2. After each capital project, assemble revisions to the Facilities design and construction standards in areas that reflect long term maintenance needs of the University.Job Function: Administrative or ProfessionalGrade: ADM 080Standard Hours: 36.25Eligible for Overtime: NoJob Requirements
Essential Qualifications: D. Develop strategies for the department's continuous improvement: 1. Seek changes that complement existing programs and improve operational safety and the well-cared for nature of the campus environment inside and outside all buildings. 2. Systematically reallocate full time staff positions and request funding for new staff or contract services (when more cost effective) to: - Implement University directed changes - Implement changes directed by code officials or regulation revisions - Implement work load increases and decreases in the various shops - Develop new and innovative approaches to work requirements - Improve customer satisfaction - Remain competitive with outside vendors - Meet maintenance needs of new or renovated buildings 3. Lead G&BM's continuous improvement in use of CMMS and solve related work management issues. 4. In all areas of responsibility, seek opportunities to direct the compilation of appropriate data or statistics for review and analysis. E. In the absence of the Director, supervise the Department.Education Required: Other-see essential qualifications
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