College: BRCC

Department: Finance and Administration

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Administrative/Staff

Duties and Responsibilities:

 40%

*Plans, organizes, coordinates, maintains, and manages the operations and reliability of the College custodial division. Establishes and monitors preventative maintenance programs and facility inspection processes for review of maintenance work by staff and external entities.
*Supports administrative services and skilled technical staff. Trains, evaluates, and factors recommendations for promotion and dismissal of staff.
*Assist in the development of and administers policies, procedures, and protocols in support of facility maintenance, custodial, and grounds operations. Monitors compliance with approved policies, procedures, and protocols.
*Monitors external contractors to ensure their work performance meets the terms of their agreements, and work is satisfactory.
*Assists with procurement, contracts, and fiscal management activities associated with building, grounds; maintenance activities; acquisition of trades and professional services; monitors project costs; recommends and implements corrective spending plans; reviews and authorizes purchase orders; obtains price quotes and bids; approves employee purchases; ensures compliance with college and public purchasing rules.
*Participates in identifying, recommending and implementing opportunities for improved custodial services.

20%

*Monitors safety and accessibility of the College and its Facilities.
*Coordinates the allocation of resources for grounds, custodial, and building maintenance budget approval; recommends allocations of expenditures.
*Serves as a liaison with other departments within the College, the community, and external agencies in order to provide information on available resources, projects, and/or services.

15%
*Assist in the preparation of purchase requisitions as needed, maintain supplies and materials records, and track invoices.
*Establish communications and working relationships with college administrators, faculty, staff, student organizations, and business entities in order to accomplish the objectives of the Facility Services Department and its operational units.

10%

*Updates and maintains list of BRCC facilities custodial equipment, including lifecycle & replacement costs.
*Participates in/on a variety of meetings, committees, task forces, and/or other related groups to communicate information regarding services, programs, areas of opportunity, and/or other pertinent information as appropriate.

10%

*Participate as part of BRCC’s and the Division’s essential personnel, which requires after hour and 24/7 on-call response as needed. Troubleshoots and responds to after-hour issues as needed regarding the operational aspects of the facilities custodial division such as wall mounted chemical dispensers, custodial equipment malfunctions, water supply disruptions, etc.

5%

*Other duties as assigned

Required Education: High School Diploma

Required Experience: *10 or more years of experience in custodial, housekeeping, or food service work.
*Knowledge of building operations and trades, building maintenance, custodial operations and grounds maintenance.
*Manages the work performed groups of employees providing building cleaning services for large state agencies.
Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Education: Associate degree in any field.

Accommodating substitutions:
*10 years of experience in lieu of Associate degree.

Preferred Experience: *15 or more years of experience in custodial, housekeeping, or food service work.
*Experience working with a Louisiana Community & Technical College System (LCTCS) institution in Facilities Services is strongly preferred.
*Working knowledge of industry and higher education standards.
*Proficient experience with Microsoft Office, LOLA, and TMA-Facilities Work Order Management software.
*Supervising multi-tier subordinate staff;
*Reading and interpreting floorplans, maps, and/or other related technical documents;
*Managing complex, multi-discipline projects involving multiple locations;
*Interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations;

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: *Work with community college students and staff with diverse academic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
*Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and make recommendations in support of goals.
*Mediate conflict.

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, BRCC has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. BRCC is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. BRCC is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.