Department: College of Education
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $75,000-$85,000 per year, commensurate with experience
Compensation Band: OS-OA07-Fiscal Year 2024-2025
FTE: 1.0
Application Review Begins
February 18, 2025; Position open until filled.
Special Instructions to Applicants
To ensure consideration, complete applications must include the following along with the online application:
• A cover letter highlighting how your knowledge, skills, and experience qualify you for the requirements, competencies, and, if applicable, preferred qualifications outlined in the job announcement.
• A resume detailing your professional work experience, education, and applicable certifications.
The online application includes the name and contact information for at least three professional references. Candidates will be notified before references are contacted.
Department Summary
The College of Education (COE) at the University of Oregon (UO) is a community of leading researchers and practitioners dedicated to transformational scholarship, integrated teaching, and collaborative practice designed to enhance individual lives and systems within a culture that values diversity and promotes respect and inclusion. The COE is home to 3 academic departments, 14 academic degree programs, 14 research and outreach units, the HEDCO Clinic, and the HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based Educational Practice. Our goal at the COE is to set our graduates on career-long paths to purposeful, reflective, creative, and meaningful careers; addressing inequity and racial injustice is a thread that runs through our majors and programs while focusing on critical and effective pedagogies.
The College of Education (COE) complex consists of the HEDCO Education Building and Lorry I. Lokey Education Building, Clinical Services Building, and the Education Annex. The complex is situated on 9.8 acres on the southwest corner of the University of Oregon campus.
For more information about the College of Education (COE) please visit: https://education.uoregon.edu/
Position Summary
The Building and Operations Manager coordinates, performs, and oversees all aspects of the operations and maintenance of the College of Education’s (COE) complex in order to provide an exceptional environment for continued academic excellence. Typical responsibilities include monitoring interior and exterior building policies; event set up and take down; coordination of building use schedules, oversight of COE building services student workers, security and safety procedures and policies; building maintenance tasks including maintenance of equipment and furnishings; performing minor construction projects and repairs (e.g. installation of shelving, hanging art, furniture repair, phone moves); and managing day-to-day building safety concerns. This position monitors and coordinates with CPFM on large construction, maintenance and cleaning needs. This position is responsible for tracking space, occupancy, and facilities and ensures adherence to maintenance and operating budget.
This position plays a key role in providing space allocation options to the dean's office along with coordinating office space moves. In conjunction with the Dean and Associate Dean for Finance and Operations, the Building and Operations Manager oversees planning and space utilization for new and existing buildings.
The position provides customer service to building users, assessing faculty and staff’s need and responding to those needs. The Building and Operations Manager will serve as the primary liaison with the college's faculty/staff, facilities management, and external contractors for planning and coordinating major and minor renovation and construction projects; communicating standards and protocols to COE faculty and staff, ensuring facilities are kept clean, orderly and standardized. They will develop training documents, policies, SOP manuals, handbooks, checklists, and other documentation for COE building and business operations, and will play a key role in communicating and disseminating the information to faculty and staff.
The Building and Operations Manager reports to the COE's Associate Dean of Finance and Operations.
This position has been identified as being local, with daily commuting to a UO work location (Eugene). All adjusted work arrangements require supervisor and leadership approval. This position provides essential services during times of emergencies and inclement weather. This position may be required to fulfill essential services and functions during these times. The work requires occasional work on nights, evenings, and weekends as needed.
Special requirements for this position include the following:
Ability to lift heavy equipment and stand or walk for long periods of time
Ability to perform duties that involve climbing ladders and stairs
Ability to work outdoor events and perform exterior maintenance duties
Minimum Requirements
• Four years of full-time experience in facilities maintenance and/or building .
• Experience with the use and care of basic hand tools and power tools.
• Experience with basic painting, furniture, and fixture repair.
• One year of supervisory or lead work experience.
Professional Competencies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to speak effectively with campus faculty, staff and students, external contractors, and vendors.
• Excellent time management, organization, and prioritization abilities.
• Attention to detail and efficient problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyze and problem-solve by gathering information and identifying/resolving issues in a timely manner. This includes University standards to improve best practices.
• Willingness to make decisions, exhibiting sound and accurate judgment, and making timely decisions.
• Safety and security – observing safety and security procedures, using equipment and materials properly, and expecting employees to do the same.
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities, using time efficiently, and developing realistic action plans.
• Effective customer service and quality management– able to provide and expect exceptional customer service; look for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.
• Ability to create and maintain a culture of respect and inclusion in which employees are valued, conflict is addressed appropriately, and inappropriate behavior is addressed swiftly.
• General knowledge of standard building and security practices, and knowledge of hazards and safety precautions and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
• Completion of an associate’s or technical degree in Construction, Project Management, Facility Management, or a related area
• Familiarity with software for facilities functions
• Experience as a facilities operation supervisor, manager or project manager at a college, university, or multi-facility complex.
• Experience in project management including budget oversight.
FLSA Exempt: Yes
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.
The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at uocareers@uoregon.edu or 541-346-5112.
UO prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy (including pregnancy-related conditions), age, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including family medical history), ancestry, familial status, citizenship, service in the uniformed services (as defined in federal and state law), veteran status, expunged juvenile record, and/or the use of leave protected by state or federal law in all programs, activities and employment practices as required by Title IX, other applicable laws, and policies. Retaliation is prohibited by UO policy. Questions may be referred to the Office of Investigations and Civil Rights Compliance. Contact information, related policies, and complaint procedures are listed here.
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