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PHYSICAL PLANT SUPERVISOR III

State of Arizona
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jan 2026
💰 $62,400/yr

About the role

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

PHYSICAL PLANT SUPERVISOR III

Job Location:

Address:

26700 South Highway 85
Safford, Arizona 85546

Posting Details:

Salary:  $62,400.00

Grade: 21

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for a strong leader to oversee facility operations at Arizona State Prison Complex – Safford. As a Physical Plant Supervisor III, you'll manage essential repairs, renovations, and construction, ensuring efficiency and compliance.
This role offers the opportunity to lead skilled teams, oversee major infrastructure projects, and collaborate with engineering firms, contractors, and regulatory agencies. If you're ready to make an impact in facility management, apply today!

Job Duties:

-Responsible for timely and effective planning and implementation of all programs, work projects, and activities that include repairs, remodel, replacement, construction, costing, and scheduling of buildings, equipment, and tools
-Preparation of detailed, accurate reports
-Supervises, manages, assigns, and inspects subordinates and tradesmen work assignments to ensure compliance with policies and procedures of all completed projects for building repairs, maintenance, and construction, to include water supply, sewer waste water treatment plant, and the electrical supply
-Trains and certifies staff in heavy equipment operation
-Prepares, replaces, and settles all warranty claims
-Coordinates all-natural gas inspections
-Reviews and interprets blueprints, schematics, and sketches for private contractor bids
-Oversees and consults new prison construction with complex Warden, Deputy Warden of Operations, and Physical Plant Operations Administrator/Physical Plant Director
-Orders and tracks materials and confers with engineering firms, contractors, and State and Federal agencies
-Confers with engineering firms, contractors, and State and Federal agencies
-Drives on State business
-Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

-Supervisory and management techniques
-Safety practices and National and local building codes
-Preventative repair maintenance, equipment, new construction, and remodeling methods/techniques
-Blueprints, sketches, and schematics and structural components of building construction and repairs
-Service contracts
-Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and Occupational Safety and Health -Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations
-Basic computer skills and computer software to create reports, charts, and conduct research

Skill in:

-Coordinating, scheduling, and assigning work projects
-Developing and implementing preventive maintenance programs and related repair
-Remodeling and construction activities
-Effective communication and complex written directives
-Reading and interpreting blueprints and schematics
-Preparing reports, charts and conducting research
-Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with all organizational levels and outside entities
-Making quick and accurate decisions
-Problem-solving techniques
-Supervising, managing, and teaching methods
-Written and verbal communication

Ability to:

-Apply and inspect for compliance and National and local building codes
-Learn, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures
-Prioritize work assignments to meet deadlines
-Work in a prison environment

Selective Preference(s):

-One (1) year of experience or equivalent to a Physical Plant Supervisor II; or two (2) years of experience or equivalent to a Physical Plant Supervisor I
-Any combination of training and exper

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