DOC Maintenance Operations Supervisor

Position Title: Maintenance Operations Supervisor (Senior Public Service Administrator, Opt. I)

Job Requisition ID: 55761 
Opening Date: 05/08/2026
Closing Date: 05/21/2026 11:59 p.m.
Agency:Department of Corrections
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070) 
Skill Option: Advanced Facilities Management 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Salary Range as of 5/5/26 - 148,000 - 150,000 per year (12,333 - 12,500 per month)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Term Appointment/ Agency

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Position Overview

This position serves as the Maintenance Operations Supervisor for the Department of Corrections. The selected candidate will serve as an expert providing technical oversight and consultation on maintenance operations, provide procurement oversight for repair and maintenance projects statewide, and direct maintenance budget preparation and control appropriation of expenditures. We invite all qualified candidates to apply.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Maintenance Operations Supervisor for the Department of Corrections (DOC).
• Serves as an expert providing technical oversight and consultation on maintenance operations.
• Provides procurement oversight for repair and maintenance projects statewide.
• Directs maintenance budget preparation and controls appropriation of expenditures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with major coursework in business, construction management, facilities management, engineering, or architecture.
• Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible maintenance or construction management experience overseeing trades and building systems (e.g., HVAC, electrical, boiler systems, plumbing) in large, complex environments such as correctional institutions, hospitals, universities, or industrial/manufacturing campuses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers at least ten (10) years of hands-on maintenance experience overseeing a crew of at least ten (10) skilled tradesmen.
• Prefers at least five (5) years of experience managing maintenance operations within large, multi-building facilities or campus-style environments.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience managing maintenance-related budgets of $5 million or more, including capital expenditures and/or direct operating expenses.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience providing technical oversight and consultation, rather than direct hands-on work, on large-scale maintenance or capital projects involving building systems such as HVAC, electrical, boiler systems, plumbing, etc.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience in reviewing and managing procurements related to facility maintenance or repair projects, including evaluation of scopes of work, bids, and/or contracts.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience working in maintenance operations within secure or highly regulated environments such as correctional facilities, healthcare institutions, or similar settings.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability