Facilities Manager – Maintenance Trades

Department: University Housing
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: 70,000-77,000
Compensation Band: OS-OA08-Fiscal Year 2024-2025
FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins

May 8, 2025, open until filled.

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, please include:
1 A current resume/CV, and
2. A cover letter, and
3. Names and contact information for three professional references, one of which includes a current or previous supervisor/manager.

Department Summary

Student Services and Enrollment Management’s mission is to build a diverse, exceptional, and inclusive campus community. The person in this role will work toward this mission in the following ways: illustrate efforts at awareness and implementation with other individuals in the workplace; act as an advocate to assure efforts toward best practices, including support of trainings and serving as a resource for inquiries; act as a supporter to implement policy and/or establish procedures or guidelines for their school/college or VP area/Division; and act as a supporter to implement and/or establish procedures or guidelines for the University.

University Housing, a department within the Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management, is committed to supporting student success by cultivating inclusive communities. Our goal is to provide a robust living experience through accessible and affordable state-of-the-art housing, dining, social, and academic programs for the entire student body to develop community leaders, innovators, and change-makers who will enrich the future.

We value equity and inclusion, responsibility and integrity, innovation and learning, and safety and security. University Housing staff work hard to incorporate these values into daily work and practices to ensure an excellent UO experience.

University Housing units which include Business Services Operations, Dining Services, Facilities Services, Promotions & Student Recruitment, and Residence Life. University Housing is a $100-million dollar educational and business department that is a self-sustaining, self-liquidating agency of the University (receives no tuition or tax support for its operating budget).

Living on campus adds tremendous value for students and the University. Students who live on campus their first year have higher grades, are retained at the University of Oregon at higher rates, graduate at higher rates, and graduate more quickly.

Position Summary

As key member of the University Housing Facilities Services leadership team, reporting to the Director of Housing Facilities Services, you will be playing a crucial role in maintaining and promoting a safe living and learning environment for residents and staff of University Housing in which a high level of trust and confidence by Housing residents, staff, management, and the campus community is expected along with a strong focus on fiscal responsibility. You will also be developing your management skills by planning, budgeting, assigning, and directing maintenance operations, and capital and minor construction improvement projects.

University Housing Facilities is a 24/7 operation, and this position supports the operation as a member of a scheduled On-Call Manager on duty rotation. As the Facilities Maintenance Manager, you will be working cooperatively and collaboratively with various departments such as Campus Planning and Facilities Management, Safety and Risk Services, and other institutional stakeholders, to ensure seamless integration and participation in construction, repair, and maintenance efforts. Additionally, you will be collaborating with University and Housing Business Operations to solicit, award, oversee, inspect, and manage the financial and contractual closure of facilities work and services.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead, Delegate, and Supervise: Oversee a team of journey-level trades, locksmiths, trades maintenance workers, and support staff. You'll be responsible for staff planning, process improvement, schedule development, assigning work, giving authority to work independently, and monitoring their work to ensure facilities are maintained to the highest standards as well as being present and available to your team. Provide regular performance feedback, develop subordinate skills, and encourage growth within your team.
• Maintenance and Construction: Provide maintenance and construction services for University Housing residences, dining, and kitchen facilities. You'll also support University Family Housing and Apartments.
• Inspections and Surveys: Conduct building standards and safety inspections, and surve