Director of Buildings and Grounds
Apply NowCompany: South Portland School Department
Location: Washington, DC 20544
Description:
Position Type:
Administration/Director
Date Posted:
6/21/2024
Location:
District Office
SUMMARY: To provide all students with a physical learning environment that is safe, clean, healthy, attractive, pleasant and smoothly functioning.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned.)
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: All custodial, maintenance and warehouse personnel
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the district.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to bend, stoop, climb, work on ladders and roofs, sit, crawl or walk into constricted spaces and carry weighty objects. The employee is expected to respond to emergency calls pertaining to buildings and grounds whenever they occur. The employee is responsible to attend meetings in the evenings and make presentations on a variety of buildings and grounds issues. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision. Driving is necessary.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in buildings and outside of buildings regularly in all weather conditions. The employee may work in areas of extreme hot or cold and noise.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: As determined by the Board of Education
EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated annually.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
Administration/Director
Date Posted:
6/21/2024
Location:
District Office
SUMMARY: To provide all students with a physical learning environment that is safe, clean, healthy, attractive, pleasant and smoothly functioning.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned.)
- Recommends the recruitment, employment, assignment, transfer, promotion, demotion or dismissal of buildings and grounds personnel.
- Responsible for planning and scheduling of maintenance and repair requirements of the school system; organizes and implements a program of preventive maintenance for all schools.
- Schedules and supervises work routines for buildings and grounds personnel.
- Maintains a coordinated inventory control program for all buildings and grounds supplies and equipment.
- Supervises the maintenance and distribution of supplies and equipment for the entire school department through Central Receiving.
- Maintains necessary liaison with the Central Office with respect to personnel records and payroll procedures.
- Establishes appropriate maintenance, groundskeeping, security and custodial requirements for all school properties.
- Selects and makes requisitions for necessary equipment and supplies, drafting bid specifications and evaluating bid submissions as appropriate.
- Inspects all school buildings, grounds and installations on a regular basis to determine that high standards of workmanship, cleanliness, safety, and security are maintained.
- Coordinates grounds maintenance and building use needs with the City Parks and Recreation Department.
- Ensures that all standards relating to safety and to protection of life and property are maintained in accordance with law and Board of Education policy.
- Responsible for planning of ADA compliance for all school buildings.
- Engages outside contractors for school maintenance projects, and verifies that the terms of such contracts have been fulfilled before authorizing payment.
- Prepares and administers the Buildings and Grounds budget, works with building administrators and foremen to be sure that all facility needs are identified.
- Arranges for and ensures that all Buildings and Grounds staff participate in all required trainings.
- Keeps informed of the latest trends, developments, and products for the maintenance, repair and upkeep of all school buildings; encourages innovation, experimentation and energy efficiency efforts, as appropriate.
- Establishes procedures and methods for testing and evaluating new supplies and equipment.
- Works with foremen and building administrators to ensure timely performance evaluation of all staff.
- Oversees the repair, lubrication and cleaning of boiler equipment.
- Works with the Central Office and Board of Education sub-committee on Buildings and Grounds to establish work plans and respond to questions about maintenance status.
- Participates on system-wide facilities committees to identify needs and plan for future facility improvement.
- Performs such other duties and assumes such responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: All custodial, maintenance and warehouse personnel
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Demonstrated knowledge of the basic principles of construction, maintenance and security.
- At least three years of experience in a supervisory capacity in either business, industry, or a governmental agency.
- At least three years of experience in the area of planning and maintaining physical facilities.
- Experience as a facility manager in an educational facility will be given preference.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the district.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to bend, stoop, climb, work on ladders and roofs, sit, crawl or walk into constricted spaces and carry weighty objects. The employee is expected to respond to emergency calls pertaining to buildings and grounds whenever they occur. The employee is responsible to attend meetings in the evenings and make presentations on a variety of buildings and grounds issues. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision. Driving is necessary.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in buildings and outside of buildings regularly in all weather conditions. The employee may work in areas of extreme hot or cold and noise.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: As determined by the Board of Education
EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated annually.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.