Assistant Director, Campus Building Services

• Responsible for prioritizing, planning, and the strategies related to continuity, service delivery, sustainability, and other business objectives for their assigned zone. In collaboration with zone leadership, assists the Director in the overall zone responsibilities for the planning, organizing and supervision of assigned function(s) to assure that required, requested and planned repairs, modifications, installations, and renovations accomplished in an economical and timely manner.
• Directs supervisory personnel in maintaining a standard level of cleanliness in assigned zone, for the general safety, health and comfort of the students and GW community and the condition and state of repair of the buildings.
• Oversees building repairs and works to insure coordination with other maintenance and repair activities.
• Responsible for performing detailed analysis on high-performance complex mixed-use academic, administrative, residence halls, and athletic facilities; performs detailed analysis, leads assessments, and troubleshoots emergent issues in real time; manages building system operations that support the continuity of on-going and future research.
• Prepares, develops and otherwise maintains records, reports, recommendations, evaluations, etc., reflecting the conditions under which operations are carried out and/or the efficiency and economy of operations.
• Guides the development and implementation of a maintenance plan for each assigned zone and shared/schedule zone to provide individual and equally proportional assignments by evaluating work order completion metrics and required frequencies and services for preventative maintenance.
• Delivers a balanced zone operating budget; develops and manages the operating budget; provides reports for leadership to direct strategic provisioning of internal and external resources and contract services for major initiatives.
• Facilitates performance management processes throughout the entire performance year for each assigned zone team.
• Develops and responsible for, in coordination with the university staff, providing special arrangements and equipment required for special university events.
• Member of Design and Construction Standards decision team and reviews and recommends building system specifications for new construction and renovations and repair of buildings, as required for buildings within their assigned zone.
• Works with building occupants and staff to identify, plan and implement required repairs and renovations.
• Works with Facilities Planning, Construction and Management to seek cost-effective solutions to maintenance problems and to coordinate systematic programs for maintenance and energy management of facility.
• Works with the building occupants to ensure that events are managed to customer satisfaction. Manages logistics for building events - including catering staff, after hours building access, and AV requirements.
• Develops and conducts training programs designed to develop standard methods and use of materials; implements use of new methods, systems, and materials; trains and orients new personnel to perform effectively through formal training and in-service training methods.
• Delegates to and holds subordinates responsible for satisfactory performance of assignments. Performs other related tasks within the Facilities Buildings and Grounds, to include special studies that include investigation, analysis, and recommended solutions to problems as required by the Director of Campus Building Services.
• Supervises work in progress and inspects completed assignments to ensure that satisfactory progress, work quality, operating procedures and/or practices, efficiency, safety and other work standards are being maintained.
• Interprets and enforces work rules, rules of conduct, performance standards, University and departmental policies, procedures, regulations, etc., among assigned employees.
• Monitors and approves the activities of contract personnel and services in assigned area of responsibility as required to assure that satisfactory and acceptable performance standards, specifications, material and labor cost, work schedules, etc., are maintained, and authorize payment for contracted services in accordance with university and departmental procedures.
• Utilizes basic computer and software skills in Microsoft, Gmail, and Google applications.

• Two years staff of management experience.
• The ideal candidate is a proven leader with a demonstrated track record of integrity and success in prior roles with the ability to apply sound judgement and lead a diverse group of trades staff.
• Communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collegially with all levels of the organization toward common objectives.
• Knowledge of safe work practices based on industry standards, injury and illness prevention practices is preferred.
• Certified Facilities Manager (CFM) or Facilities Management Professional (FMA) preferred.

• Commitment to GW's values;
• Intellectual, professional and a person of integrity;
• Honest, with the highest ethical standards;
• Passionate, collaborative, strategic, and smart with a hands-on, roll-up-the-sleeves orientation;
• Ability to work independently. Self-starter; hard worker. Takes initiative; very high-energy;
• Personally accountable. Assumes ownership, control and accountability for all areas of responsibility and commitments made to others;
• Sincere, open, and direct communicator. Puts organizational interests above self-interests and is comfortable expressing candid opinions;
• Highest levels of responsiveness;
• Combination of strong intellect that is combined with a practical and realistic commonsense understanding of how to get things done;
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, a strong desire to succeed and exert the extraordinary effort often required;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth, entrepreneurial environment;
• Ability to work with faculty and staff in a respectful way;
• Establish trust and credibility with institutional leadership and across the University;
• Seeks "win-win" solutions to help foster continued integration and collaboration;
• Flexible and receptive to change; and
• A positive "can-do" attitude

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