FACILITY MANAGER, UW TOWER

Req #: 232220

Department: UW FACILITIES: MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION

Appointing Department Web Address: ~~~/

Job Location Detail: U District

Posting Date: 03/20/2024

Closing Info

Open Until Filled

Salary: $7,548 - $11,322 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes

As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (~~~)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

UW Facilities manages the University's buildings, infrastructure and land, with more than 1,100 employees in a variety of fields. The Asset Management group includes Capital & Space Management, Real Estate, Sustainability and other teams responsible for planning and workload management. The Operations group includes Project Delivery, Maintenance & Construction, Campus Energy, Utilities & Operations, Building Services, Transportation Services and Safety. Supporting these groups, as well as the separate Emergency Management team, are the Business Intelligence & Information Technology group and the Finance & Administration group.

We have an outstanding opportunity for a Facility Manager, UW Tower .

The UW Tower Facility Manager has overall responsibility and authority for the University of Washington Tower complex. The incumbent provides primary leadership for the operation, maintenance, and renovation of the UW Tower complex, common parking and related facilities, including a large central Data Center. The UW Tower office complex has a replacement value of over $220 million.

The UW Tower Facility Manager has direct responsibility for the complete management and operation of the UW Tower complex, its operations budget and staff. The incumbent is responsible for overall management and strategic planning, providing technical direction and leadership for major capital improvements in the UW Tower complex, and for establishing and implementing operational policies and procedures to optimize the functional effectiveness of the facility. The incumbent ensures excellence in delivery of customer service to a variety of internal and external clients with diverse requirements. This position reports to the Deputy Director of Facilities Maintenance and Construction.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operations and facilities management of the UW Tower complex.
• Serve as leader for the UW Tower staff of approximately eleven FTE, including direct supervision of supervisory level staff.
• Play a key role in developing objectives for management of the UW Tower complex.
• Manage and be accountable for a $3 million annual operations and maintenance budget.
• Responsible for safe, continuous, and reliable 24/7 operations of the UW Tower complex.
• Collaborate and partner with other university departments to meet common goals, including Environmental Health and Safety, Real Estate office, Computing and Communications, Capital and Space Planning office, and Project Delivery Group.
• Provide feedback to staff and assess performance, prevent and resolve conflicts, develop and coach staff, perform hiring decisions, and promote university goals.
• Identify and provide technical direction and leadership for major capital improvements of the UW Tower complex.
• Manage maintenance and alterations projects as required.
• Ensure success of these projects in order to provide continuous and reliable operations for all the occupants.
• Responsible for ensuring that building coordination functions are properly executed.
• Write and manage maintenance and alterations contracts.
• Develop and implement strategies to comply with environmental, safety, and other regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with outside agencies, regulatory authorities, engineers, consultants, peer institutions, city and state officials, and campus departments to fulfill daily and strategic responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

• Demonstrate personal integrity and trustworthiness.
• Manage stressful situations and changing priorities effectively.
• Anticipate, recognize and resolve problems.
• Be responsible and accountable.
• Use organizational skills and provide attention to details.
• Maintain a positive, optimistic, and success-oriented attitude.
• Exercise professionalism, which includes being tactful and courteous.
• Exhibit a professional work ethic.
• Continuously promote a safe work environment.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or other facilities related field.
• Five years of management or supervisory-level experience in complex building operations including responsibility for managing operations budgets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and evaluate complex technical information and conceptualize complex operational scenarios and situations, solve problems, and make decisions under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to understand, analyze and effectively communicate complex technical and financial information.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and work with people at all levels in a diverse institutional environment.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Desired:

• Demonstrated record of success in major building operations and management and providing innovative solutions to problems.
• Minimum five years' experience in management of urban high-rise building operations.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts and solve problems in complex and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Working knowledge of applicable safety codes and environmental regulatory requirements related to high-rise buildings.
• Experience working with federal, state and local regulatory agencies.
• Experience providing excellent service to and collaboration with customers with diverse needs.
• Experience in planning, developing proposals, and providing technical leadership for major capital improvement programs for utility infrastructure and/or high-rise facilities.
• City of Seattle Grade 1 Steam Engineer license.

Conditions of Employment:

• Possession of a valid Washington State Driver's license
• Must be able to work in mechanical/electrical spaces, including utility tunnels and confined spaces, and around operating equipment such as boilers, turbines, fans, pumps, and transformers.
• Must be able to climb vertical ladders and work at heights.
• Must be able to communicate effectively on portable hand-held radios.
• Must be able to work independently and respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Meetings outside normal work hours are routine.
• Work regularly beyond 40 hours per week.
• Must be able to work at a smoke-free campus.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Application Process

You will be asked to submit a cover letter AND your response (in a separate "Cover Letter Assessment" to the following (limited to 7900 characters):"We would like to know more about your experience with diversity, race and equity, and social justice. Please tell us about your experience engaging and working with diverse communities - particularly in the context of your professional, volunteer, or civic work. Please also address efforts you have made or been involved with to foster diversity competence and understanding."

The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position". Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your "My Jobs" page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.