Facilities Manager

Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state's flagship university (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 240 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly established School of Medicine.

M-F 8 -5 pm

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The Science Learning Center ( SLC) is a state-of-the-art facility designed to be the home for introductory STEM courses offered by several academic units across campus, particularly from Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Odum School of Ecology, and the College of Engineering. The building houses two auditoria that are suitable for active learning at scale, two scale-up classrooms, 31 instructional laboratories, and student study spaces.

The Building Manager for the SLC has primary responsibility for planning, coordinating and supervising the building program. This includes managing the building staff, coordinating technical staff (A/V and IT) in support of building activities and classes, acting as liaison to the Facilities Management Division ( FMD) concerning facilities operations and maintenance issues, overseeing environmental and life safety regulation compliance including coordination of emergency plans and operations, and coordination of special projects as they arise. Manages on-site student worker staff, including hiring, onboarding, funding, scheduling, terminating, and day-to-day oversight of the SLC help desk team, ensuring high-quality classroom support services for Science Learning Center building operations.

Work involves developing and documenting appropriate policies and programs, monitoring the building and grounds, responding to emergency situations, managing the procurement and inventory of supplies and equipment, and scheduling and monitoring sophisticated access control, security, and fire alarm systems.

Assignments are carried out under established policies and procedures, and the employee must exercise quick, independent, and sound judgment, and display initiative to resolve emergency situations that arise. The building manager is expected to work at hours as needed and to be recallable for duty in 30 minutes to respond to after-hour emergencies or security issues.

Knowledge of building operations, maintenance and security procedures; Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patrons, and staff; Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.

Intermediate knowledge of PC and Mac desktop and laptop computing is preferred. Working knowledge using software packages for office use, preferably Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel; Experience using software and maintaining hardware for building access control and management.

Sitting for long periods of time at a computer terminal is required. Position also entails lifting boxes weighing approximately 40 pounds each.

Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.

Document and manage building operations and support by supervising and resolving problems concerning facility usage, operations, equipment malfunction, etc.

Supervise assistant building manager and coordinates support of instruction within the building with A/V and IT staff. Maintains appropriate budgets, files, and records. Oversee student worker staff, including hiring, onboarding, funding, scheduling, termination, and day to day oversight of the SLC help desk team.

Manage appropriate procurement for the SLC (both income and expenditures) by researching purchases, maintaining budget paperwork, tracking purchases, and appropriately using P-card.

Manage the building access and emergency preparedness program by providing on-site leadership for response to emergency situations, monitoring and responding to the alarm systems, developing detailed emergency procedures for the building, training other building staff to provide basic assistance, and handling related issues and problems according to departmental and university safety and security policies.

Serve as the Office of Instruction contact person for the instructional south wing of Cedar St. Building A. Will be the emergency and facilities management contact when issues arise in the south wing of Cedar St. Building A, a unit housing 19 active learning classrooms.

Other duties as assigned.