Building Maintenance Supervisor(Office/On-site)

Introduction

Do you have at least 2 years experience supervising the custodial and maintenance services for a large facility/institution? If so, we invite you to check out this exciting opportunity to join the State of Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) as a Building Maintenance Supervisor!

The State of Connecticut, Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) invites qualified applicants to apply to join us as a Building Maintenance Supervisor, which will be based at J.M. Wright Technical High School in Stamford, CT.

What We Can Offer You:

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• The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

Position Highlights

• Located at J.M. Wright Tech, Stamford
• Full-time, first shift, 37.5 hours per week
• Monday - Friday, 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

Your role as a Building Maintenance Supervisor

• You would be entrusted to schedule, assign, overseeand review work of staff
• Determine priorities and plan building and grounds maintenance work
• Establish and maintain building maintenance procedures

Who We Are

For over 100 years, CTECS has been the leading force in Career Technical Education (CTE) in the State of Connecticut. CTECS operates 17 diploma-granting technical high schools, one technical education center and two airframe mechanics and aircraft maintenance programs. The school system provides a direct employment pipeline for high school students and adult learners

We hope you take this opportunity to join our team and make an impact by serving your state!

Selection Plan

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Application Process:

This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. 

In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the minimum qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date, unless otherwise specified.

The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

Please ensure that your application is complete. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the state of Connecticut.

Selection Process:

This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs) which will be sent to you via email after the closing date. The email notification will include an expiration date by which you must submit (Finish) your responses. Please regularly check your email for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders, as emails could end up there in error.

During the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation supporting their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include performance reviews, supervisory references, college transcripts, licensure, etc. at the discretion of the agency.

For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from branch to branch but it does not impact your state service credit.

Contact Information:

Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. 

Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Ethan Ives at Ethan.Ives@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency this class is accountable for functioning in one of the following ways:

• 
  As staff assistant to a Plant Facilities Engineer 2 at a major state institution supervises and coordinates maintenance and repair projects in the building and maintenance trades;
  
• 
  As chief physical plant employee at a moderate sized state institution in charge of custodial and maintenance services for the entire institution;
  
• 
  As chief physical plant employee at a regional vocational technical school in charge of custodial and maintenance services for the entire institution.
  

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff; 
• Provides staff training and assistance; 
• Conducts performance evaluations; 
• Determines priorities and plans building and grounds maintenance work; 
• Establishes and maintains building maintenance procedures; 
• Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards; 
• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures; 
• Prepares reports and correspondence; 
• Inspects buildings and equipment to determine repair and improvement needs; 
• Receives repair requests, makes estimates of time and materials to meet requests and prioritizes according to need; 
• Maintains inventories of tools, equipment, supplies and orders or requisitions when needed, possibly requiring interaction with vendors; 
• Serves as a centralized purchasing officer for properties under their authority; 
• Coordinates arrangements for deliveries of materials and access to area by workers; 
• Arranges alternative plans for areas and services disrupted during construction and/or repair; 
• May solicit bids from outside contractors and inspect contracted work; 
• May read and interpret design blueprints and specifications for small scale renovations and remodeling; 
• May make budget recommendations; 
• Performs related duties as required.

CHIEF PHYSICAL PLANT: 

• In charge of such operations as heat supply, custodial work, vehicles and transportation as well as maintenance and repair.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; 
  • relevant agency policies and procedures; 
  • materials and methods of building repair and maintenance; 
  • preventive maintenance techniques; 
• Considerable interpersonal skills; 
• Oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to
  • lay out and inspect building repair and maintenance work; 
  • read and interpret blueprints and specifications; 
  • coordinate work assignments; 
  • utilize computer software; 
• Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Six (6) years of experience in the repair and maintenance of large buildings.

NOTE: Experience performing technical duties within the maintenance trade area on a military base, aircraft carrier or large compound may be substituted for the General Experience on a year for year basis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Building Superintendent 2.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

College training in architecture, mechanical or electrical engineering or a related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience operating building systems, including but not limited to heating, cooling, and lighting; troubleshooting problems and changing programs as needed; operating variable speed drives and troubleshooting.
• Experience with lawn maintenance and snow removal on a large scale
• Experience troubleshooting repairs at large facilities on heating, cooling, plumbing, and electrical systems.
• Experience with the State of Connecticut procurement process or other procurement bidding requirement processes.
• Experience utilizing computer work order systems to generate, assign, track and close out work orders.
• Experience conducting safety inspections, building condition assessments, and preparing field observation reports documenting building deficiencies and other safety concerns.
• Experience in a supervisory capacity such as maintaining a work schedule, assigning tasks, record keeping and conducting performance reviews.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.

CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

At state airports: In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
• A physical examination may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some risk of injury from equipment.
• The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

*See Addendum

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.