Department: University Housing
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $70,000 - $77,000/year
Compensation Band: OS-OA07-Fiscal Year 2024-2025
FTE: 1.0
Application Review Begins
June 24, 2025; Position open until filled.
Special Instructions to Applicants
To be considered for this position, please include the following along with a completed application:
1 A current resume/CV, and
2. A cover letter, and
3. Names and contact information for three professional references, one of which includes a current or previous supervisor/manager.
Department Summary
Student Services and Enrollment Management’s mission is to build a diverse, exceptional, and inclusive campus community. The person in this role will work toward this mission in the following ways: Illustrate efforts at awareness and implementation with other individuals in the workplace; act as an advocate to assure efforts toward best practices, including support of trainings and serving as a resource for inquiries; act as a supporter to implement policy and/or establish procedures or guidelines for their school/college or VP area/Division; and act as a supporter to implement and/or establish procedures or guidelines for the University.
University Housing, a department within the Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management, is committed to support student success by cultivating inclusive communities. Our goal is to provide a robust living experience through accessible and affordable state-of-the-art housing, dining, social and academic programs for the entire student body to develop community leaders, innovators and change-makers who will enrich the future.
We value equity and inclusion, responsibility and integrity, innovation and learning, and safety and security. University Housing staff work hard to incorporate these values into daily work and practices to ensure an excellent UO experience.
University Housing units which include Business Services Operations, Dining Services, Facilities Services, Promotions & Student Recruitment, and Residence Life. University Housing is a $100-million dollar educational and business department that is a self-sustaining, self-liquidating agency of the University (receives no tuition or tax support for its operating budget).
Living on campus adds tremendous value for students and the University. Students who live on campus their first year have higher grades, are retained at the University of Oregon at higher rates, graduate at higher rates and graduate more quickly.
Position Summary
A key member of the University Housing Facilities Services leadership team, this position reports to the Director of Housing Facilities Services. This position has primary responsibilities for the work management and supervision of Housing Facilities Trades and support staff. This unit provides maintenance and construction services in support of University Housing residence, dining, and kitchen facilities with secondary responsibility for providing Maintenance staff support for University Family Housing, and Apartments.
As key member of the University Housing Facilities Services leadership team, you will be playing a crucial role in maintaining and promoting a safe living and learning environment for residents and staff of University Housing in which a high level of trust and confidence by Housing residents, staff, management, and the campus community is expected along with a strong focus on fiscal responsibility. You will also be developing your management skills by planning, budgeting, assigning, and directing maintenance operations, and capital and minor construction improvement projects.
University Housing Facilities is a 24/7 operation, and this position supports the operation as a member of a scheduled On-Call Manager on duty rotation. As the Facilities Maintenance Manager, you will be working cooperatively and collaboratively with various departments such as Campus Planning and Facilities Management, Safety and Risk Services, and other institutional stakeholders, to ensure seamless integration and participation in construction, repair, and maintenance efforts. Additionally, you will be collaborating with University and Housing Business Operations to solicit, award, oversee, inspect, and manage the financial and contractual closure of facilities, work and services.
The primary duty of this position is to directly supervise and assign the work of professional level classified staff supporting Carpentry, Paint, Locksmithing, Grounds, Laborers and various support and service functions. This also includes management of additional temporary and student support staff. Provides oversight of integration, operation, performance management, and optimization of building systems to maintain building safety, functionality, and efficiency. This position directs the work of contractor and vendor resources in the performance of the operation, maintenance, and change of occupancy services in University Housing residence halls and Dining Services. This position will be responsible for maintaining the Housing Fleet vehicle program.
This position ensures highly responsive, cost-effective maintenance, and customer service, while adhering to project timelines and code compliance, utilizing up-to-date industry standards and practices.
This position plans, budgets, assigns, directs, and documents scheduled, preventative, and corrective maintenance operations as well as capital and minor construction and improvement projects. Responsibilities include accomplishing building standards and safety inspections and surveys to gather and prioritize maintenance requirements. For work involving contractors and vendors, this position is responsible for the preparation of statements of work, specifications, and schedules as well as collaboration with University and Housing Business Operations to solicit, award, oversee, inspect, and fiscally and contractually closeout facilities work and services. The following includes additional detail on some of your primary responsibilities:
• Delegation – delegating work assignments, giving authority to work independently, setting expectations, monitoring delegated activities, and providing accountability.
• Management skills – including staff planning, decision making, process improvement, being present and available to staff at agreed upon schedule, providing regular performance feedback, developing subordinate skills, and encouraging growth.
• Customer service and quality management – providing and expecting exceptional customer service, looking for ways to promote quality and demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.
• Planning/organizing – prioritizing and planning work activities, using time efficiently, and developing realistic action plans.
• Judgement – displaying a willingness to make decisions, exhibiting sound and accurate judgment, and making timely decisions.
• Respectful workplace – creating and maintaining a culture of respect and inclusion in which employees are valued, communication is polite and courteous, conflict is addressed appropriately, and inappropriate behavior is addressed swiftly.
This position is responsible for providing input and managing the execution of an annual personnel, supplies, and services budget of approximately $2.5 million annually utilizing sound financial and oversight practices and decisions.
University Housing Facilities is a 24/7 operation. This position supports the operation as a member of a scheduled On-Call Manager on Duty rotation.
Minimum Requirements
• 4 years of facilities maintenance experience supervising journey or generalist staff in a large complex of commercial/institutional buildings.
• 3 years of experience with a minimum of one of the following areas: grounds maintenance, custodial operations coordination, painting, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC), or Refrigeration Systems maintenance/repair.
Professional Competencies
• Ability to uphold ethical standards and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, in support of an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming environment.
• Ability to manage tasks where successful collaboration and coordination with other supervisors is essential due to operating conditions, with an understanding of collaborative decision-making.
• Ability to prioritize and evaluate multiple work requirements and/or projects simultaneously in accordance with life, health, safety, housing resident, customer, and academic mission impacts and make sound strategic decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively in various situations and with a variety of constituents including via email, group presentations, and conducting productive meetings.
• Knowledge of Windows based personal computer applications (e.g. MS Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) or comparable applications.
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Construction Management, or Business Administration.
• Experience in university residential or higher education facilities, especially in a setting where duties were performed as a member of a supervisory team serving diverse operations such as food service, customer service, and housing.
• Experience in residential facility and property management, including residence halls, dining facilities, apartments, condominiums, and single-family homes.
• Experience working within a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)(AiM) or comparable systems.
• Experience writing specifications and supervising maintenance projects ranging from $2,500 - $1,000,000.
• Experience supervising unionized employees and different collective bargaining units.
• APPA Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP).
• Experience observing safety and security procedures, using equipment and materials properly and ensuring employees do the same.
FLSA Exempt: Yes
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.
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